Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
SAINT AUGUSTINETrust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.
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The purpose of all wars, is peace.
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Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.
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Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
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God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
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The measure of love is to love without measure.
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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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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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He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
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Heaven forbid that we should believe in such a way as not to accept or seek reasons, since we could not even believe if we did not possess rational souls.
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He fashioned hell for the inquisitive.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.
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Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift.
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