"To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement."
"What is reprehensible is that while leading good lives themselves and abhorring those of wicked men, some, fearing to offend, shut their eyes to evil deeds instead of condemning them and pointing out their malice."
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Source: Saint Augustine (2010). “The City of God, Books I–VII (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 8)”, p.31, CUA Press
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