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He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.

Saint Augustine

The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Comparison Cost Obey
Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Future God Love Mercy Past Present Provide Trust
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.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Body Die Forever Future Live Soul Take Care
Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Hard Time Inspirational Live People Time
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
The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Defend Inspirational Lion Lose Truth
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.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Believe Rejection Truth Yourself
In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Charity Essential Liberty Unity
If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Gift God Preparation Respond Slow
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
Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Believe God Prayer Work Hard
Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Beware Command Despair God Trust Yourself
The Bible was composed in such a way that as beginners mature, its meaning grows with them.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Book Compose Growth Mature
When God is our strength, it is strength indeed; when our strength is our own, it is only weakness.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

God Indeed Strength Weakness
Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

God Lord
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

He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.

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