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If you understood him, it would not be God.

Saint Augustine

In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Charity Essential Liberty Unity
Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Body Die Forever Future Live Soul Take Care
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.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Explanation Time
The good Christian should beware of mathematicians. The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and confine man in the bonds of Hell.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Beware Danger Devil Existence Hell Mathematics
God has no need of your money, but the poor have. You give it to the poor, and God receives it.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

God Money Need Poor Receive
Two criminals were crucified with Christ. One was saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Crime Despair God Lord Save
Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord!
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Afraif God Lord Throw Yourself
He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Consent Creation God Help Save
Learn to dance, so when you get to heaven the angels know what to do with you.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Angel Dance Heaven Learn
Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Beauty Growth Love Soul
In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Character Discover Love Observe People
Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Complete Easy Moderation Perfection
The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Body Command Instant Meet Mind Obey Resistance
The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Blood Carry Dwell Soul Spirit
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
If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift.
SAINT AUGUSTINE

Gift God Preparation Respond Slow

If you understood him, it would not be God.

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