For the soul is only like God, not equal to him. This is a degree of nearness to him, but it is only a degree. … Thus the rational soul may ever glory in her resemblance to the Divinity, but still there will also ever remain between them a gulf of disparity whence all her bones may cry out, "Lord, who is like unto Thee?" Still, that perfection which the soul possesses is great indeed: from it, and from it alone can the ascent to the blessed life be made.
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