A monk surely love books humility, wishing good glory curiosity; tempt — Umberto Eco, Name Rose

The Name of the Rose Umberto Eco

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A monk should surely love his books with humility, wishing their good and not the glory of his own curiosity; but what the temptation of adultery is for laymen and the yearning for riches is for secular ecclesiastics, the seduction of knowledge is for monks.

Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

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