God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
SAINT AUGUSTINEIf you keep silent, keep silent by love: if you speak, speak by love; if you correct, correct by love; if you pardon, pardon by love; let love be rooted in you, and from the root nothing but good can grow. Love and do what you will.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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There is no possible source of evil except good.
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Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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Two criminals were crucified with Christ. One was saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume.
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The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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The good Christian should beware of mathematicians. The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and confine man in the bonds of Hell.
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Love endures in adversity, is moderate in prosperity; brave under harsh sufferings, cheerful in good works; utterly reliable in temptation, utterly open-handed in hospitality; as happy as can be among true brothers and sisters, as patient as you can get among the false one’s.
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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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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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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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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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The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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He fashioned hell for the inquisitive.
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