Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.
SAINT AUGUSTINEHabit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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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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He that is jealous is not in love.
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Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision.
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Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.
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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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Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord!
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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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The purpose of all wars, is peace.
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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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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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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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Life is a misery, death an uncertainty.
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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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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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