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Of all the things to seek, the first is wisdom, in which lies the form of perfect goodness.

— Hugh of Saint Victor

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Wisdom enlightens human beings so that they may recognise themselves.

Delicatus ille est adhuc cui patria dulcis est; fortis autem iam, cui omne solum patria est; perfectus vero, cui mundus totus exsilium est.

Tell me, I beg you, what – among all things – has become the one thing for you, the thing you want to embrace in a unique way and enjoy forever.

Omnia disce. Videbis postea nihil esse superfluum. Coartata scientia iucunda non est.

This sensible world […] is almost like a book written by the finger of God, that is, created by divine virtue, and individual creatures are like figures, not invented by human arbitrariness, but established by divine will to manifest the invisible wisdom of God. [...] It is therefore good to contemplate assiduously and admire divine works.

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