"As the soul is the life of the body, so God is the life of the soul. As therefore the body perishes when the soul leaves it, so the soul dies when God departs from it."

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Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers. Book by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 277, 1895.

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Saint Augustine

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Saint Augustine was a theologian and philosopher whose works, particularly 'Confessions,' profoundly influenced Christian thought and Western philosophy.

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