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“All the arts come from God and are to be respected as divine inventions”
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“I was always exceedingly delighted with that saying of Chrysostom, "The foundation of our philosophy is humility"; and yet more pleased with that of Augustine: "As the orator, when asked, What is the first precept in eloquence? answered, Delivery: What is the second? Delivery: What is the third? Delivery: so if you ask me concerning the precepts of the Christian religion, I will answer, first, second, and third, Humility.”
― Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols
― Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols
“It would be the height of absurdity to label ignorance tempered by humility "faith"!
(Institutio III.2.3)”
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(Institutio III.2.3)”
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“True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.”
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“Reason lost the battle, and all I could do was surrender and accept I was in love.”
― The Witch of Portobello
― The Witch of Portobello
Steven’s 2024 Year in Books
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63 friends
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1,079 books
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74 friends
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