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.
SAINT AUGUSTINEThe soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.
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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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If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift.
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To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.
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The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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God gives where he finds empty hands.
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Symbols are powerful because they are the visible signs of invisible realities.
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Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
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What are kingdoms without justice? They’re just gangs of bandits.
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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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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord!
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The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.
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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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