St. Augustine, Homily on the Psalms: “For see brethren, what there is in the human soul, of itself it hath no life nor of itself powers. But all that is fair in the soul is virtue and wisdom. But it is nether wise for itself, nor strong for itself, nor is itself light to itself, nor is itself virtue to itself. There is a wisdom, certain fountain, an origin of virtue. There is a certain root of wisdom. There is a certain so-to-speak, if this is also to be said, region of immutable truth from which if the soul withdraws it is made dark and if it draws near it is made light. For a lamp is a creature, not a creator, and it is lit by participation of an immutable light.”
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