He fashioned hell for the inquisitive.
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 are too weak to discover the truth by reason alone.
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The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
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Love is the beauty of the soul.
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There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.
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We count on God’s mercy for our past mistakes, on God’s love for our present needs, on God’s sovereignty for our future.
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Our hearts have been made for you, O God, and they shall never rest until they rest in you.
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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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Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure: where your treasure, there your heart; where your heart, there your happiness.
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Forgiveness is the remission of sins.
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Truth is not private property.
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We speak, but it is God who teaches.
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If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift.
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Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
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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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