Heloise Quotes on Virtue
Heloise of Argenteuil was a 12th-century French nun, abbess, and philosopher, one of the most learned women of medieval Europe and an important early voice in the medieval Latin philosophical tradition. This page collects quotes attributed to Heloise on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Heloise:
“It is not the deed itself but the intention of the doer which makes the crime.”
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Attributed to Heloise:
“I never sought anything in you but yourself.”
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Attributed to Heloise:
“If we judge of the merit of acts according to the intention of the agent, then nothing can be more remote from praise or blame than the body.”
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Attributed to Heloise:
“How can a marriage be called holy when the partners are joined for the sake of money or power, not for love?”