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.
SAINT AUGUSTINELove is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision.
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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He who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.
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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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If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself.
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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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The purpose of all wars, is peace.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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I was not yet in love, yet I loved to love. I sought what I might love, in love with loving.
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We speak, but it is God who teaches.
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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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Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord!
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Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.
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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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Truth is not private property.
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Pray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you.
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