Contra Manichaeos
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58.1
Οὐκ ἔστι τὸ αὐτὸ κατὰ τὸ αὐτὸ ἀγαθὸν καὶ κακὸν οὐδὲ τοῦ αὐτοῦ φθορὰ καὶ γένεσις, ἡ αὐτὴ κατὰ τὸ αὐτὸ δύναμις οὔτε αὐτοδύναμις ἢ αὐτοφθορά. Τὸ μὲν οὖν αὐτοκακὸν οὔτε ὂν οὔτε ἀγαθὸν οὔτε γενεσιουργὸν οὔτε ὄντων ἢ ἀγαθῶν ποιητικόν· τὸ δὲ ἀγαθόν, ἐν οἷς μὲν ἂν τελέως ἐγγένηται, τέλεια ἀγαθὰ ἀποδείκνυσιν, ἐν οἷς δὲ μερικῶς, μερικά· ἐν οἷς δὲ μηδόλως, οὔτε εἰσὶ καὶ κακὰ λέγονται παντελῶς.