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“Command those that govern your house before all you household that they keep careful watch that all your household, within and without, be faithful, painstaking, chaste, clean, honest and profitable.”

Quote by Robert Grosseteste

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Robert Grosseteste

Robert Grosseteste (1175-1253) was an English philosopher, theologian, scientist, and bishop. He had a significant influence on European philosophy and science during the Middle Ages and is considered one of the pioneers of modern experimental science. more

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