Peter Abelard

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“Constant and frequent questioning is the first key to wisdom. … For through doubting we are led to inquire, and by inquiry we perceive the truth.” — Peter Abelard (1079-1142) Sic et Non, Prologue (1120) Image: [“On dull afternoons I’d go watch Heloise watch Abelard spread heresy like bonemeal in the palace gardens” The Lion in Winter] Abelard and his Pupil Heloise by Edmund Leighton (1882) This North Eastern Life: Quote of the Day for 2016-04-22 #question #inquiry #wisdom #doubt #truth #PeterAbelard #SicEtNon #quoteoftheday

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