He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
SAINT AUGUSTINEWhat are kingdoms without justice? They’re just gangs of bandits.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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Through the troubles of our earthly pilgrimage we find God.
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Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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We speak, but it is God who teaches.
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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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He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
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Learn to dance, so when you get to heaven the angels know what to do with you.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.
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The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.
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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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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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To sing is to pray twice.
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We speak, but it is God who teaches.
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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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If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times.
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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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I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him.
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There is no possible source of evil except good.
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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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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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When God is our strength, it is strength indeed; when our strength is our own, it is only weakness.
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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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