“All that we see is God; every motion we make is God also.”

— Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, book Pharsalia

Book IX, line 578 (tr. J. D. Duff).
Pharsalia
Context: Has he any dwelling-place save earth and sea, the air of heaven and virtuous hearts? Why seek we further for deities? All that we see is God; every motion we make is God also.

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