What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.
SAINT AUGUSTINEHope 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.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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Peace in society depends upon peace in the family.
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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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There is no possible source of evil except good.
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The measure of love is to love without measure.
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Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.
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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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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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Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.
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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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What are kingdoms without justice? They’re just gangs of bandits.
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He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
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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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The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
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Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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