Augustine of Hippo
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Christian philosopher and theologian (354 to 430), born in Thagaste in Roman Africa; bishop of Hippo Regius from about 396 to 430; author of the Confessions.
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ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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28 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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What matters is not which ills are suffered but what kind of person suffers them (opens korrents.com)
“So material a difference does it make, not what ills are suffered, but what kind of man suffers them.”
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A woman raped without her consent has no cause to kill herself, and still less cause to do so beforehand to avoid it (opens korrents.com)
“And therefore a woman who has been violated by the sin of another, and without any consent of her own, has no cause to put herself to death; much less has she cause to commit suicide in order to avoid such violation,…”
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Killing oneself to escape hardship or disgrace shows a feeble mind, not greatness of soul (opens korrents.com)
“Is it not rather proof of a feeble mind, to be unable to bear either the pains of bodily servitude or the foolish opinion of the vulgar?”
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What matters is not which ills are suffered but what kind of person suffers them (opens korrents.com)