O quanta qualia sunt illa sabbata, quae semper celebrat superna curia. - Peter Abelard

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O quanta qualia
sunt illa sabbata,
quae semper celebrat
superna curia.

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About Peter Abelard

Peter Abelard [also Petrus Abaelardus or Abailardus, or Pierre Abélard] (1079 – 21 April 1142) was a French scholastic philosopher and theologian. His tragic affair with his pupil Héloïse became a legendary love story.

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Alternative Names: Piotr Abelard Pietro Abelardo Peter Abaelard Pierre Abailard Petrus Abaelardus Pedro Abelardo Petrus Abailardus Petri Abaelardi Pierre Abeilard Peter Abailard Pierre Abélard Pierre Abelard Peter Abélard Abailard Abelard P. Abelard Abelardus Petrus Abelardus
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Doubtless the fathers might err; even Peter, the prince of the apostles, fell into error: what wonder that the saints do not always show themselves inspired? The fathers did not themselves believe that they, or their companions, were always right. Augustine found himself mistaken in some cases and did not hesitate to retract his errors. He warns his admirers not to look upon his letters as they would upon the Scriptures, but to accept only those things which, upon examination, they find to be true. All writings belonging to this class are to be read with full freedom to criticize, and with no obligation to accept unquestioningly; otherwise they way would be blocked to all discussion, and posterity be deprived of the excellent intellectual exercise of debating difficult questions of language and presentation.'''

In fact we say that an intention is good, that is, right in itself, but that an action does not bear any good in itself but proceeds from a good intention. Whence when the same thing is done by the same man at different times, by the diversity of his intention, however, his action is now said to be good, now bad.

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