Even in this one should bear in mind the difference between the contemplation of faithful Christians and that of pagan philosophers, for the contemplation of the philosophers is for the perfection of the contemplator himself, and consequently it is confined to the intellect and their aim in it is intellectual knowledge. But the contemplation of the Saints, and of Christians, is for the love of him, that is of the God they are contemplating.
–Saint Albert the Great (c. 1206-1280)
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