Saint Augustine Quotes, Moving Quotes, Hands Quotes

The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance. The mind commands the hand to move, and it so easy that one hardly distinguishes the order from its execution. Yet mind is mind and hand is body. The mind orders the mind to will. The recipient of the order is itself, yet it does not perform it.

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It is not often that we use language correctly; usually we use it incorrectly, though we understand each others meaning.

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God is best known in not knowing him.

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The verdict of the world is conclusive.

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Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending.

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If you understood him, it would not be God.

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Lord, who art always the same, give that I know myself, give that I know Thee.

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What matters it to me if someone does not understand this? Let him too rejoice and say, “What is this?” Let him rejoice even at this, and let him love to find you while not finding it out, rather than, while finding it out, not to find you.

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Near our vineyard there was a pear tree laden with fruit that was not attractive in either flavor or form. One night, when I [at the age of sixteen] had played until dark on the sandlot with some other juvenile delinquents, we went to shake that tree and carry off its fruit. From it we carried off huge loads, not to feast on, but to throw to the pigs, although we did eat a few ourselves. We did it just because it was forbidden.

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The same thing which is now called Christian religion existed among the ancients. They have begun to call 'Christian' the true religion which existed before.

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My love is my weight. Because of it, I move.

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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.

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Imagine the vanity of thinking that your enemy can do you more damage than your enmity.

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