Forgiveness is the remission of sins.
SAINT AUGUSTINEThe Bible was composed in such a way that as beginners mature, its meaning grows with them.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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Through the troubles of our earthly pilgrimage we find God.
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To sing is to pray twice.
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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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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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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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The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
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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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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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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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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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He who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.
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The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord!
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