The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false the second, to know that which is true.
Lactantius
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- There is no one, who possesses intelligence and uses reflection, who does not understand that it is one Being who both created all things and governs them with the same energy by which He created them.
- For if the honour paid to Him is shared by others, He altogether ceases to be worshipped, since His religion requires us to believe that He is the one and only God.
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- Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.