Of studie took he moost cure and moost heede.
Noght o word spak he moore than was neede,
And that was seyd in forme and reverence,
And short and quyk and ful of hy sentence;
Sownynge in moral vertu was his speche,
And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche.

– Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue. The Clerk pays most heed to study and speaks no more than is needed. But when he does it is with respect and what he says is always full of moral virtue and substance. He is generous with his knowledge and happy to teach others.