It’s not in the book or in the writer that readers discern the truth of what they read; they see it in themselves, if the light of truth has penetrated their minds.
SAINT AUGUSTINEFor what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall?
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times.
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If you keep silent, keep silent by love: if you speak, speak by love; if you correct, correct by love; if you pardon, pardon by love; let love be rooted in you, and from the root nothing but good can grow. Love and do what you will.
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In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.
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What are kingdoms without justice? They’re just gangs of bandits.
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Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord!
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Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
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Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
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Lord, teach me to know you, and to know myself.
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Peace in society depends upon peace in the family.
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Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.
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