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The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.

Saint Augustine

For what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall?
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God Guide Myself
If you are suffering from a bad man’s injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men.
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Bad Forgiveness Justice Man Suffering
Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.
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Love Mortal Slave Soul Unhappy
God gives where he finds empty hands.
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Empty Giving God Hands
Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Believe Faith Inspirational Reward Understand
God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
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God Man One Liner Provide Raise Sail Wind
He who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.
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Atheist Deny Existence God
If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Goodness Live Time
If 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.
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Correct Goodness Growth Love Pardon Root Silence Speak
In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.
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Character Discover Love Observe People
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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Explanation Time
He fashioned hell for the inquisitive.
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Fashion Hell One Liner
Sin is believing the lie that you are self-created, self-dependent and self-sustained.
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Believe Creation Dependent Sin Sustain
What are kingdoms without justice? They’re just gangs of bandits.
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Bandit Gang Justice Kingdom
Humility must accompany all our actions, must be with us everywhere; for as soon as we glory in our good works they are of no further value to our advancement in virtue.
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Accomplishment Action Advance Glory Humility Value Virtue Work
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.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Adversity Brave Cheer Endurance Love Moderate Prosperity Suffering

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