larvatus prodeo

I am not sure about my circles, but I was reminded of Augustine’s observation by researching life in hell. You can’t beat the Catholic take on punishment, and Aquinas earns props for classifying its aspects rationally, as in Summa Theologiae prima pars secundae partis quaestio 69 articulus 2 ad secundum, and prima pars secundae partis quaestio 87 articulus 1 argumentum 3, Scriptum super Sententiis liber I distinctio 46 quaestio 1 articulus 2 ad quartum, liber II distinctio 36 quaestio 1 articulus 3 sed contra 1, and liber III distinctio 34 quaestio 1 articulus 5 ad secundum, Quaestiones disputatae de malo quaestio 10 articulus 1 ad nonum, etc. Man must know his retirement prospects. Of course, Wallace Stevens puts them in a proper perspective.