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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.

Saint Augustine

The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Blood Carry Dwell Soul Spirit
In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.
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Character Discover Love Observe People
Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
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God Lord Value
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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Believe Faith Inspirational Reward Understand
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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Anxiety Friendship Lost Misery Overcome State
Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure: where your treasure, there your heart; where your heart, there your happiness.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Happiness Heart Pleasure Treasure
The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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Eternity Gain Life Merit Positive Purpose
Sin is believing the lie that you are self-created, self-dependent and self-sustained.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Believe Creation Dependent Sin Sustain
If you understood him, it would not be God.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

God Understand
If you keep silent, keep silent by love: if you speak, speak by love; if you correct, correct by love; if you pardon, pardon by love; let love be rooted in you, and from the root nothing but good can grow. Love and do what you will.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Correct Goodness Growth Love Pardon Root Silence Speak
Truth is not private property.
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Justice One Liner Private Property Truth
To sing is to pray twice.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Prayer Religious Sing
He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
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Glory God Love Sake
We count on God’s mercy for our past mistakes, on God’s love for our present needs, on God’s sovereignty for our future.
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Future God Love Mercy Mistake Past
Love endures in adversity, is moderate in prosperity; brave under harsh sufferings, cheerful in good works; utterly reliable in temptation, utterly open-handed in hospitality; as happy as can be among true brothers and sisters, as patient as you can get among the false one’s.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Adversity Brave Cheer Endurance Love Moderate Prosperity Suffering
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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Achievement Adventure Fall In Love God Greatness Human Romance Seek

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