(a) He argues contrariwise in dist. XXXI. omnino.
(b) Strena,—the first gift which is given at the beginning of the Calendar[K]. It is given for a good omen. XXV. quaest. ulti. non observetis.
It is called Strena as if from sine threna, i.e. without lamentation.
(c) Sportula (a gift) which is given for fables of Saturn, or for celebrating the festival of Saturn, or for games of Saturn,—for good luck.
…he trained not his sons (d) in every form of improving discipline, he fell prostrate and died.
(Also from the replies of Pope Urban to Charles, Chapt. 48).
Palea [Paucapalea, a pupil of Gratian]:
Heretics, when disputing,[L] place the whole strength of their wits upon the dialectic art, which, in the judgment of philosophers, is defined as having the power not of aiding but of destroying study. But the dialectic art was not pleasing[M] to God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, for the Kingdom of God is in the simplicity of faith, not in contentious speech.
Also Rabanus on the Afflictions of the Church:
The blessed Jerome is beaten by an angel because he was reading the works of Cicero.