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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.

Saint Augustine

Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Inspirational Justice Right Wrong
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 AUGUSTINE

Book Light Mind Reading Truth
In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Character Discover Love Observe People
Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Believe God Prayer Work Hard
Symbols are powerful because they are the visible signs of invisible realities.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Invisible Powerful Reality Sign Symbol Visible
No one can have God as his father who does not have the Church as his mother.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Church Father God Mother
The good Christian should beware of mathematicians. The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and confine man in the bonds of Hell.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Beware Danger Devil Existence Hell Mathematics
If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Gift God Preparation Respond Slow
Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Believe Faith Inspirational Reward Understand
Heaven forbid that we should believe in such a way as not to accept or seek reasons, since we could not even believe if we did not possess rational souls.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Acceptance Believe Heaven Rational Reason Seek Soul
God has no need of your money, but the poor have. You give it to the poor, and God receives it.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

God Money Need Poor Receive
What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Explanation Time
The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Concept Experience Print
Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Beginning Break Up Ending Growth Kiss Love Smile Tears
Learn to dance, so when you get to heaven the angels know what to do with you.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Angel Dance Heaven Learn
For what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall?
SAINT AUGUSTINE

God Guide Myself

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