He to whom God had give knowledge
And the gift of speaking eloquently,
Must not keep silent nor conceal the gift,
But he must willingly display it.
This was written by an author known only as Maire De France from the middle ages. Her exact identity is not known, but many intelligent people have theorized that she was the illegitimate daughter of Geofrey of Anjou and therefore a half sister to Henry II.
I stumbled across this quote in my Medieval Literature class's textbook and thought that it was interesting. I think I agree with her in this. Thoughts?
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