What did Saint Augustine mean by: Really great things, when discussed by little men, can usually make such men grow big. - Saint Augustine Theologian and philosopher · Algeria Copy
+ Carnal lust rules where there is no love of God. Feraz Zeid, June 27, 2023December 12, 2023, Saint Augustine, Evil, God Love, Lust, 0 - Saint Augustine Theologian and philosopher · Algeria
+ The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Saint Augustine, Lions, Moral, Sanity, 0 - Saint Augustine Theologian and philosopher · Algeria
+ Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. Feraz Zeid, October 22, 2023December 26, 2023, Saint Augustine, Catholic, Perfect, Philosophical, 0 - Saint Augustine Theologian and philosopher · Algeria
+ When we read a book, our most essential trait – imagination – is given the opportunity to soar. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Saint Augustine, Book, Imagination, Opportunity, 0 - Saint Augustine Theologian and philosopher · Algeria
+ Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires. Feraz Zeid, May 31, 2023January 10, 2024, Saint Augustine, Desire, 0 - Saint Augustine Theologian and philosopher · Algeria
+ The sufficiency of my merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Saint Augustine, Humility, Merit, Sufficiency, 0 - Saint Augustine Theologian and philosopher · Algeria
+ Unjust laws aren’t laws at all. Feraz Zeid, June 28, 2023December 12, 2023, Saint Augustine, Law, Unjust, 0 - Saint Augustine Theologian and philosopher · Algeria
+ Understanding is the reward of faith. Feraz Zeid, September 7, 2023December 24, 2023, Saint Augustine, Rewards, 0 - Saint Augustine Theologian and philosopher · Algeria
I’ve taught, and the first thing I did when I taught art, was not to teach art. Explain - Louise Berliawsky Nevelson Sculptor · Ukraine
Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism. Explain - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Explain - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself. Explain - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The liabilities are always 100 percent good. It’s the assets you have to worry about. Explain - Charlie Munger Business person
It’s stupid the way people extrapolate the past — and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid. Explain - Charlie Munger Business person
Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France