Bede Quotes on Virtue
Bede, called the Venerable, was an English Benedictine monk, scholar, and the most learned writer of the early medieval West. This page collects quotes attributed to Bede on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Bede:
“It is better to teach the ignorant than to remain silent.”
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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:
“Time is what the wise measure carefully and the foolish waste.”
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Attributed to Bede:
“Better learning lit by faith than learning that knows no God.”
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Attributed to Bede:
“He who reads the lives of the saints kindles his own soul.”