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 AUGUSTINESin is believing the lie that you are self-created, self-dependent and self-sustained.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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Symbols are powerful because they are the visible signs of invisible realities.
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Forgiveness is the remission of sins.
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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Peace in society depends upon peace in the family.
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Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.
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We count on God’s mercy for our past mistakes, on God’s love for our present needs, on God’s sovereignty for our future.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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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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Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow.
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Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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It’s not in the book or in the writer that readers discern the truth of what they read; they see it in themselves, if the light of truth has penetrated their minds.
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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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