Alcuin of York Quotes
Alcuin of York was an English Anglo-Saxon scholar, deacon, poet, and the principal intellectual adviser of the emperor Charlemagne. After many years as master of the cathedral school at York, he was invited in the 780s to lead the palace school at Aachen and the wider Carolingian renaissance of letters, liturgy, and Christian learning. The quotes below are attributed to Alcuin of York, organized by topic.
Alcuin of York on Knowledge
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Attributed to Alcuin of York:
“He who teaches well has lived well.”
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Attributed to Alcuin of York:
“Languages are the keys to the wisdom of the past.”
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“Learning is the inheritance the wise leave to the future.”
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Attributed to Alcuin of York:
“Quiet study is the seedbed of true philosophy.”
Alcuin of York on Politics
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Attributed to Alcuin of York:
“An unlettered king is a crowned ass.”