There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.
SAINT AUGUSTINEIt is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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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 soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.
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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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If you are suffering from a bad man’s injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men.
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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
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The punishment of every disordered mind is its own disorder.
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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
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Symbols are powerful because they are the visible signs of invisible realities.
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The purpose of all wars, is peace.
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Peace in society depends upon peace in the family.
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Heaven forbid that we should believe in such a way as not to accept or seek reasons, since we could not even believe if we did not possess rational souls.
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Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.
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We speak, but it is God who teaches.
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