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Motivations to seek knowledge

Last updated on: October 19, 2015 at 10:40 pm by Dan Peterson

St. Bernard de Clairvaux, painting — “Bernard of Clairvaux” Painted by Georg Andreas Wasshuber (1650-1732) after a statue in Clairvaux that is said to be an accurate depiction of the saint

“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.”

St. Bernard of Clairvaux (d. 1153)

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