The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
SAINT AUGUSTINEYou are my Lord, because You have no need of my goodness.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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He that is jealous is not in love.
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Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord!
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You are my Lord, because You have no need of my goodness.
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The Bible was composed in such a way that as beginners mature, its meaning grows with them.
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God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.
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Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.
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Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.
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The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
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We are too weak to discover the truth by reason alone.
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For what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall?
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Lord, teach me to know you, and to know myself.
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Humility must accompany all our actions, must be with us everywhere; for as soon as we glory in our good works they are of no further value to our advancement in virtue.
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I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him.
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Sin is Energy in the wrong channel.
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The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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God gives where he finds empty hands.
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Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do.
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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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No one can have God as his father who does not have the Church as his mother.
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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