Life is a misery, death an uncertainty.
SAINT AUGUSTINELove begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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What are kingdoms without justice? They’re just gangs of bandits.
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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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The Bible was composed in such a way that as beginners mature, its meaning grows with them.
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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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Forgiveness is the remission of sins.
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We count on God’s mercy for our past mistakes, on God’s love for our present needs, on God’s sovereignty for our future.
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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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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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Symbols are powerful because they are the visible signs of invisible realities.
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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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He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
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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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Our hearts have been made for you, O God, and they shall never rest until they rest in you.
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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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I was in misery, and misery is the state of every soul overcome by friendship with mortal things and lacerated when they are lost.
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