"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

12 June 2011

Hildegard von Bingen, "O Virtus Sapientia"


O virtue sapientia!
Thou have turned turning
while thou are comprehending everything
in once which has life.
Thou have three wings:
One of them is directing to the high,
the second down to the earth,
and the third anywhere.
Praise to Thee
that is worth of Thee, alas sapientia!

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