The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
SAINT AUGUSTINEHe who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.
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The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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Sin is Energy in the wrong channel.
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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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Two criminals were crucified with Christ. One was saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume.
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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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Forgiveness is the remission of sins.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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There is no possible source of evil except good.
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He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
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To sing is to pray twice.
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The measure of love is to love without measure.
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Lord, teach me to know you, and to know myself.
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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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