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Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.

Saint Augustine

In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Ansence Justice Organize Robber
It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Advantage Close Eyes Inspirational Light
No one can have God as his father who does not have the Church as his mother.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Church Father God Mother
Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Hard Time Inspirational Live People Time
If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Goodness Live Time
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.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Book Light Mind Reading Truth
Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Happiness Impossible Indeed Live Man
In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Charity Essential Liberty Unity
I was not yet in love, yet I loved to love. I sought what I might love, in love with loving.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Love Philosophy
Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
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God Lord Value
The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Holy Home Letter Scripture
Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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Faith Politics
Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.
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Anger Beautiful Courage Daughter Hope
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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Future God Love Mercy Mistake Past
We made bad use of immortality, and so ended up dying; Christ made good use of mortality, so that we might end up living.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Die Ending God Immortal Live Mortal
The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Greatness Himself Kindness Lead Man Render Truth

Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.

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