Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.
SAINT AUGUSTINETrust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.
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He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
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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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Humility must accompany all our actions, must be with us everywhere; for as soon as we glory in our good works they are of no further value to our advancement in virtue.
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Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.
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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.
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Learn to dance, so when you get to heaven the angels know what to do with you.
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Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.
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Forgiveness is the remission of sins.
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.
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Truth is not private property.
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He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
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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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