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PITHY QUOTES FROM PAST MASTERS
Now among the elements the top rank is held by fire, which has the greatest light, while the lowest in rank is held by earth which has a minimum of light. Consequently, the moon, which is the lowest of the heavenly bodies, is proportionate to earth and is in some sense similar to it in nature — for which reason it cannot be totally lit up by the sun.
The Collected Works of St. Thomas Aquinas. Exposition of Aristotle's Treatise on the Heavens. Lecture 12
