The City of God Against the Pagans: With an English Translation by George E. McCracken, Nide 2 |
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Sivu 93
Since they did not know the name of the one by whom happiness was given , they therefore chose to call the deity by the name of the gift . Thus they certified clearly enough that happiness could not be obtained even from Jupiter ...
Since they did not know the name of the one by whom happiness was given , they therefore chose to call the deity by the name of the gift . Thus they certified clearly enough that happiness could not be obtained even from Jupiter ...
Sivu 95
who finds that happiness itself is not enough to receive . But let him who finds happiness enough — for man's prayers cannot go beyond it — let him serve the one God , the giver of happiness . He is not the one they call Jupiter ...
who finds that happiness itself is not enough to receive . But let him who finds happiness enough — for man's prayers cannot go beyond it — let him serve the one God , the giver of happiness . He is not the one they call Jupiter ...
Sivu 365
But since it is not a goddess , but a gift of a god , to what god should we consecrate ourselves except to the giver of happiness , we who with pious affection cherish eternal life , where true and complete happiness exists ?
But since it is not a goddess , but a gift of a god , to what god should we consecrate ourselves except to the giver of happiness , we who with pious affection cherish eternal life , where true and complete happiness exists ?
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according atque Augustine autem believe called causa causes Christian Cicero civil deities demons deorum deos deum Deus diis divine earth eius empire enim ergo esset eternal etiam fact Felicitas follow give glory goddess gods granted habere haec happiness Hence homines hominum honour human ideo illa illi illo inquit inter ipsa ipse ipsi ista Italy Janus Jupiter kind king kingdom learned Liber living matters means mind modo nature nihil nisi omnes omnia pagans poets potest potius propter quae quam quia quibus quid quod reason rebus religion rerum rites Roman rule seed sicut sine soul stars sunt tamen temple terra theology things true universe Varro vero virtue vita Vols volunt whole worship writing