1140s

Explore 2 quotes from the 1140s

You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

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Topic

Spending time in nature Nature

Author

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Source

Letters of St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Medium

Letter

Language

Latin

Time

1147 1140s 12th century

Era

Middle Ages

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Clairvaux, St. Bernard. Letter to Magister Henry Murdach. c. 1150.

Current Citation

Clairvaux, St. Bernard. "Letter CVI." Life and Works of Saint Bernard. Aeterna Press, 2015.

O what their joy and glory must be,
Those endless sabbaths the blessed ones see!

Peter Abelard

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Topic

Heaven

Author

Peter Abelard

Source

O Quanta, Qualia Sunt Illa Sabbata

Medium

Hymn Song

Language

Latin

Time

1142 1140s 12th century

Era

Middle Ages

Authentication Score 0

Citation

Abelard, Pierre. O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be. c. 1800.