William of Conches Quotes
William of Conches was a French scholastic philosopher and grammarian and one of the leading lights of the School of Chartres in the twelfth-century renaissance. He taught grammar, logic, and natural philosophy at Chartres and Paris and served for a time as tutor to the future Henry II of England. The quotes below are attributed to William of Conches, organized by topic.
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William of Conches on God
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Attributed to William of Conches:
“Nature is the workshop of God.”
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Attributed to William of Conches:
“The world is intelligible because it is the work of intelligence.”
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Attributed to William of Conches:
“Reason and faith are friends, not enemies.”
William of Conches on Knowledge
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Attributed to William of Conches:
“What we cannot know fully, we should still try to know in part.”
William of Conches on Nature
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Attributed to William of Conches:
“Even the heavens move by causes that may be inquired into.”