Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.
SAINT AUGUSTINEIn order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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We speak, but it is God who teaches.
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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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He that is jealous is not in love.
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Love is the beauty of the soul.
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Life is a misery, death an uncertainty.
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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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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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Through the troubles of our earthly pilgrimage we find God.
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Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.
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He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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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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Symbols are powerful because they are the visible signs of invisible realities.
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Love endures in adversity, is moderate in prosperity; brave under harsh sufferings, cheerful in good works; utterly reliable in temptation, utterly open-handed in hospitality; as happy as can be among true brothers and sisters, as patient as you can get among the false one’s.
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Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord!
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