"Mars, when guilty of homicide, and set free……" — Lactantius
"Mars, when guilty of homicide, and set free from the charge of murder by the Athenians through favour, lest he should appear to be too fierce and savage, committed adultery with Venus."
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28 Quotes by Lactantius
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Modesty in human beings is praised because it is not a matter of nature, but of will.
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For when God forbids us to kill, he not only prohibits us from open violence, which is not even allowed…
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Nobody is poor unless he stand in need of justice.
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Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.
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For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs…
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Devils so work that things which are not, appear to men as if they were real.
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Let those who are famished come that they may lay aside perpetual hunger and be filled with heavenly food.
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Let it be known that this is the true Church, in which there is confession and penance and which takes…
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The prophets, who were very many, proclaim and declare the one God; for, being filled with the inspiration of the…
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The first point of wisdom is to. discern what is false; the second, to know what is true.
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The whole point of justice consists precisely in our providing for others through humanity what we provide for our own…
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But God, who is the Eternal Mind, is undoubtedly of excellence, complete and perfect in every part.
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