Est enim hæc speciosior sole, et super omnem dispositionem stellarum : luci comparata, invenitur prior.
The Book of Wisdom or The Wisdom of Solomon 7:29 Kommentar
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On the Duties of the Clergy 2.13.64
Who would ever ruin the loveliness of a beautiful face by joining it with a beast-like body and claws? Indeed, the appearance of virtue is admirable and splendid, and especially the beauty of wisdom, as the succession of events narrated by Scripture demonstrates. Wisdom is more dazzling than the sun, and, compared with the light of the constellations, it surpasses them all. Indeed, whereas the night absorbs their light, wickedness cannot overcome wisdom.
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