No one can have God as his father who does not have the Church as his mother.
SAINT AUGUSTINENo one can have God as his father who does not have the Church as his mother.
SAINT AUGUSTINEWhen God is our strength, it is strength indeed; when our strength is our own, it is only weakness.
SAINT AUGUSTINEHope 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 AUGUSTINEPatience is the companion of wisdom.
SAINT AUGUSTINEIf you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself.
SAINT AUGUSTINEFaith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.
SAINT AUGUSTINEPray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you.
SAINT AUGUSTINEHeaven forbid that we should believe in such a way as not to accept or seek reasons, since we could not even believe if we did not possess rational souls.
SAINT AUGUSTINETwo criminals were crucified with Christ. One was saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume.
SAINT AUGUSTINEUnhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.
SAINT AUGUSTINEUnderstanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
SAINT AUGUSTINETruth is not private property.
SAINT AUGUSTINEIn my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
SAINT AUGUSTINEI was in misery, and misery is the state of every soul overcome by friendship with mortal things and lacerated when they are lost.
SAINT AUGUSTINEComplete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
SAINT AUGUSTINEGod has no need of your money, but the poor have. You give it to the poor, and God receives it.
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