If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift.
SAINT AUGUSTINEHe fashioned hell for the inquisitive.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
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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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The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
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The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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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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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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To sing is to pray twice.
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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
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Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do.
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The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.
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Learn to dance, so when you get to heaven the angels know what to do with you.
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We are too weak to discover the truth by reason alone.
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