He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king.
Saint AugustineWho would not shudder if he were given the choice of eternal death or life again as a child ? Who would not choose to die ?
Saint AugustineThere is another form of temptation, even more fraught with danger. This is the disease of curiosity. It is this which drives us to try and discover the secrets of nature, those secrets which are beyond our understanding, which can avail us nothing and which man should not wish to learn.
Saint Augustine