“There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is love.”

— Bernard of Clairvaux

BC

About Bernard of Clairvaux

Theologian • French

Bernard of Clairvaux was a French abbot and a major leader in the Cistercian reform of Benedictine monasticism. His extensive writings, sermons, and theological treatises profoundly influenced the spiritual and...

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