Walter Map Quotes
Born: 1140
Walter Map, a 12th-century Welsh cleric and writer, stands as a shadowy sage whose wit and melancholy illuminate the human condition. As a courtier to King Henry II, he penned *De Nugis Curialium* (Courtiers’ Trifles), a sprawling collection of anecdotes and reflections that blend cynical wisdom with profound empathy. Map’s philosophy, forged in the intrigues of medieval courts, reveals life as a fleeting, absurd tapestry—where power corrupts, love deceives, and time devours all. Yet his words resonate across centuries because they offer solace in shared folly. He reminds us that wisdom is not found in certainty, but in embracing life’s contradictions with a knowing smile.
Walter Map Quotes (2)
"If die I must, let me die drinking in an Inn."
— Walter Map"The Cistercians do not eat meat... Yet they keep pigs to the number of many thousands, and sell the bacon - though perhaps not quite all of it. The heads, legs, and feet they neither give away, throw away, nor sell. What becomes of them God knows."
— Walter Map