We are too weak to discover the truth by reason alone.
SAINT AUGUSTINEIn the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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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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Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.
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When God is our strength, it is strength indeed; when our strength is our own, it is only weakness.
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Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
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What are kingdoms without justice? They’re just gangs of bandits.
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God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
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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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To sing is to pray twice.
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Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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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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God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
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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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God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
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The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.
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