God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
SAINT AUGUSTINEMiracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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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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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
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He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
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The measure of love is to love without measure.
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He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
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Love is the beauty of the soul.
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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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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.
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Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.
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We count on God’s mercy for our past mistakes, on God’s love for our present needs, on God’s sovereignty for our future.
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When God is our strength, it is strength indeed; when our strength is our own, it is only weakness.
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