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.
SAINT AUGUSTINEWe count on God’s mercy for our past mistakes, on God’s love for our present needs, on God’s sovereignty for our future.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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We speak, but it is God who teaches.
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Forgiveness is the remission of sins.
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Love is the beauty of the soul.
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I was in misery, and misery is the state of every soul overcome by friendship with mortal things and lacerated when they are lost.
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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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If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times.
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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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Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do.
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Two criminals were crucified with Christ. One was saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume.
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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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God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.
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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 that is jealous is not in love.
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Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord!
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We made bad use of immortality, and so ended up dying; Christ made good use of mortality, so that we might end up living.
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