I was in misery, and misery is the state of every soul overcome by friendship with mortal things and lacerated when they are lost.
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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The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.
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Love has reasons that reason knows not.
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Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.
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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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To sing is to pray twice.
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Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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We made bad use of immortality, and so ended up dying; Christ made good use of mortality, so that we might end up living.
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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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Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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Learn to dance, so when you get to heaven the angels know what to do with you.
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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 believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself.
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If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times.
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