Richard of Saint Victor Quotes
Richard of Saint Victor was a Scottish-born Latin theologian and philosopher of the twelfth century, prior of the Abbey of Saint Victor in Paris and one of the most influential figures of the Victorine school. The Trinity offered a celebrated philosophical argument for the threefoldness of God on the ground that perfect love requires both a beloved and a co-beloved, while The Mystical Ark and The Twelve Patriarchs developed an influential systematic account of the stages of contemplative ascent through the activities of imagination, reason, and intellect. The quotes below are attributed to Richard of Saint Victor, organized by topic.
Richard of Saint Victor on Love
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Attributed to Richard of Saint Victor:
“Perfect love requires not only a beloved but a co-beloved.”
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“Love is what reason cannot prove and what contemplation cannot deny.”
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“Where reason fails, the soul is borne up by love.”
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Attributed to Richard of Saint Victor:
“The Trinity is reflected in every loving friendship; loving friendship is the school of the Trinity.”
Richard of Saint Victor on Mind
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Attributed to Richard of Saint Victor:
“The mind ascends to God through the rungs of imagination, reason, and contemplation.”