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The quote contrasts understanding something from a distance with actually doing what is required to reach it. It suggests that seeing an ideal is not the same as committing to the hard path toward it. The wording emphasizes the difference between observation and effort.
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About Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian and philosopher, from Thagaste to Hippo Regius
Augustine of Hippo, also known as Saint Augustine, was a Christian theologian and philosopher from Thagaste in Numidia Cirtensis. He served as Bishop of Hippo Regius and became one of the central figures of the Latin Church in the Patristic period. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers in Western philosophy. His writing helped shape Christian theology for centuries, and his ideas remain important in discussions of faith, reason, and the moral life.
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Books by Augustine of Hippo
Confessions
1595
Augustine
1957
Nicene and post-Nicene fathers
1999
On the free choice of the will, On grace and free choice, and other writings
2010