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1 I, 3 | understand and say this very same thing. I see, again, what can 2 I, 8 | any one doubt whether any thing can be difficult or impossible 3 I, 16| with this argument. For one thing so follows the other, that 4 I, 18| it appear to be a greater thing to have collected corn, 5 II, 3 | error, whereas this very thing partakes largely of error, 6 II, 6 | which is inhabited is one thing, that which inhabits another. 7 II, 9 | begins to be some other thing. Therefore, since matter 8 II, 12| book, handed down the same thing as the prophets; and I add 9 II, 16| for the one and only good thing among men is piety." And 10 II, 18| a wrong and inconsistent thing, that the image of a man 11 III, 1 | philosophers are foolish, this very thing iS to be proved by fact 12 III, 2 | must of necessity be one thing which searches, and another 13 III, 2 | Let us look to this very thing, whether it is possible 14 III, 3 | itself. But this is the very thing which philosophers do, who 15 III, 5 | on account of that very thing for which he takes away 16 III, 7 | the chief and principal thing, in which the whole of wisdom 17 III, 9 | believe that it is a great thing to behold the heaven and 18 III, 12| says: "Virtue is the only thing which can confer upon us 19 III, 12| spirit only. In this one thing alone can we be happy in 20 III, 14| exalt, he has depressed the thing itself. For it is not great 21 III, 15| and complain of the same thing? "How few," he says, "of 22 III, 16| Moreover, it is a good thing to give right and honourable 23 III, 19| born is by far the best thing, and not to fall upon these 24 III, 19| rocks of life. But the next thing is, if you have been born, 25 III, 20| they have seen the truth--a thing which often happens--they 26 III, 21| the modesty of women; a thing which was never done, I 27 III, 24| folly, and defend one vain thing by another; but that I sometimes 28 III, 28| knew nothing but this one thing alone, that he knew nothing. 29 III, 28| consistently to defend that very thing which they thought that 30 IV, 28| For if it is an excellent thing to pray once, how much more 31 V, 3 | he wished from this very thing to prove the arrogance of 32 V, 4 | yet, inasmuch as it is one thing to answer accusers, which 33 V, 4 | denial only, and another thing to instruct, which we do, 34 V, 16| although he excels in this very thing, that he made himself equal 35 V, 20| therefore, even from this very thing, how great a difference 36 VI, 5 | of good and evil is one thing, and virtue another, appears 37 VI, 6 | that which was the first thing, that the knowledge of good 38 VI, 7 | might fall upon that very thing which they desired to avoid 39 VI, 8 | punishments through this very thing, even though he shall have 40 VI, 9 | times. Civil law is one thing, which varies everywhere 41 VI, 9 | but justice is another thing, which God has set forth 42 VI, 9 | naked; yet, when that one thing which is of the greatest 43 VI, 9 | wanting which is the chief thing of all, it is destitute 44 VI, 10| man; although this very thing which you shall give to 45 VI, 12| to appear to be doing one thing when he is doing another, 46 VI, 17| is a wicked and impious thing; but that when compelled 47 VI, 17| and preserved in this one thing alone, that no terror and 48 VI, 21| spectacles: there remains one thing which is to be overcome 49 VI, 24| guards against this very thing, that he may not again be 50 VI, 25| worship of God consists of one thing, not to be wicked. Also 51 VII, 1 | that whatever material thing exists must at some time 52 VII, 3 | handled be one and the same thing? If any one should say that 53 VII, 5 | errors. For this is the chief thing; this is the point on which 54 VII, 7 | writings teach us the same thing. Therefore Democritus was 55 VII, 7 | the prophets show the same thing. Therefore Epicurus was 56 VII, 9 | religion is almost the only thing which distinguishes man 57 VII, 12| the soul is not the same thing as the mind; for it is one 58 VII, 12| the mind; for it is one thing that we live, another that