Lactantius Quotes on Virtue
Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius was an early Christian Latin author and rhetorician who served as tutor to the son of the emperor Constantine. This page collects quotes attributed to Lactantius on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Lactantius:
“If God did not exist, ethics would be merely human convention.”
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Attributed to Lactantius:
“Justice is the mother of all virtues.”
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Attributed to Lactantius:
“Wisdom and religion are inseparable; we cannot have one without the other.”
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Attributed to Lactantius:
“The first duty is to know God; the second, to fear him; the third, to love him.”