Two criminals were crucified with Christ. One was saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume.
SAINT AUGUSTINEUnderstanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
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Life is a misery, death an uncertainty.
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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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He fashioned hell for the inquisitive.
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Forgiveness is the remission of sins.
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Love is the beauty of the soul.
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Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.
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God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
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For what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall?
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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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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.
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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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Symbols are powerful because they are the visible signs of invisible realities.
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