To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.
SAINT AUGUSTINELord, teach me to know you, and to know myself.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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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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He who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.
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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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Lord, teach me to know you, and to know myself.
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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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What are kingdoms without justice? They’re just gangs of bandits.
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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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He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
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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.
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God gives where he finds empty hands.
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Through the troubles of our earthly pilgrimage we find God.
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Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
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Love has reasons that reason knows not.
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What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.
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The purpose of all wars, is peace.
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