 Evil comes from the gods, no doubt ; but so do all things ; and to extract good from it — the great Prometheus-feat of man — is not to evil's credit, but to the credit of good. The contrary doctrine is a poison to the spirit, though a poison of medicinal...  Hortus Vitae: Essays on the Gardening of Life - Page 235by Vernon Lee - 1904 - 248 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Theology - 1908 - 716 pages
...by a sane and admirable humanist of our time, who makes small pretensions to technical philosophy : Evil comes from the gods, no doubt; but so do all...use in moments of anguish, a bromide or an opiate." To a mind thus deeply impressed with the necessity of keeping distinct things distinct, and above all... | |
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