Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.
SAINT AUGUSTINEWe made bad use of immortality, and so ended up dying; Christ made good use of mortality, so that we might end up living.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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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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Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
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God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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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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The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.
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Lord, teach me to know you, and to know myself.
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We speak, but it is God who teaches.
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I was not yet in love, yet I loved to love. I sought what I might love, in love with loving.
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The good Christian should beware of mathematicians. The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and confine man in the bonds of Hell.
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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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