Hugh of Saint Victor Quotes
Hugh of Saint Victor was a German-born theologian and philosopher who taught at the abbey of Saint Victor in Paris and shaped the intellectual and contemplative life of the Victorine school. His Didascalicon outlined a comprehensive program of Christian learning organized around the seven liberal arts, and his On the Sacraments of the Christian Faith is one of the great theological summae of the twelfth century. The quotes below are attributed to Hugh of Saint Victor, organized by topic.
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Hugh of Saint Victor on God
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“(About the Assumption of Mary ) She who was conceived without spot and borne without pain, who became mother without loss of virginity , who placed God in the world, who died without suffering, was also preserved from corruption; and we believe she lives in heaven with her body. It is piously believed.”
Hugh of Saint Victor , Miscellanea , 1.VI, c. 125, PL , 177, 808. As reported in Joseph Duhr, SJ, The Glorious Assumption of the Mother of God , translated by John Manning Frances, SJ, Pç.J. Kenedy & Sons, New York, June 1950 (with nihil obstat by John M.A. Fearns, S.T.D., and imprimatur by Cardinal Francis Spellman given on September 18, 1950), p. 62 (of 153). OCLC 2212367. -
“Hugh of Saint Victor , Miscellanea , 1.VI, c. 125, PL , 177, 808. As reported in Joseph Duhr, SJ, The Glorious Assumption of the Mother of God , translated by John Manning Frances, SJ, Pç.J. Kenedy & Sons, New York, June 1950 (with nihil obstat by John M.A. Fearns, S.T.D., and imprimatur by Cardinal Francis Spellman given on September 18, 1950), p. 62 (of 153). OCLC 2212367.”
(About the Assumption of Mary ) She who was conceived without spot and borne without pain, who became mother without loss of virginity , who placed God in the world, who died without suffering, was also preserved from corruption; and we believe she lives in heaven with her body. It is piously believed.
Hugh of Saint Victor on Knowledge
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“Learn everything; later you will see that nothing is superfluous.”
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“He who travels much may sometimes find himself a stranger to his own land; but he who travels in study finds at last that everywhere is home.”
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“Begin with the things that surround you, see them; then ascend to the things you cannot see.”
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“Of all the things to seek, the first is wisdom , in which lies the form of perfect goodness.”
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“Didascalicon. De Studio Legendi , Book I, Ch. I.”
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“Wisdom enlightens human beings so that they may recognise themselves.”
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“Didascalicon. De Studio Legendi , Book I, Ch. I, p. 167 .”
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“Tell me, I beg you, what – among all things – has become the one thing for you, the thing you want to embrace in a unique way and enjoy forever.”
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“Omnia disce. Videbis postea nihil esse superfluum. Coartata scientia iucunda non est.”
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“Didascalicon , VI, 3.”
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“Learn everything. You will see that nothing will be superfluous later on. Limited knowledge is not joyful.”
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Hugh of Saint Victor on Love
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“Love is the eye, and to love is to see.”
Hugh of Saint Victor on Mind
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“The eye of contemplation sees things in the eternal.”