“They have been instructed by nature and the sacred laws to serve the living God, who is superior to the good, and more simple than the one, and more ancient than the unit; with whom, however, who is there of those who profess piety that we can possibly compare?” PhilosophyTheologyPlotinusNeoplatonismDivine Simplicity Book:The Works of Philo Source: The Works of Philo
“For of virtues, the virtues of God are founded in truth, existing according to his essence: since God alone exists in essence, on account of which fact, he speaks of necessity about himself, saying, "I am that I Am," as if those who were with him did not exist according to essence, but only appeared to exist in opinion.” ExistenceVirtueTheologyOntologyDivine Simplicity Author:Philo of Alexandria