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.
SAINT AUGUSTINEBeware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.
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The purpose of all wars, is peace.
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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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Pray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you.
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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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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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In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.
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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 measure of love is to love without measure.
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Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.
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Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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He that is jealous is not in love.
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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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