"To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement."
"Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place."
Source: Saint Augustine of Hippo, St Augustine (2008). “The Confessions of Saint Augustine”, p.127, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.
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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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