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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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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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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Forgiveness is the remission of sins.
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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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The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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We speak, but it is God who teaches.
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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Peace in society depends upon peace in the family.
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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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Through the troubles of our earthly pilgrimage we find God.
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Pray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you.
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The measure of love is to love without measure.
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The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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Life is a misery, death an uncertainty.
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