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Insight: St. Augustine Quotes
People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast
compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.

I build a painting by putting little marks together--some look
like hot dogs, some like doughnuts.
Chuck Close

The less a man thinks or knows about his virtues, the better we like him. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.
Ronald Reagan