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  1    I, pref|          in search of the light of wisdom, and to wander through inextricable
  2    I, pref|           the nothingness of human wisdom, and point out to man wandering
  3    I, pref|            may be directed to true wisdom, and the unlearned to true
  4    I, 1   |                 I. OF RELIGION AND WISDOM.~We undertake, therefore,
  5    I, 1   |            pious, true, and divine wisdom, in which all things are
  6    I, 1   |            him by whom justice and wisdom have been restored to the
  7    I, 1   |         follow God, the teacher of wisdom and the guide to truth,
  8    I, 1   |    perception of the discipline of wisdom. For many, pertinaciously
  9    I, 1   |           to be undertaken without wisdom, nor any wisdom to be approved
 10    I, 1   |            without wisdom, nor any wisdom to be approved of without
 11    I, 3   |          yet that by the power and wisdom of God it was made out of
 12    I, 15  |      country, let us assent to the wisdom of those to whose talents
 13    I, 18  |          Him, who gave to man both wisdom to discover, and those very
 14    I, 21  |         any one, having discovered wisdom, shall lay aside his error,
 15    I, 23  |         But the first step towards wisdom is to understand what is
 16    I, 23  |          will now be worthy of the wisdom of heavenly training, who
 17   II, 1   |            not received reason and wisdom, whereas an upright position
 18   II, 3   |          of the benefit of his own wisdom, so as to carry out in action
 19   II, 3   |            yet retain something of wisdom, and may be pardoned, because
 20   II, 3   |       proportion to their superior wisdom, in that they understood
 21   II, 3   |             and a certain trace of wisdom; so that you may doubt which
 22   II, 3   |            who, while they profess wisdom, rather exhibit folly. I
 23   II, 3   |         false is truly the part of wisdom, but of human wisdom. Beyond
 24   II, 3   |            of wisdom, but of human wisdom. Beyond this step man cannot
 25   II, 3   |        truth is the part of divine wisdom. But man by himself cannot
 26   II, 3   |        reached the height of human wisdom, so as to understand that
 27   II, 5   |            to his full and perfect wisdom, if he understands the existence
 28   II, 5   |       themselves to the pursuit of wisdom, in thinking that those
 29   II, 8   |       understanding. God has given wisdom to all alike, that they
 30   II, 8   |           they also outstrip us in wisdom; for if this is given equally
 31   II, 8   |           light of the eyes, so is wisdom the light of man's heart.
 32   II, 8   |         they deprive themselves of wisdom, who without any judgment
 33   II, 9   |           PROVIDENCE, MAN, AND HIS WISDOM.~I will therefore set forth
 34   II, 9   |         whom, since He is perfect, wisdom can have no limit, and strength
 35   II, 9   |          be happier. It is perfect wisdom in man, if he knows that
 36   II, 12  |            as he held the image of wisdom, understood that man could
 37  III      |             BOOK III. OF THE FALSE WISDOM OF PHILOSOPHERS.~
 38  III, 1   |        from false religion or from wisdom, in refuting error it is
 39  III, 1   |          by the honourable name of wisdom, or deceived by the splendour
 40  III, 2   |  themselves define it) the love of wisdom. By what argument, then,
 41  III, 2   |       prove that philosophy is not wisdom, rather than by that derived
 42  III, 2   |          he who devotes himself to wisdom is manifestly not yet wise,
 43  III, 2   |       called themselves devoted to wisdom, and not wise. Nay, in truth,
 44  III, 2   |         since he had a little more wisdom than those of early times,
 45  III, 2   |           human study to attain to wisdom, and therefore that a perfect
 46  III, 2   |          that is, a searcher after wisdom. If, therefore, philosophy
 47  III, 2   |          philosophy searches after wisdom, it is not wisdom itself,
 48  III, 2   |            after wisdom, it is not wisdom itself, because it must
 49  III, 2   |          devoted to the pursuit of wisdom, because by that pursuit
 50  III, 2   |           there is no attaining to wisdom. For if the power of finding
 51  III, 2   |     pursuit were a kind of road to wisdom, it would at length be found.
 52  III, 2   |          is plain that there is no wisdom there. Therefore they who
 53  III, 2   |       themselves to the pursuit of wisdom; but they themselves imagine
 54  III, 2   |       themselves to the pursuit of wisdom or not, they are not wise,
 55  III, 3   |       conduct, and He reckons such wisdom of men as the greatest folly.~
 56  III, 4   |         the others will be without wisdom. Let us pass through them
 57  III, 4   |       doctrines: nor does it allow wisdom to any other, lest it should
 58  III, 4   |          men, because all deny the wisdom of each individually. Therefore
 59  III, 4   |          which side shall we place wisdom, which cannot be torn asunder?
 60  III, 5   |     Arcesilas ought, if he had any wisdom, to have distinguished the
 61  III, 5   |         people have sometimes more wisdom, because they are only so
 62  III, 5   |            of all things cannot be wisdom, the peculiar property of
 63  III, 6   |                             VI. OF WISDOM, AND THE ACADEMICS, AND
 64  III, 6   |           NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.~Does wisdom therefore nowhere exist?
 65  III, 6   |       either side. Where, then, is wisdom? It consists in thinking
 66  III, 6   |          which might guide them to wisdom. But Arcesilas, who teaches
 67  III, 6   |     talents,--namely, because that wisdom was mortal, and, having
 68  III, 7   |       thing, in which the whole of wisdom centres and depends. Epicurus
 69  III, 7   |           for the sake of learning wisdom, how can we judge, who have
 70  III, 8   |           giver of simple and calm wisdom? which is able not only
 71  III, 8   |           Shall we therefore learn wisdom from these men, who differ
 72  III, 8   |           the chief good more than wisdom, when both words have the
 73  III, 8   |        said that the chief good is wisdom, though this might more
 74  III, 8   |           united with knowledge is wisdom. It remains that we refute
 75  III, 9   |          to the chief good of true wisdom, the nature of which is
 76  III, 9   |            eye, since learning and wisdom can be gained by the ears
 77  III, 10  |        perfect in man, it is named wisdom, which renders man distinguished
 78  III, 11  |                   XI. OF RELIGION, WISDOM, AND THE CHIEF GOOD.~It
 79  III, 11  |           two things, religion and wisdom. But men are mistaken in
 80  III, 11  |            and pay no attention to wisdom, or they devote themselves
 81  III, 11  |          they devote themselves to wisdom alone, and pay no attention
 82  III, 11  |             because they have left wisdom, which could have taught
 83  III, 11  |          they devote themselves to wisdom, but a false wisdom, because
 84  III, 11  |  themselves to wisdom, but a false wisdom, because they have paid
 85  III, 13  |    IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL, AND OF WISDOM, PHILOSOPHY, AND ELOQUENCE.~
 86  III, 13  |          this, because the seat of wisdom is not the tongue, but the
 87  III, 13  |         imagine that philosophy is wisdom; let them not be drawn away
 88  III, 13  |            else than the desire of wisdom, and that wisdom itself
 89  III, 13  |         desire of wisdom, and that wisdom itself is the knowledge
 90  III, 13  |        nourishment of the body, so wisdom is of the soul.~
 91  III, 14  |            IN FIXING THE ORIGIN OF WISDOM.~Lucretius, accordingly,
 92  III, 14  |            the first discoverer of wisdom; but he acts foolishly in
 93  III, 14  |            praised the inventor of wisdom as a god,--for thus he speaks:--~"
 94  III, 14  |     account, because He discovered wisdom, but because He created
 95  III, 14  |            be capable of receiving wisdom. For he diminishes the praise
 96  III, 14  |      account, because He found out wisdom. For thus he speaks:--~"
 97  III, 14  |         accuses, and yet imitates. Wisdom itself, which at one time
 98  III, 14  |          created man, who bestowed wisdom also among His heavenly
 99  III, 14  |           appear not only blind to wisdom, but dull and obtuse to
100  III, 14  |             then philosophy is not wisdom, if it is better to live
101  III, 14  |            is called philosophy be wisdom, he assuredly lives foolishly
102  III, 15  |         the only true and heavenly wisdom, which had been unknown
103  III, 15  |     philosophers. For that earthly wisdom, since it is false, becomes
104  III, 15  |            and as truth is one; so wisdom must be one and simple,
105  III, 15  |        their vices under a show of wisdom, doing those things at home
106  III, 15  |   possessed by Lais. O illustrious wisdom, to be imitated by good
107  III, 16  |          STUDY OF PHILOSOPHY AS TO WISDOM.~But when they give themselves
108  III, 16  |       rather than as triflers? For wisdom, unless it is engaged on
109  III, 16  |        ourselves to the pursuit of wisdom, for this has no limit or
110  III, 16  |           us, so that when we seek wisdom in this life we may be wise
111  III, 16  |           human thought; we defend wisdom, because it is a divine
112  III, 16  |          was supposed to take away wisdom; and on that account was
113  III, 16  |          not born to folly, but to wisdom. Moreover, the argument
114  III, 16  |             that philosophy is not wisdom, since its beginning and
115  III, 16  |            since the beginnings of wisdom were undertaken." Therefore
116  III, 16  |       which, Persius says:--~"When wisdom came to the city,~Together
117  III, 16  |       pepper and palms;"~as though wisdom had been introduced into
118  III, 16  |       received it, it follows that wisdom has existed from the beginning:
119  III, 16  |    beginning, is not the same true wisdom. But, in truth, the Greeks,
120  III, 16  |            truth, did not know how wisdom was corrupted. And, therefore,
121  III, 16  |        human life was destitute of wisdom, they invented philosophy;
122  III, 16  |          truth, they thought to be wisdom.~
123  III, 18  |        himself, the chief of Roman wisdom, who, before he put himself
124  III, 19  |         that can invest a man with wisdom. Of what avail was it to
125  III, 20  |   therefore had something of human wisdom, who, when he understood
126  III, 25  |    multitude." It is not therefore wisdom, if it avoids the concourse
127  III, 25  |        concourse of men; since, if wisdom is given to man, it is given
128  III, 25  |            what else is it to deny wisdom to men, than to take away
129  III, 25  |        nature of man is capable of wisdom, it was befitting that both
130  III, 25  |        philosophy neither tends to wisdom, nor is of itself wisdom,
131  III, 25  |           wisdom, nor is of itself wisdom, that its mystery is only
132  III, 26  |     INSTRUCTION ONLY WHICH BESTOWS WISDOM; AND OF WHAT EFFICACY THE
133  III, 26  |      instruction; for that only is wisdom. Doubtless they were able
134  III, 26  |       great is the power of divine wisdom, that, when infused into
135  III, 26  |         and the breast thirsts for wisdom. Let no one fear: we do
136  III, 26  |         obstacle). Therefore their wisdom, doing its utmost, does
137  III, 27  |    PHILOSOPHERS CONTRIBUTE TO TRUE WISDOM. WHICH YOU WILL FIND IN
138  III, 28  |            not even possess common wisdom. For they were not only
139  III, 28  |            do you give precepts of wisdom at all, if no one has yet
140  III, 28  |         neither have knowledge nor wisdom? For if at any time they
141  III, 29  |           alone are contained both wisdom and everlasting life. Those,
142  III, 29  |           far this is removed from wisdom, Juvenal declares in these
143  III, 29  |         And if this is joined with wisdom, or, as they say, is itself
144  III, 29  |           they say, is itself also wisdom, they must be ignorant in
145  III, 30  |           THE PHILOSOPHERS TO TRUE WISDOM, AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE
146  III, 30  |           which we defend. All the wisdom of man consists in this
147  III, 30  |            who have any regard for wisdom, betake ourselves to this
148  III, 30  |    ourselves, and delay to take up wisdom, which learned men, though
149  III, 30  |          come to true religion and wisdom, since, as I shall teach,
150  III, 30  |           I was overthrowing false wisdom, I showed where the truth
151  III, 30  |        true religion and what true wisdom.~
152   IV      |                   BOOK IV. OF TRUE WISDOM AND RELIGION.~
153   IV, 1   |          with this depravity, when wisdom was taken away, then at
154   IV, 1   |        errors. But so entirely had wisdom died out, that it is evident,
155   IV, 1   |         far were they removed from wisdom, that not even afterwards,
156   IV, 1   |           thought the very name of wisdom arrogant, and did not call
157   IV, 1   |          wise men, but desirous of wisdom. By which deed they both
158   IV, 2   |                          II. WHERE WISDOM IS TO BE FOUND; WHY PYTHAGORAS
159   IV, 2   |           to confess their want of wisdom, what remains but that wisdom
160   IV, 2   |      wisdom, what remains but that wisdom is to be sought elsewhere,
161   IV, 2   |       parts, but nowhere found any wisdom, and it must of necessity
162   IV, 2   |          God hides the treasury of wisdom and truth, lest the secret
163   IV, 2   |            for they suspected that wisdom was concerned with religion),
164   IV, 2   |        shall first have shown that wisdom is so closely united with
165   IV, 3   |                               III. WISDOM AND RELIGION CANNOT BE SEPARATED:
166   IV, 3   |        former book, does not imply wisdom; not only because it gives
167   IV, 3   |         highest piety, is not true wisdom. For if the divinity which
168   IV, 3   |        that some are professors of wisdom, through whom it is manifest
169   IV, 3   |          of religion, through whom wisdom is not learned; it is manifest
170   IV, 3   |           that the one is not true wisdom, and that the other is not
171   IV, 3   |           is without it. But where wisdom is joined by an inseparable
172   IV, 3   |        mode of worship, and in our wisdom to worship, that is, to
173   IV, 3   |            action. Where, then, is wisdom joined with religion? There,
174   IV, 3   |          in short, the teachers of wisdom are the same, who are also
175   IV, 3   |           religion is contained in wisdom, and wisdom in religion.
176   IV, 3   |           contained in wisdom, and wisdom in religion. The one, then,
177   IV, 3   |            from the other; because wisdom is nothing else but the
178   IV, 4   |                             IV. OF WISDOM LIKEWISE, AND RELIGION,
179   IV, 4   |          how closely connected are wisdom and religion. Wisdom relates
180   IV, 4   |           are wisdom and religion. Wisdom relates to sons, and this
181   IV, 4   |             cannot be divided from wisdom, nor can wisdom be separated
182   IV, 4   |       divided from wisdom, nor can wisdom be separated from religion;
183   IV, 4   |   understood, which is the part of wisdom, and to be honoured, which
184   IV, 4   |          the part of religion. But wisdom precedes, religion follows;
185   IV, 4   |      fountain. But the fountain of wisdom and religion is God; and
186   IV, 4   |            as to the professors of wisdom themselves: inasmuch as
187   IV, 5   |            since I have shown that wisdom and religion cannot be separated,
188   IV, 5   |            of religion itself, and wisdom. I am aware, indeed, how
189   IV, 6   |           God the Father with such wisdom and strength, that God employed
190   IV, 6   |         that God employed both His wisdom and hands in the creation
191   IV, 7   |            also arranged it by His wisdom and constructed it by His
192   IV, 7   |            O Son, a secret word of wisdom, holy respecting the only
193   IV, 8   |        clearly, that they who love wisdom may be more easily and diligently
194   IV, 8   |     through its own perception and wisdom, and He also fashioned other
195   IV, 9   |          is both the voice and the wisdom of God. And of this divine
196   IV, 10  |           being manifest that true wisdom is conversant with this
197   IV, 13  |           system of instruction is wisdom, and no other; and they
198   IV, 13  |            upon Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit
199   IV, 14  |          minds from foolishness to wisdom, and from wickedness to
200   IV, 16  |        that goodness and truth and wisdom are contained in it alone.
201   IV, 16  |         and Solomon in the book of Wisdom used these words: "Let us
202   IV, 20  |     brought us out to the light of wisdom, He admitted us to the inheritance
203   IV, 23  |         Christ, who both delivered wisdom by His word, and confirmed
204   IV, 26  |          foolish with the light of wisdom, and open the eyes of their
205   IV, 26  |        received the instruction of wisdom, might speak respecting
206   IV, 26  |            suffered announced that wisdom would be held in hatred.
207   IV, 30  |       subject of true religion and wisdom, we discuss the subject
208    V, 1   |      discussion being taken away,~"Wisdom is driven from among them,
209    V, 1   |        account I wished to connect wisdom with religion, that that
210    V, 1   |         with the heavenly honey of wisdom, that the bitter remedies
211    V, 1   |        Hence it comes to pass that wisdom and truth need suitable
212    V, 2   |            do not see the light of wisdom, not only that they may
213    V, 2   |          he who was a professor of wisdom, endeavoured to overthrow
214    V, 2   |           endeavoured to overthrow wisdom. All, however, censured
215    V, 3   |           are far removed from the wisdom of God, understand nothing
216    V, 4   |         religion and the only true wisdom. But I have wandered from
217    V, 12  |            us? We do not envy your wisdom. We prefer this folly of
218    V, 12  |       Plautus says, the wise their wisdom: let them leave to us our
219    V, 12  |          is evidently proved to be wisdom, from the very fact that
220    V, 13  |           not to see on which side wisdom is? But they are blinded
221    V, 14  |           constancy of mind, which wisdom is to be observed in this
222    V, 15  |                      XV. OF FOLLY, WISDOM, PIETY, EQUITY, AND JUSTICE.~
223    V, 15  |          which is united with true wisdom, unless he also appears
224    V, 15  |             He has produced all to wisdom; He has promised immortality
225    V, 16  |        heavenly things. For as the wisdom of men is the greatest foolishness
226    V, 16  |           have shown) the greatest wisdom; so he is low and abject
227    V, 17  |               XVII. OF THE EQUITY, WISDOM, AND FOOLISHNESS OF CHRISTIANS.~
228    V, 17  |          because the civil part is wisdom, but not justice; but the
229    V, 17  |           part is justice, but not wisdom. These arguments are altogether
230    V, 17  |          Furius had admitted to be wisdom, but unjust.~
231    V, 18  |                 XVIII. OF JUSTICE, WISDOM, AND FOLLY,~With reference
232    V, 18  |      because they are destitute of wisdom, nature is the provider
233    V, 18  |        others in various ways. But wisdom falls to man alone. For
234    V, 18  |            falls to man alone. For wisdom is understanding either
235    V, 19  | superstitions, and of that earthly wisdom which raises itself too
236    V, 20  |          life, nothing relating to wisdom, nothing to faith. For what
237   VI, 4   |         concord, knowledge, truth, wisdom, and the other virtues;
238   VI, 4   |          But to those who seek for wisdom, he dashes philosophy before
239   VI, 5   |           from vice, and the first wisdom is to be free from folly."
240   VI, 5   |            Him: the former implies wisdom, the latter righteousness.~
241   VI, 6   |            be justice. But what of wisdom? does not the same man confess
242   VI, 6   |            wise men." If therefore wisdom is taken away from the philosophers
243   VI, 7   |            men. For as that way of wisdom contains something which
244   VI, 7   |          something which resembles wisdom, and they who perceive the
245   VI, 7   |            that, turning away from wisdom and truth, which they were
246   VI, 7   |        which is that of truth, and wisdom, and virtue, and justice,
247   VI, 8   |          most excellent harbour of wisdom and virtue. Therefore the
248   VI, 9   |          this is the first step of wisdom, to know who is our true
249   VI, 10  |         For God, who has not given wisdom to the other animals, has
250   VI, 10  |            rather furnish him with wisdom, He gave him, besides other
251   VI, 11  |      willingly?" This professor of wisdom plainly keeps men back from
252   VI, 12  |       neglected; but their impious wisdom is rejected alike by the
253   VI, 16  |           have said, the object of wisdom does not consist in the
254   VI, 18  |          been revealed by God, and wisdom has been sent from heaven,
255   VI, 24  |           obtained a true guide of wisdom. Let us approve ourselves
256  VII, 1   |            see the vanity of false wisdom, or to know what is true?
257  VII, 1   |           source that fragrance of wisdom, which was so pleasant and
258  VII, 2   |    PHILOSOPHERS, AND OF THE DIVINE WISDOM, AND OF THE GOLDEN AGE.~
259  VII, 2   |       which comprises the whole of wisdom. But it cannot be comprehended
260  VII, 2   |           the distance between the wisdom of God and man. For because
261  VII, 2   |     because He is everlasting, His wisdom also is perfect, as He Himself
262  VII, 2   |            subject to passion, his wisdom also is subject to error;
263  VII, 2   |          be perpetual, so also his wisdom must be hindered by many
264  VII, 2   |        Therefore there is no human wisdom, if it strives by itself
265  VII, 4   |       guard against and avoid. For wisdom has been given to him on
266  VII, 4   |     avoiding the evil. For because wisdom was not given to the other
267  VII, 4   |            naked and unarmed, that wisdom might be both his defence
268  VII, 4   |            good and useful things, wisdom was not necessary for him.
269  VII, 4   |            because he had received wisdom, the whole force of which
270  VII, 5   |          sake, to furnish him with wisdom, to make him lord of all
271  VII, 5   |        that he may have virtue and wisdom, which alone produce' immortality.
272  VII, 5   |          is plain, therefore, that wisdom has been given to man that
273  VII, 5   |         avoid, and what to follow. Wisdom therefore cannot exist without
274  VII, 5   |         evil is taken away, either wisdom, as I have said, or the
275  VII, 5   |            will be taken from man; wisdom, that he may be ignorant
276  VII, 5   |        since man is furnished with wisdom to know, and a body to perceive,
277  VII, 5   |         this life, that virtue and wisdom may be in agreement. Therefore
278  VII, 5   |             But here the office of wisdom is needed, that we may see
279  VII, 8   |     distinction by the addition of wisdom. He added, therefore, that
280  VII, 9   |           animals. Since therefore wisdom, which is given to man alone,
281  VII, 12  |           all things, and receives wisdom by learning and hearing;
282  VII, 12  |            old age does not lessen wisdom, but increases it, if the
283  VII, 12  |     account, therefore, virtue and wisdom are necessary, that both
284  VII, 26  |     Christians follow; this is our wisdom, which they who worship
285  VII, 27  |            exhort all to undertake wisdom together with true religion,