pear theft
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- A specific incident from Augustine's youth where he stole pears, not for hunger, but for the pleasure of the offense itself and the company of accomplices.
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- pleasure of offense
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- pears
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- involvedAccomplices in Pear Theft
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- The Pear Theft was not committed alone; Augustine states he loved the company of his accomplices more than the pears themselves.
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- loved then in it also the company of the accomplices, with whom I did it
- was motivated byUnfriendly Friendship
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- Augustine identifies 'unfriendly friendship' and the desire to do mischief with others as the primary motive for the pear theft, rather than a desire for the pears themselves.
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- O friendship too unfriendly! thou incomprehensible inveigler of the soul, thou greediness to do mischief out of mirth and wantonness, thou thirst of others' loss, without lust of my own gain or revenge: but when it is said, "Let's go, let's do it," we are ashamed not to be shameless
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- 2026-03-02T21:55:08.256Z
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