Quotes from John of Salisbury

Verily if with mine own eyes I had seen a priest of God, or any of those who wear the monastic garb, sinning, I would spread my cloak and hide him, that he might not be seen of any.

Seeking is a necessary preliminary to finding, and one who cannot endure the hardship of inquiry cannot expect to harvest the fruit of knowledge.

A man is free in proportion to the measure of his virtues, and the extent to which he is free determines what his virtues can accomplish.