"To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement."
"Just as it is agreed that we all wish to be happy, so it is that we all wish to be wise, since no one without wisdom is happy."
Source: Confessions by Saint Augustine, Book III, (1), (c. 397).
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Saint Augustine
Theologian, Philosopher
Saint Augustine was a theologian and philosopher whose works, particularly 'Confessions,' profoundly influenced Christian thought and Western philosophy.
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