You are a man, not God; you are human, not an angel. How can you expect to remain always in a constant state of virtue, when this was not possible even for an angel of Heaven, nor for the first man in the Garden?


The Inner Life (ed. Penguin, 2005) - ISBN: 9781101651421


You are a man, not God; you are human, not an angel. How can you expect to remain always in a constant state of virtue, when this was not possible...

You are a man, not God; you are human, not an angel. How can you expect to remain always in a constant state of virtue, when this was not possible...

You are a man, not God; you are human, not an angel. How can you expect to remain always in a constant state of virtue, when this was not possible...

You are a man, not God; you are human, not an angel. How can you expect to remain always in a constant state of virtue, when this was not possible...