The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
SAINT AUGUSTINEPeace in society depends upon peace in the family.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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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.
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He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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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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What are kingdoms without justice? They’re just gangs of bandits.
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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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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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
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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 Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
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If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times.
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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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Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.
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Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
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