It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
SAINT AUGUSTINEHabit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.
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Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.
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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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If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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He who has God has everything; he who has everything but God has nothing.
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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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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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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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Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
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In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.
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Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do.
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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Symbols are powerful because they are the visible signs of invisible realities.
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God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
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