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title: "3 Pierre Abélard Quotes"
description: "Peter Abelard was a medieval French scholastic, philosopher, leading logician, theologian, teacher, musician, composer, and poet."
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# Pierre Abélard

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Peter Abelard was a medieval French scholastic, philosopher, leading logician, theologian, teacher, musician, composer, and poet.

##  Quotes by Pierre Abélard

> [“Everyone wishes to be saved, but few will use those means which religion prescribes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-ab-lard/everyone-wishes-to-be-saved-but-few-will-use-those-means-which/)

Pierre Abélard

[Religion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/843/pierre-ab-lard-77631_religion_everyone-wishes-to-be-saved-but-few-will_938983.jpg)

> [“By doubting we come to the question, and by questioning we may come upon the truth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-ab-lard/by-doubting-we-come-to-the-question-and-by-questioning-we-may-come/)

Pierre Abélard

[Doubt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doubt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/082/pierre-ab-lard-77631_doubt_by-doubting-we-come-to-the-question-and_1428686.jpg)

> [“Strive now to unite in yourself all the virtues of these different examples. Have the purity of virgins, the austerity of anchorites,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-ab-lard/strive-now-to-unite-in-yourself-all-the-virtues-of-these-different/)

Pierre Abélard

[Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c28/pierre-ab-lard-77631_character_strive-now-to-unite-in-yourself-all-the_1512669.jpg)

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