It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
SAINT AUGUSTINEIn the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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We speak, but it is God who teaches.
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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.
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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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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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Truth is not private property.
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He that is jealous is not in love.
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Love endures in adversity, is moderate in prosperity; brave under harsh sufferings, cheerful in good works; utterly reliable in temptation, utterly open-handed in hospitality; as happy as can be among true brothers and sisters, as patient as you can get among the false one’s.
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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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Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
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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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The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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The Bible was composed in such a way that as beginners mature, its meaning grows with them.
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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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Two criminals were crucified with Christ. One was saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume.
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He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
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