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Full Idea
God is not subject to obey the laws of nature. It is nature that is subject to the laws of God.
Gist of Idea
God doesn't obey the laws of nature; they are subject to the law of God
Source
M. Tullius Cicero (On the Nature of the Gods ('De natura deorum') [c.44 BCE], II.77)
Book Ref
Cicero: 'The Nature of the Gods', ed/tr. McGregor,Horace [Penguin 1972], p.155