The purified righteous man has become a coin of the Lord, and has the impress of his King stamped upon him.
Clement of AlexandriaThose who glory in their looks - not in their hearts - dress to please others.
Clement of AlexandriaTherefore let us repent and pass from ignorance to knowledge, from foolishness to wisdom, from licentiousness to self-control, from injustice to righteousness, from godlessness to God.
Clement of AlexandriaWhen lies have been accepted for some time, the truth always astounds with an air of novelty.
Clement of AlexandriaWe say that knowledge is not mere talk, but a certain divine knowledge, that light which is kindled in the soul as a result of obedience to the commandments, and which reveals all that is in a state of becoming, enables man to know himself and teaches him to become possessed of God.
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