Concerning the Nature of Good, Against the Manichæans 12

sant'Agostino d'Ippona (354–430 d.C.) · De natura boni · PL 42, 551–572

12 All Good Things are from God Alone PL 42, 555

All these things are so perspicuous, so assured, that if they who introduce another nature which God did not make, were willing to give attention, they would not be filled with so great blasphemies, as that they should place so great good things in supreme evil, and so great evil things in God. For what the truth compels them to acknowledge, namely, that all good things are from God alone, suffices for their correction, if they were willing to give heed, as I said above. Not, therefore, are great good things from one, and small good things from another; but good things great and small are from the supremely good alone, which is God.

Omnia bona nonnisi a Deo. Haec omnia tam perspicua, tam certa, si vellent advertere, qui aliam naturam inducunt, quam non fecit Deus; non tantis blasphemiis implerentur, ut et in summo malo tanta bona ponerent, et in Deo tanta mala. Sufficit enim, ut supra dixi, ad eorum correctionem, si velint attendere, quod eos etiam invitos cogit veritas confiteri, omnia prorsus bona non esse nisi a Deo. Non ergo ab alio sunt magna bona, et ab alio parva bona: sed et magna et parva bona non sunt nisi a summo bono, quod Deus est.

Philip Schaff (ed.), Buffalo/New York: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1886-1889. Public domain: English translation first published 1885-1900 (Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series). Latin: Migne, Patrologia Latina (1844-1855), public domain; transcription from Corpus Corporum (University of Zurich).

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