Life is a misery, death an uncertainty.
SAINT AUGUSTINEComplete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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Heaven forbid that we should believe in such a way as not to accept or seek reasons, since we could not even believe if we did not possess rational souls.
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He who has God has everything; he who has everything but God has nothing.
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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord!
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When God is our strength, it is strength indeed; when our strength is our own, it is only weakness.
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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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The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.
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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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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.
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