Bernard of Chartres Quotes on Virtue
Bernard of Chartres was a French Latin Platonist of the early twelfth century, master and chancellor of the cathedral school of Chartres, and one of the most influential teachers of the so-called twelfth-century Renaissance. This page collects quotes attributed to Bernard of Chartres on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Bernard of Chartres:
“The classical texts are our common inheritance; we read them so that we may not be impoverished.”
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Attributed to Bernard of Chartres:
“What the ancients have shown us with care, we should not despise from haste.”
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Attributed to Bernard of Chartres:
“The cathedral school is a workshop, not a stage; the work is done, not displayed.”
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Attributed to Bernard of Chartres:
“He who has not first read with patience cannot teach with profit.”