Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
SAINT AUGUSTINEHe loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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Heaven forbid that we should believe in such a way as not to accept or seek reasons, since we could not even believe if we did not possess rational souls.
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If you keep silent, keep silent by love: if you speak, speak by love; if you correct, correct by love; if you pardon, pardon by love; let love be rooted in you, and from the root nothing but good can grow. Love and do what you will.
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There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.
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Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.
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He who has God has everything; he who has everything but God has nothing.
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The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.
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Learn to dance, so when you get to heaven the angels know what to do with you.
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Truth is not private property.
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We are too weak to discover the truth by reason alone.
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Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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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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For what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall?
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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