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Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers — Second Series Vol. 05 — Section 128

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Passage referenceNicene & Post-Nicene Fathers — Second Series Vol. 05 — Section 128
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers Second Series Vol. 5

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Busied as he was after this about the cloke and the purse,' he saw it was all of little avail, and that nothing which he could amass by such work was adequate to the demands of his ambition. Accordingly he threw up all other practices, and devoted himself solely to the admiration of Aetius; not, perhaps, without some calculation that this absorbing pursuit which he selected might further his own devices for living. In fact, from the moment he asked for a share in a wisdom so profound, he toiled not thenceforward, neither did he spin; for he is certainly clever in what he takes in hand,…
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Christian Classics Ethereal Library — NPNF2-05 UTF-8 text
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