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• We are ensnared by the wisdom of the serpent; we are set free by the foolish- ness of God.
  St. Augustine (354-430 CE) "On Christian Doctrine" (396-427)...
• Saint Augustine! well hast thou said, That of our vices we can frame A ladder, if we will but tread Beneath our feet each deed of shame.
  -- Henry W. Longfellow (1807-1882) -- The Ladder of Saint Augustine...
• Quote #354 Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
  -- George Bernard Shaw...
• Free curiosity is of more value than harsh discipline.
  -- Saint Augustine (354-430), Confessions (397-398)...
• God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to change the things we can, and wisdom to know the difference.
• If we applied government standards for determining the amount of salt in food to the question of how much matter there is in the universe, we would conclude that the universe is matter-free.
  -- Kolak & Martin, Wisdom without Answe...
• It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefi
  freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use either....