In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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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Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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Love endures in adversity, is moderate in prosperity; brave under harsh sufferings, cheerful in good works; utterly reliable in temptation, utterly open-handed in hospitality; as happy as can be among true brothers and sisters, as patient as you can get among the false one’s.
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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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 measure of love is to love without measure.
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The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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He fashioned hell for the inquisitive.
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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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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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Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
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If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times.
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God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
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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.
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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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