Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
SAINT AUGUSTINEThe truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
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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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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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Life is a misery, death an uncertainty.
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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If you are suffering from a bad man’s injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men.
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The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.
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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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Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord!
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The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
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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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The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.
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