Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.
SAINT AUGUSTINEHe who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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Through the troubles of our earthly pilgrimage we find God.
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No one can have God as his father who does not have the Church as his mother.
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He that is jealous is not in love.
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Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
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Peace in society depends upon peace in the family.
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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
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Our hearts have been made for you, O God, and they shall never rest until they rest in you.
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We made bad use of immortality, and so ended up dying; Christ made good use of mortality, so that we might end up living.
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The Bible was composed in such a way that as beginners mature, its meaning grows with them.
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God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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