"You say to me 'Show me your God.' I answer you, 'Everything you see in your heart that might sadden God, remove.'"

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Source: Saint Augustine (1997). “The Confessions”, p.281

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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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