To Donatus 6

And so that the signs of the divine gift may shine more brightly with the truth laid open, I will give you light for knowing; wiping away the mist of evils, I will uncover the darkness of the hidden world. Imagine yourself for a little while carried off to the higher summit of a steep mountain; from there survey the appearance of things lying below you, and, with your eyes stretched out in different directions, yourself free from earthly contacts, gaze at the whirlwinds of the tossing world. At once you too will pity the world, and, reminded of yourself and more grateful to God, you will rejoice with greater gladness that you have escaped. See the roads closed by robbers, the seas beset by pirates, wars spread everywhere with the bloody horror of camps. The world is wet with mutual blood; and when individuals commit homicide, it is a crime; it is called valour when it is done publicly. Impunity is gained for crimes not by the plea of innocence but by the greatness of the cruelty.