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Pompeia Paulina, jovem romana e dama muito nobre, casara-se com Sêneca em sua extrema velhice. Nero, o belo discípulo deste, enviou seus guardas para anunciar-lhe o decreto de sua condenação à morte, o que se fazia da seguinte maneira: quando os imperadores romanos dessa época tinham condenado um homem de qualidade, despachavam-lhe seus oficiais pa
... See moreMichel de Montaigne • Os ensaios: Uma seleção (Portuguese Edition)
St Bonaventure (c.1217–74), for instance, governor-general of the order from 1257 to 1274, was a university man and speculative theologian of enormous erudition who succeeded grandly in combining the mystical elations of Franciscan piety with the rational disciplines of academic philosophy.
David Bentley Hart • The Story of Christianity
Ela quer que sejamos, diante de Deus, como crianças, não adultos em quem ela não vê, afinal, senão arrogantes raciocinadores.
Luc Ferry • Aprender a viver: Filosofia para os novos tempos (Portuguese Edition)
The view which finally prevailed was that the Father and the Son were equal, and of the same substance; they were, however, distinct Persons. The view that they were not distinct, but only different aspects of one Being, was the Sabellian heresy, called after its founder Sabellius. Orthodoxy thus had to tread a narrow line: those who unduly emphasi
... See moreBertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
ST. BERNARDINO REALINO,
Joan Carroll Cruz • Mysteries, Marvels and Miracles: In the Lives of the Saints
Lord, my God, Light of the blind and Strength of
the weak; indeed, also, Light of those who see, and
Strength of the strong: listen to my soul, and hear it
crying out of the depths. Lord, help us to turn and
seek you, for you have not forsaken your creatures the
way we have forsaken you, our Creator. Let us turn
and seek you, for we know you are he... See more
Much of the most influential part of Saint Augustine’s theology was concerned in combating the Pelagian heresy.
Bertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
“Receba bem esta dor”, escreveu Ovídio certa vez, “pois algum dia ela lhe será útil.”