"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."

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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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