God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
SAINT AUGUSTINEWe speak, but it is God who teaches.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
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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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Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
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Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.
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Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.
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He who has God has everything; he who has everything but God has nothing.
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Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
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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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What are kingdoms without justice? They’re just gangs of bandits.
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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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The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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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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God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.
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