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There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is [[Love]].” There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is [[Love]].”
-::--[[Bernard of Clairvaux]] in ''[[De gradibus humilitatis et superbiae]]'', (The Steps of Humility and Pride) his first treatise, written in the mid-1120s+::--[[Bernard of Clairvaux]] in ''[[De gradibus humilitatis et superbiae]]''
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“There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is Curiosity.

There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is Vanity.

There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.”

--Bernard of Clairvaux in De gradibus humilitatis et superbiae

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