"In order to discover the character of..." - Quote by Saint Augustine
In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.
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“There is no greater invitation to love than loving first.”
“The good man, though a slave, is free; the wicked, though he reigns, is a slave.”
“Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.”
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“a most excellent man, though I could have wished his trousers not quite so tight in some places and not quite so loose in others.”
“Every good quality runs into a defect; economy borders on avarice, the generous are not far from the prodigal, the brave man is close to the bully; he who is very pious is slightly sanctimonious; there are just as many vices to virtue as there are holes in the mantle of Diogenes.”
“I am far from underestimating the importance of dividends, but I rank dividends below human character.”
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“The most sincere form of love is love for food”
“I love nature, I love the landscape, because it is so sincere. It never cheats me. It never jests. It is cheerfully, musically earnest. I lie and relie on the earth.”
“As to the artists, do we not know that he only of them whom love inspires has the light of fame?-he whom love touches not walks in darkness.”