Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
SAINT AUGUSTINEUnhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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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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God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
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Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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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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If you keep silent, keep silent by love: if you speak, speak by love; if you correct, correct by love; if you pardon, pardon by love; let love be rooted in you, and from the root nothing but good can grow. Love and do what you will.
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Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.
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Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
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Our hearts have been made for you, O God, and they shall never rest until they rest in you.
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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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In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.
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Symbols are powerful because they are the visible signs of invisible realities.
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Truth is not private property.
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He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
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