I was not yet in love, yet I loved to love. I sought what I might love, in love with loving.
SAINT AUGUSTINE
SAINT AUGUSTINE
Saint Augustine on love
“I was not yet in love, yet I loved to love. I sought what I might love, in love with loving.”
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