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.
SAINT AUGUSTINESymbols are powerful because they are the visible signs of invisible realities.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.
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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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The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
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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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I was in misery, and misery is the state of every soul overcome by friendship with mortal things and lacerated when they are lost.
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Through the troubles of our earthly pilgrimage we find God.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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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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Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
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The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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The measure of love is to love without measure.
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Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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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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