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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

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SAINT BERNARD There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.
BERNARD WILLIAMS I made my money by selling too soon.
BERNARD BARUCH When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future.
BERNARD MELTZER Looking back, of course, it was irresponsible, mad, forlorn, idiotic, but if you don't take chan...
BERNARD CORNWELL Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own f...
BERNARD BARUCH You get the feeling that many of my guests feel that the French language gives them entry into a mor...
BERNARD PIVOT They’re praying to ham bones, ham bones! The blessed pig!
BERNARD CORNWELL I'm fortunate that the books sell, but even more fortunate to live in Chatham, to be very happil...
BERNARD CORNWELL Anyone who claims to have an entirely clear conscience is almost certainly a bore.
BERNARD CORNWELL In my experience of shame, the other sees all of me and all through me, even if the occasion of sham...
BERNARD WILLIAMS I really missed them, ... [They're] all I have now. [My] house is gone, trucks gone -- brand new tru...
BERNARD WILLIAMS It's a damn good idea. And it's a long overdue idea.
BERNARD WILLIAMS It sounds like you would be good for housing, but we?re a community treatment team. We?re working wi...
BERNARD WILLIAMS We are potentially looking at tens of thousands of pounds. The Hirst and the McCartney are star lots...
BERNARD WILLIAMS I thought as a millennium project it would be fun … to have all the peo...
BERNARD WEBER I believe that after more than 2,000 years it's time to redefine the world wonders. Thanks to intern...
BERNARD WEBER I have to admit, before I started the project, I had about three weeks of sleepless nights. The idea...
BERNARD WEBER They should become symbols of unity in the modern world, just as the original seven wonders were sym...
BERNARD WEBER The trouble with Reason is that it becomes meaningless at the exact point where it refuses to act.
BERNARD VOTO The proper union of gin and vermouth is a great and sudden glory; it is one of the happiest marriage...
BERNARD VOTO The rat stops gnawing in the wood, the dungeon walls withdraw, the weight is lifted your pulse stead...
BERNARD VOTO Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom
BERNARD VOTO The mind has its own logic but does not often let others in on it
BERNARD VOTO Tuesday can be a turning point. It's set to be a big day. It has to be a very big day. We've counted...
BERNARD THIBAULT We won't let the freedom of firing at whim install itself in French legislation.
BERNARD THIBAULT The government has to admit, in light of yesterday's protest, that this reform cannot be implemented...
BERNARD THIBAULT Tuesday can be a turning point.
BERNARD THIBAULT That would be a decision with serious consequences.
BERNARD THIBAULT