In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
SAINT AUGUSTINEPray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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To sing is to pray twice.
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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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The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.
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The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
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Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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He that is jealous is not in love.
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If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift.
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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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In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.
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There is no possible source of evil except good.
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