Dhuoda of Septimania

“"Love righteousness," so as to show yourself just in your affairs. In fact, "the Lord is righteous, and he has loved righteousness," and he always loves it; "his face has looked on uprightness." In those days, he who said, "Love righteousness, you rulers of the earth," both loved righteousness greatly and counseled that it be loved. And another said, "If you speak of righteousness, judge uprightly." In fact, it is written, "With the judgment that you judge, you will be judged."”

“Therefore, son, pray, ask, as a certain author says in his verses, and repeat with him, "To you be praise, honor and power. You who are rich in all things, give me wisdom." And further, "Give me wisdom, who is enthroned beside you, and do not exclude me from the number of your children. Send her from your holy heavens, send her from your glorious throne, so that she would help me and be with me in my labors, so that I may distinguish good from evil and choose what is best." Love her from your youth, seek her unceasingly, invoking God. If God in his goodness grants her to you, love her, and she will embrace you, and you will be happier if she remains in your possession.”

“If you love God with your whole heart and meditate on the books of the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, committing yourself to doing what you have read, then the spirit of wisdom will rest on you. Indeed, "all wisdom comes from the Lord" (and it could not be otherwise), since, "it has always been with him and exists from before time." If you seek it and keep it once you find it, you will be blessed and can be called wise. Moreover, "it will guide you on a marvelous way," sustaining and protecting you with its holy right hand. It will bring you to eternal life, which gives happiness, and will let you feel its embrace, and on you will rest the spirit of wisdom.”