"The first point of wisdom is to discern……" — Lactantius
"The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true."
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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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Mars, when guilty of homicide, and set free from the charge of murder by the Athenians through favour, lest he…
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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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More Discern Quotes
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one of 178 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Genius - to know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul of things.
— Ambrose Bierce
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Bad food is made without pride, by cooks who have no pride, and no love. Bad food is made by…
— Anthony Bourdain
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Only I discern Infinite passion, and the pain Of finite hearts that yearn.
— Robert Browning
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The sweetest type of heaven is home - nay, heaven is the home for whose acquisition we are to strive…
— J. G. Holland
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The Bible is the truest utterance that ever came by alphabetic letters from the soul of man, through which, as…
— Thomas Carlyle
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It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren.
— Sandra Day O'Connor
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The only distinction between freedom and slavery consists in this: In the former state a man is governed by the…
— Alexander Hamilton
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All men, among themselves, are by nature equal. The inequality we now discern hath its spring from the civil law.
— Thomas Hobbes
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God does not exist to answer our prayers, but by our prayers we come to discern the mind of God.
— Oswald Chambers
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Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles…
— Sun Tzu
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For neither man nor angel can discern hypocrisy, the only evil that walks invisible, except to God alone.
— John Milton
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We cannot heal the throbbing heart till we discern the wounds within.
— George Crabbe
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