Therefore, if the gods are immortal and eternal, what need is there of the other sex, when they themselves do not require succession, since they are always about to exist?
LactantiusLet those who are famished come that they may lay aside perpetual hunger and be filled with heavenly food.
LactantiusFor they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs only to a few, but to live well belongs to all.
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