“The elements have been given to all in common, the ornaments of the world are open equally to the rich and the poor. Are not the faces of the heavens, adorned with shining stars, more beautiful than the most precious gold-leaf ceilings of luxurious houses? Are the riches of the rich wider than the expanses of the eart…”
Ambrose of Milan, 4th c. — The Six Days of Creation
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25Great, and hath none end; high, and unmeasurable.
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23The Agarenes that seek wisdom upon earth, the merchants of Meran and of Theman, the authors of fables, and searchers out of understanding; none of these have known the way of wisdom, or remember her paths.
24O Israel, how great is the house of God! and how large is the place of his possession!
— Baruch 3:25 —
26There were the giants famous from the beginning, that were of so great stature, and so expert in war.
27Those did not the Lord choose, neither gave he the way of knowledge unto them: