It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
SAINT AUGUSTINEIt is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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He that is jealous is not in love.
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The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.
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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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Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.
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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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There is no possible source of evil except good.
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He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
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Pray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
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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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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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To sing is to pray twice.
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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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He who has God has everything; he who has everything but God has nothing.
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