“Let us return to what was and ever should be the office of this Abbey: the preservation of knowledgeâ??â??preservationâ?? I say, not â??search for;â?? because there is no progress in the history of knowledge, merely a continuous and sublime recapitulation.”
Said by “Venerable Jorge” in the film “The Name of the Rose” – I cannot remember if it is the same in the book.