It’s not in the book or in the writer that readers discern the truth of what they read; they see it in themselves, if the light of truth has penetrated their minds.
SAINT AUGUSTINEIn essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.
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There is no possible source of evil except good.
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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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The measure of love is to love without measure.
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The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.
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Through the troubles of our earthly pilgrimage we find God.
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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Peace in society depends upon peace in the family.
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God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.
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Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.
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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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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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There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.
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Sin is Energy in the wrong channel.
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