Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
SAINT AUGUSTINEMiracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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It’s not in the book or in the writer that readers discern the truth of what they read; they see it in themselves, if the light of truth has penetrated their minds.
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The purpose of all wars, is peace.
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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 created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
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If you keep silent, keep silent by love: if you speak, speak by love; if you correct, correct by love; if you pardon, pardon by love; let love be rooted in you, and from the root nothing but good can grow. Love and do what you will.
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The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.
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Lord, teach me to know you, and to know myself.
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The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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Love has reasons that reason knows not.
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Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.
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Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do.
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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
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Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
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Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
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