The Political Writings of St. AugustineRegnery Gateway, 1962 - 358 páginas This collection, taken from the works of St. Augustine, has been arranged so as to give the reader an organized, comprehensive view of the great African saint's political ideas. These, no less than his ideas on sin, grace and predestination, have long been an object of study and controversy. |
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Página 119
... happy life , to desire a happy life , to long for it , to make pursuit for it , is , I suppose , the case of all men . Where- fore I see that I have not said enough , that this aiming after a happy life is common to philoso- phers and ...
... happy life , to desire a happy life , to long for it , to make pursuit for it , is , I suppose , the case of all men . Where- fore I see that I have not said enough , that this aiming after a happy life is common to philoso- phers and ...
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... happy . O happy life , which seeks the aid of death to end it ! If it is happy , let the wise man remain in it ; but if these ills drive him out of it , in what sense is it happy ? Or how can they say that these are not evils which ...
... happy . O happy life , which seeks the aid of death to end it ! If it is happy , let the wise man remain in it ; but if these ills drive him out of it , in what sense is it happy ? Or how can they say that these are not evils which ...
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... Happy shall he be that payeth thee ; unhappy thou , happy he . For what hast thou done , and how shalt thou be repaid ? Listen : happy shall he be that repayeth thee , as thou hast served us . What repayment meaneth he ? Herewith the ...
... Happy shall he be that payeth thee ; unhappy thou , happy he . For what hast thou done , and how shalt thou be repaid ? Listen : happy shall he be that repayeth thee , as thou hast served us . What repayment meaneth he ? Herewith the ...
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THE RISE AND FALL OF NATIONS | 44 |
Pagan Rome | 57 |
SECURING THE PEACE OF BABYLON | 118 |
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The Political Writings of St. Augustine Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine,Dino Bigongiari Vista previa limitada - 1996 |
Términos y frases comunes
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