Sunday, July 28, 2013

Augustine: "Man himself is a greater miracle"

“ALTHOUGH, therefore, the standing miracle of this visible world is little thought of, because always before us, yet, when we arouse ourselves to contemplate it, it is a greater miracle than the rarest and most unheard of marvels. For man himself is a greater miracle than any miracle done through his instrumentality.”

~St. Augustine: The City of God, 10, 12.



The Creation of Adam, by Michelangelo.
Ceiling fresco, circa 1511–1512; Sistine Chapel.

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