Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.
SAINT AUGUSTINEGod gives where he finds empty hands.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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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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Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times.
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Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord!
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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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He who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.
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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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Sin is Energy in the wrong channel.
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Peace in society depends upon peace in the family.
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Pray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you.
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What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.
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The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift.
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The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
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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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