I was not yet in love, yet I loved to love. I sought what I might love, in love with loving.
SAINT AUGUSTINEHe who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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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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Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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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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Two criminals were crucified with Christ. One was saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume.
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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Pray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you.
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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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Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
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Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.
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You are my Lord, because You have no need of my goodness.
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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.
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God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.
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