The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
SAINT AUGUSTINEFor what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall?
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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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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When God is our strength, it is strength indeed; when our strength is our own, it is only weakness.
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He who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.
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The measure of love is to love without measure.
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Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times.
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The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.
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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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In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.
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Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord!
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision.
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He fashioned hell for the inquisitive.
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Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
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