Remove grace, and you have nothing whereby to be saved. Remove free will and you have nothing that could be saved. Anselm of Canterbury More Quotes by Anselm of Canterbury More Quotes From Anselm of Canterbury Lust desireth not procreation, but pleasure only. Anselm of Canterbury procreation pleasure lust Therefore Lord God, you are more truly omnipotent, because you have no power through impotence and nothing can be against you. Anselm of Canterbury omnipotence lord god I have written the little work that follows . . . in the role of one who strives to raise his mind to the contemplation of God and one who seeks to understand what he believes. Anselm of Canterbury mind work believe It is, therefore, not proper for God thus to pass over sin unpunished. Anselm of Canterbury forgiveness sin Thus you are just not because you give what is owed, but because you do what is appropriate to you as the highest good. Anselm of Canterbury give just good you