"The most venerable, clearly understood, enlightened, and reliable constant in the world is not only that we want to be happy, but that we want only to be so. Our very nature requires it of us."

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Source: Saint Augustine (2008). “The City of God, Books I–VII (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 8)”, p.54, CUA Press

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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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