Two criminals were crucified with Christ. One was saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume.
SAINT AUGUSTINEIf you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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It’s not in the book or in the writer that readers discern the truth of what they read; they see it in themselves, if the light of truth has penetrated their minds.
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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.
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Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.
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Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
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He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
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The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.
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The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.
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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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Lord, teach me to know you, and to know myself.
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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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