And he said unto them,
Is a lamp brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a lampstand?
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Clement Of Alexandria
AD 215
A well, when pumped regularly, produces purer water. If neglected, and no one uses it, it changes into a source of pollution. Use keeps metal brighter, but disuse produces rust. For, in a word, exercise produces a healthy condition both in souls and bodies. So “No one lights a candle and puts it under a bowl, but upon a candlestick, that it may give light.” For of what use is wisdom, if it fails to make those who hear it wise? Stromateis
