To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.
SAINT AUGUSTINEHe who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.
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Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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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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Through the troubles of our earthly pilgrimage we find God.
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He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
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Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do.
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If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift.
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He that is jealous is not in love.
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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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The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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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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God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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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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Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.
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