On man when he came into life the Father conferred the seeds of all kinds and the germs of every way of life.

For why should we not admire more the angels themselves and the blessed choirs of heaven?

It was not the part of His kindly love that he who was to praise God's divine generosity in regard to others should be compelled to condemn it in regard to himself.

To [man] it is granted to have whatever he chooses, to be whatever he wills.

On man when he came into life the Father conferred the seeds of all kinds and the germs of every way of life.

At last the best of artisans ordained that that creature to whom He had been able to give nothing proper to himself should have joint possession of whatever had been peculiar to each of the different kinds of being.

But, when the work was finished, the Craftsman kept wishing that there were someone to ponder the plan of so great a work, to love its beauty, and to wonder at its vastness.