God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
SAINT AUGUSTINEIndeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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We speak, but it is God who teaches.
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Peace in society depends upon peace in the family.
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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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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The measure of love is to love without measure.
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You are my Lord, because You have no need of my goodness.
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The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
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If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself.
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Love is the beauty of the soul.
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Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.
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God has no need of your money, but the poor have. You give it to the poor, and God receives it.
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