And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
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Augustine of Hippo
AD 430
He did not follow. He just wanted a good teacher, but he questioned who the teacher was, and scorned the identity of the One who was teaching. “He went away sad,” bound up in his desires. “He went away sad,” carrying a great burden of possessiveness upon his shoulders.