We made bad use of immortality, and so ended up dying; Christ made good use of mortality, so that we might end up living.
SAINT AUGUSTINEYou are my Lord, because You have no need of my goodness.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him.
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The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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I was in misery, and misery is the state of every soul overcome by friendship with mortal things and lacerated when they are lost.
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For what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall?
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He who has God has everything; he who has everything but God has nothing.
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What are kingdoms without justice? They’re just gangs of bandits.
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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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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do.
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Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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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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We count on God’s mercy for our past mistakes, on God’s love for our present needs, on God’s sovereignty for our future.
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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