Canterbury Tales

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    For I do not seek to understand in order to believe, but I believe in order to understand. For I believe this: unless I believe, I will not understand.
    —Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109)

    Shall we rest us here,
    And by relating tales of others’ griefs,
    See if ‘twill teach us to forget our own?
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)