Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
SAINT AUGUSTINEIn essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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When God is our strength, it is strength indeed; when our strength is our own, it is only weakness.
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Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.
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Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.
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He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
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The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.
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We count on God’s mercy for our past mistakes, on God’s love for our present needs, on God’s sovereignty for our future.
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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.
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For what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall?
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Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision.
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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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Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
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Love has reasons that reason knows not.
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