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Clive Staples Lewis, Writer, 1898 – 1963 A.D.
Thomas A. Kempis, Holy Roman Empire, Canon Regular, Writer, c. 1380 – 1471
The Imitation of Mary:Many walk for a while in the path of virtue but then are satisfied with the distance they have gone. But grace never says: "Enough!" Others think that they are doing a great deal if they do not slip into evil. Yet that is not enough; for the good man must strive daily to become better. Many a Christian will be surprised on the day of judgment to see himself heavily in debt to God's justice because he did not make use of the great means given him for becoming a great saint! On the path of virtue, not to advance is to go backwards; not to gain is to lose.
Lucius Caelius Firmianus Lactantius, Roman Rhetorician and Christian Writer c. 250 - 317 A.D.
The Divine Institutions
[6, 5, 10] From this, therefore, it is clear, that the knowledge of good and evil is one thing, but virtue is another; for knowledge can exist without virtue. . . Virtue is not the knowing of good and evil. Rather virtue is the doing of good and not-doing of evil. Knowledge, however, is in fact joined to virtue in such wise that knowledge precedes virtue, and virtue follows knowledge. Cognition is of no value unless it is followed by action.
[6, 5, 10] From this, therefore, it is clear, that the knowledge of good and evil is one thing, but virtue is another; for knowledge can exist without virtue. . . Virtue is not the knowing of good and evil. Rather virtue is the doing of good and not-doing of evil. Knowledge, however, is in fact joined to virtue in such wise that knowledge precedes virtue, and virtue follows knowledge. Cognition is of no value unless it is followed by action.
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