I was in misery, and misery is the state of every soul overcome by friendship with mortal things and lacerated when they are lost.
SAINT AUGUSTINEThe greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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He who has God has everything; he who has everything but God has nothing.
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The purpose of all wars, is peace.
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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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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
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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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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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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
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I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him.
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Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
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Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
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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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The Bible was composed in such a way that as beginners mature, its meaning grows with them.
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Love is the beauty of the soul.
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