The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
SAINT AUGUSTINEPray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.
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The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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I was not yet in love, yet I loved to love. I sought what I might love, in love with loving.
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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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To sing is to pray twice.
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He who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times.
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God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.
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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.
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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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