He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
SAINT AUGUSTINEI was not yet in love, yet I loved to love. I sought what I might love, in love with loving.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
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God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
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Love endures in adversity, is moderate in prosperity; brave under harsh sufferings, cheerful in good works; utterly reliable in temptation, utterly open-handed in hospitality; as happy as can be among true brothers and sisters, as patient as you can get among the false one’s.
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The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.
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Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
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You are my Lord, because You have no need of my goodness.
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What are kingdoms without justice? They’re just gangs of bandits.
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He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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Pray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you.
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There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.
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Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow.
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