A thought by St. Bernard
"There are some who desire knowledge merely
for its own sake; and that is shameful curiosity.
And there
are others who desire to know, in order that they may themselves be known; and
that is vanity, disgraceful too.
Others again desire knowledge in order to acquire
money or preferment by it; that too is a discreditable quest.
But there are also some who desire knowledge,
that they may build up the souls of others with it; and that is charity.
Others, again, desire it that they may themselves
be built up thereby; and that is prudence.
Of all
these types, only the last two put knowledge to the right use"
(St.
Bernard, Sermon on the Canticle of
Canticles).
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