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In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.

Saint Augustine

In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Character Discover Love Observe People
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.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Correct Goodness Growth Love Pardon Root Silence Speak
Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Faith Politics
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.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Beware Danger Devil Existence Hell Mathematics
Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Contrary Miracle Nature
Pray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Dependent God Inspirational Pray Responsiblity Work Hard
I was not yet in love, yet I loved to love. I sought what I might love, in love with loving.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Love Philosophy
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.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Anger Beautiful Courage Daughter Hope
If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Goodness Live Time
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.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Accomplishment Action Advance Glory Humility Value Virtue Work
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Angel Change Devil Humility Men Pride
Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure: where your treasure, there your heart; where your heart, there your happiness.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Happiness Heart Pleasure Treasure
We are too weak to discover the truth by reason alone.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Alone Discover Reason Truth Weak
The purpose of all wars, is peace.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

One Liner Peace Purpose War
We count on God’s mercy for our past mistakes, on God’s love for our present needs, on God’s sovereignty for our future.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Future God Love Mercy Mistake Past
He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

God Himself Love Positive

In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.

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