In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
SAINT AUGUSTINEIt was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
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If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift.
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When God is our strength, it is strength indeed; when our strength is our own, it is only weakness.
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Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times.
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Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision.
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The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.
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We speak, but it is God who teaches.
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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For what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall?
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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.
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God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
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Humility must accompany all our actions, must be with us everywhere; for as soon as we glory in our good works they are of no further value to our advancement in virtue.
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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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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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