Patience is the companion of wisdom.
SAINT AUGUSTINEIf you are suffering from a bad man’s injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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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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To sing is to pray twice.
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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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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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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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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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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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It’s not in the book or in the writer that readers discern the truth of what they read; they see it in themselves, if the light of truth has penetrated their minds.
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We speak, but it is God who teaches.
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No one can have God as his father who does not have the Church as his mother.
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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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What are kingdoms without justice? They’re just gangs of bandits.
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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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The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
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