“ We love to the point that the human conscience feels guilty if we do not love the person who is loving us, and if that love is not returned—without demanding any physical response other than the marks of affectionate good will. Hence the mourning if a friend dies, the darkness of grief, and as the sweetness is turned into bitterness the heart is flooded with tears. ”
Saint Augustine, Confessions (401). copy citation
Author | Saint Augustine |
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Source | Confessions |
Topic | sweetness darkness |
Date | 401 |
Language | English |
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Note | Translated by Henry Chadwick |
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