As Plato sometimes speaks of the divine love, it arises not out of indigency, as created love does, but out of fullness and redundancy; it is an overflowing fountain, and that love which descends upon created being is a free efflux from the almighty source of love; and it is well pleasing to him that those creatures which he hath made should partake of it.

Summary

This quote suggests that there are two types of love: divine love and created love. Divine love, according to Plato, is not driven by a lack or neediness, but rather originates from abundance and surplus. It is described as an overflowing fountain, originating from the almighty source of love. Unlike divine love, created love is driven by indigency, or a sense of lacking something. The quote implies that it is pleasing to the divine for created beings to experience and partake in the love that emanates from this source.

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