Saint Augustine Quotes

Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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Faith Politics
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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Angel Change Devil Humility Men Pride
It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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Advantage Close Eyes Inspirational Light
The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
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Greatness Himself Kindness Lead Man Render Truth
Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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Book Discover God One Liner People Reading
Forgiveness is the remission of sins.
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Forgiveness One Liner Sin
Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.
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Anger Beautiful Courage Daughter Hope
The measure of love is to love without measure.
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Love Measure One Liner
Through the troubles of our earthly pilgrimage we find God.
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Finding God Trouble
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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Hard Time Inspirational Live People Time
Symbols are powerful because they are the visible signs of invisible realities.
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Invisible Powerful Reality Sign Symbol Visible
Sin is believing the lie that you are self-created, self-dependent and self-sustained.
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Believe Creation Dependent Sin Sustain
To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.
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Achievement Adventure Fall In Love God Greatness Human Romance Seek
The purpose of all wars, is peace.
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One Liner Peace Purpose War
When God is our strength, it is strength indeed; when our strength is our own, it is only weakness.
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God Indeed Strength Weakness
The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.
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Blood Carry Dwell Soul Spirit
God has no need of your money, but the poor have. You give it to the poor, and God receives it.
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God Money Need Poor Receive
Life is a misery, death an uncertainty.
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Death Life Misery One Liner Uncertain
The punishment of every disordered mind is its own disorder.
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Anxiety Disorder Mind Punishment
Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
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Beware Command Despair God Trust Yourself
Love endures in adversity, is moderate in prosperity; brave under harsh sufferings, cheerful in good works; utterly reliable in temptation, utterly open-handed in hospitality; as happy as can be among true brothers and sisters, as patient as you can get among the false one’s.
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Adversity Brave Cheer Endurance Love Moderate Prosperity Suffering
If you keep silent, keep silent by love: if you speak, speak by love; if you correct, correct by love; if you pardon, pardon by love; let love be rooted in you, and from the root nothing but good can grow. Love and do what you will.
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Correct Goodness Growth Love Pardon Root Silence Speak
God gives where he finds empty hands.
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Empty Giving God Hands
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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Believe Faith Inspirational Reward Understand
God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
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God Love
Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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Complete Easy Moderation Perfection
He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
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God Himself Love Positive

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