If you understood him, it would not be God.
SAINT AUGUSTINEGod provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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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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The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
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We made bad use of immortality, and so ended up dying; Christ made good use of mortality, so that we might end up living.
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He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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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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The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.
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The measure of love is to love without measure.
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Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.
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Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.
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Symbols are powerful because they are the visible signs of invisible realities.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.
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The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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