"Two loves have made two different cities: self-love hath made a terrestrial city, which rises in contempt of God; and Divine Love hath made a celestial one, which rises in contempt of self. The former glories in itself - the latter in God."

-- Saint Augustine

#Self Quotes #Cities Quotes #Two Quotes

“People who are angry at themselves sometimes blame others. It's a sign of immaturity.”
“One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.”
“Writing a poem is a lesson in the truest empathy. And to truly have empathy is to truly know power, or at least the only kind of power Iâ€™m interested in.”
“I want you to be happy, you're my best friend. But it's so hard to let you go now with all that could have been. I'll always have the memories. She'll always have you. Fate has a way of changing just when you don't want it to. Throw away the chains, let love fly away. Till love comes again, I'll be okay.”
“We are victims of our own success. We have let technology lead the way, pushing ever faster to newer, faster, and more powerful systems, with nary a moment to rest, contemplate, and to reflect upon why, how, and for whom all this energy has been expended.”
“Look. Art knows no prejudice, art knows no boundaries, art doesn't really have judgement in it's purest form. So just go, just go.”
“Happy and alone, you say? Reclusive and merry? How oxymoronic! Pas possible! Alas, the concept is lost on so many.”
“If the gospel be not preached, Jesus Christ is, as it were, buried.”

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