We made bad use of immortality, and so ended up dying; Christ made good use of mortality, so that we might end up living.
SAINT AUGUSTINEHe who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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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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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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There is no possible source of evil except good.
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He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
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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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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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The measure of love is to love without measure.
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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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The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.
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The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
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Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
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