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Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius
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1 I, 18| remain as memorials of the folly of those who had believed 2 I, 21| appear too full of sport and folly?~ 3 I, 22| these verses derides the folly of those who imagine that 4 I, 22| age, the others through folly, imagine that which is not 5 II, 2 | imbibed the deception s of folly. And thus beings endowed 6 II, 3 | side is found the greatest folly, and a certain trace of 7 II, 3 | profess wisdom, rather exhibit folly. I am not, indeed, so unjust 8 II, 4 | of satire, ridiculed the folly of men. But they who make 9 II, 4 | in this alone displayed folly, not like a poet, but after 10 II, 4 | thefts, may be feared! What folly, to hope for protection 11 II, 4 | deservedly laughs at the folly even of old men. We are 12 III, 3 | wisdom of men as the greatest folly.~ 13 III, 4 | philosophers who accuse it of folly. Whatever sect you shall 14 III, 4 | individually are convicted of folly by the judgment of many 15 III, 8 | not far distant from this folly, who said that the entire 16 III, 13| endure the punishment of our folly to all eternity, if we shall 17 III, 14| philosophy is condemned of folly and emptiness. And you also, 18 III, 16| that man is not born to folly, but to wisdom. Moreover, 19 III, 17| In the obstinacy of their folly, therefore, they not only 20 III, 17| Epicurus the inheritance of his folly. And if these are minute 21 III, 18| perverse falsehoods. But the folly of this most trifling man 22 III, 23| was consistent with this folly, he said that within the 23 III, 24| consistently persevere in their folly, and defend one vain thing 24 III, 26| impulse it once for all expels folly, which is the mother of 25 III, 29| error, he overwhelms with folly, he overspreads with darkness, 26 III, 29| place you in heaven."~It was folly, therefore, and error, and 27 III, 30| witnesses, and may show that the folly with which those worshippers 28 IV, 1 | and unworthy that, by the folly of one age embracing various 29 IV, 1 | of wise men, of error and folly, and themselves also of 30 IV, 2 | there where the title of folly appears; under the covering 31 IV, 5 | concealed under a covering of folly. But before I begin to speak 32 IV, 16| their guilt) blinded by folly and error, and unmindful 33 IV, 16| gone astray. For their own folly hath blinded them, and they 34 IV, 20| shut up in the prison of folly, were sitting in darkness, 35 IV, 26| the gloom and darkness of folly, and ignorant in what direction 36 V, 3 | built with this detestable folly, as if with mud, except 37 V, 3 | conclusion convicts you of folly, vanity, and error. For 38 V, 11| But they with obstinate folly give orders that diligent 39 V, 12| if you please; for our folly is profitable to us. Why 40 V, 12| your wisdom. We prefer this folly of ours--we embrace this. 41 V, 12| let them leave to us our folly, which is evidently proved 42 V, 13| circumstance, that it is not folly to which so many thousands 43 V, 14| urge this with the same folly with which they fail to 44 V, 15| XV. OF FOLLY, WISDOM, PIETY, EQUITY, 45 V, 15| a certain appearance of folly, and I am able to confirm 46 V, 17| exist, it was the greatest folly, because it injured itself 47 V, 17| fallen under the charge of folly, but that civil justice 48 V, 18| OF JUSTICE, WISDOM, AND FOLLY,~With reference to our present 49 V, 18| bears the resemblance of folly, that it may appear that 50 V, 18| under the appearance of folly, and to remove it from the 51 V, 18| perceive that it was not folly; although I seem to myself 52 V, 18| justice has any agreement with folly. The just man, he says, 53 V, 18| altogether reduce virtue to folly, since it undergoes such 54 V, 18| account receive the name of folly. For what ought to be better 55 V, 18| character of innocence. It is folly, he says, to spare the life 56 V, 18| by definition. Therefore folly is the erring in deeds and 57 V, 19| concealed under the character of folly, that the mystery of truth 58 V, 20| err, and favour their own folly. And if you should ask them 59 V, 20| assuredly their error and folly will be ridiculed by the 60 V, 20| they wish to lessen their folly, they increase it? Torture 61 VI, 4 | discord, ignorance, falsehood, folly, and other vices. But the 62 VI, 5 | wisdom is to be free from folly." But he speaks improperly, 63 VI, 6 | precepts for injustice, test folly and wickedness should be 64 VI, 7 | those who, by the confessed folly of others, are thought wise, 65 VI, 7 | something which resembles folly, as we showed in the preceding 66 VI, 7 | which belongs altogether to folly, contains something which 67 VI, 7 | and they who perceive the folly of men in general seize 68 VI, 9 | assuredly be the greatest folly to wish to comply with virtues 69 VII, 3 | introduced:--~"Is sheer folly. For what advantage can 70 VII, 14| of their perverseness and folly, who imagine that some mortals 71 VII, 26| empty philosophy, deride as folly and vanity, because we are


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