Bede Quotes
Bede, called the Venerable, was an English Benedictine monk, scholar, and the most learned writer of the early medieval West. From the age of seven he lived at the joint monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow in Northumbria, where he produced a vast body of biblical commentary, scientific writing on chronology and natural phenomena, hagiography, and history. The quotes below are attributed to Bede, organized by topic.
Bede on God
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Attributed to Bede:
“Better learning lit by faith than learning that knows no God.”
Bede on Knowledge
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Attributed to Bede:
“It is better to teach the ignorant than to remain silent.”
Bede on Time
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Attributed to Bede:
“Time is what the wise measure carefully and the foolish waste.”
Bede on Virtue
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Attributed to Bede:
“Better the simple brother who, doing the good he knows, gains heaven, than the learned one who knows much and lives ill.”
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Attributed to Bede:
“He who reads the lives of the saints kindles his own soul.”