The Heart And The Law

Sed in lege Domini voluntas ejus, et in lege ejus meditabitur die ac nocte. Multi habent legem in corde, sed non habent cor in lege. Legem in corde habent qui cognoscunt veritatem; cor in lege habent qui diligunt veritatem. Qui vero legem in corde habent, non cor in lege, hi portant legem, non portantur a lege; onerati sunt, non adjuti, quia scientia, ubi non est charitas, gravat, non allevat. Hugo De Sancte Victore, Miscellanea, Liber II, Cap II Source: Migne PL 177.590a

But in the law of the Lord is his delight, and on His law he shall meditate day and night...1 Many have the law in their hearts but they do not have their hearts in the law. They have the law in their heart who know the truth, they have their heart in the law who love the truth. But they who have the law in their heart and do not have their heart in the law, they bear the law, they are not borne by the law. They are burdened, not helped, because knowledge, where there is no love, is a burden, it does not lift up. Hugh Of Saint Victor, Miscellanea, Book 2, Chapter 2 1 Ps 1.2