God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
SAINT AUGUSTINENo one can have God as his father who does not have the Church as his mother.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.
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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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He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
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The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.
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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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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.
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Through the troubles of our earthly pilgrimage we find God.
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Lord, teach me to know you, and to know myself.
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Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.
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The measure of love is to love without measure.
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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.
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