Saint Augustine

To seek the highest good is to live well. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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There is no possible source of evil except good. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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