Brian, you are welcome.

I agree that the statement is both thought-provoking and lovely.

As a historian, however, it always irks me when someone fabricates a false attribution to give a sheen of authority to an idea. Why not just make the one’s own statement as one’s own statement?

Thanks for the alert Joshua. Looks like you are probably correct. From a quick search it seems as though it is quoted (perhaps inaccurately) in William Sloane Coffins “The Heart is a Little to the Left” – and that it gained momentum after that. I guess I am a bit of pragmatist, and find the sentiment interesting regardless of who said it – though accept that it has greater historical interest if it was Augustine. I’ve edited the post to add a qualification. Thanks again.

I am almost certain that this attribution is as false as it is inaccurate.

Thanks Steve. It is indeed tough, which I guess is why Augustine links anger and courage. Thanks for the excellent example you have set.

Thanks Phillip. Look forward to catching up when you are in Perth. It’s been a while.