God is a sea of infinite substance.

St. John of Damascus

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Topic

Nature of God God

Author

St. John of Damascus

Source

The Fountain of Wisdom

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

749 740s 8th century

Occupation

Catholic saint Catholic monk Early Christian Christian writer Writer

From

Syria Middle East

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Citation

Saint John of Damascus. "An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith." The Fountain of Wisdom. c. 749, bk. 1, ch. 9.

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Nietzsche, Friedrich. Die frohliche Wissenschaft [The Gay Science]. Chemnitz: Ernst Schmeitzner, 1882, bk. 3, no. 108.

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But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.

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