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 AUGUSTINETwo criminals were crucified with Christ. One was saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord!
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God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
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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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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
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We speak, but it is God who teaches.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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There is no possible source of evil except good.
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For what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall?
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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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Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
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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.
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The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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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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