Walther was a very knowledgeable man, very "smart" and very well read – a true scholar. He knew multiple languages and understood world history. So it was with interest that I read his short blurb in Der Lutheraner vol. 40, (1884), p. 95:
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| Saint Bernard ● Peter Abelard |
Self-knowledge.
In one of his letters, the pious [Saint] Bernard makes the following judgment about the highly famous scholar [Peter] Abelard: "Of all that is in heaven and on earth, there is nothing that he does not know, except himself. — Unfortunately, this verdict is true for most of the great scholars, but especially for those who think they know and understand everything, know all sorts of things, but know nothing. W. [Walther]
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In his life filled with controversy, Walther had dealt with many very smart theologians, ones who considered themselves as great scholars – both in Germany and America. But great knowledge, by itself, did not impress Walther, even though he himself was very knowledgeable. Walther was rather impressed with Saint Bernard's insightful comment about one of the greatest scholars of history.
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