Sin is believing the lie that you are self-created, self-dependent and self-sustained.
SAINT AUGUSTINELove is the beauty of the soul.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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I was not yet in love, yet I loved to love. I sought what I might love, in love with loving.
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To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.
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The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.
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The purpose of all wars, is peace.
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
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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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He that is jealous is not in love.
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God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
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I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him.
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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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You are my Lord, because You have no need of my goodness.
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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
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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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God gives where he finds empty hands.
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There is no possible source of evil except good.
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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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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The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.
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He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
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To sing is to pray twice.
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If you understood him, it would not be God.
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Two criminals were crucified with Christ. One was saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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