Cicero, in his treatise concerning the Nature of the Gods, having said that three Jupiters were enumerated by theologians, adds that the third was of Crete, the son of Saturn, and that his tomb is shown in that island.
Therefore, if the gods are immortal and eternal, what need is there of the other sex, when they themselves do not require succession, since they are … - Lactantius
Therefore, if the gods are immortal and eternal, what need is there of the other sex, when they themselves do not require succession, since they are …
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Modesty in human beings is praised because it is not a matter of nature, but of will. - Lactantius
Modesty in human beings is praised because it is not a matter of nature, but of will.
For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs only to a few, but to … - Lactantius
For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs only to a few, but to …
Devils so work that things which are not, appear to men as if they were real. - Lactantius
Devils so work that things which are not, appear to men as if they were real.
For when God forbids us to kill, he not only prohibits us from open violence, which is not even allowed by the public laws, but he warns us against t… - Lactantius
For when God forbids us to kill, he not only prohibits us from open violence, which is not even allowed by the public laws, but he warns us against t…
Can anyone be so foolish as to believe that there are men whose feet are higher than their heads, or places where things may be hanging downwards, tr… - Lactantius
Can anyone be so foolish as to believe that there are men whose feet are higher than their heads, or places where things may be hanging downwards, tr…
Let it be known that this is the true Church, in which there is confession and penance and which takes a health-promoting care of the sins and wounds… - Lactantius
Let it be known that this is the true Church, in which there is confession and penance and which takes a health-promoting care of the sins and wounds…
The whole point of justice consists precisely in our providing for others through humanity what we provide for our own family through affection. - Lactantius
The whole point of justice consists precisely in our providing for others through humanity what we provide for our own family through affection.
Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be. - Lactantius
Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.
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