Saint Augustine Quotes, World Quotes

The world's verdict is conclusive.

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Let us therefore yield ourselves and bow to the authority of the Holy Scriptures, which can neither err nor deceive.

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We come to God by love and not by navigation.

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No man has a right to lead such a life of contemplation as to forget in his own ease the service due to his neighbor.

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It is not the being seen of men that is wrong, but doing these things for the purpose of being seen of men. The problem with the hypocrite is his motivation. He does not want to be holy; he only wants to seem to be holy. He is more concerned with his reputation for righteousness than about actually becoming righteous. The approbation of men matters more to him than the approval of God.

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Any woman who does not give birth to as many children as she is capable is guilty of murder.

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Love, and He will draw near; love, and He will dwell within you.

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Father, I am seeking: I am hesitant and uncertain, but will you, O God, watch over each step of mine and guide me.

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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.

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For, were it not good that evil things should also exist, the omnipotent God would almost certainly not allow evil to be, since beyond doubt it is just as easy for Him not to allow what He does not will, as for Him to do what He will.

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To withhold forgiveness is to take poison and expect the unforgiven to die.

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Love, and do what you will. If you are silent, be silent for love; or if you cry out, cry out for love. If you chastise, chastise for love; if you spare, spare for love.

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What is grace? I know until you ask me; when you ask me, I do not know.

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God Almighty would in no way permit evil in His works were He not so omnipotent and good that even out of evil He could work good.

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My weight is my love.

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To wisdom belongs the intellectual apprehension of eternal things; to knowledge, the rational knowledge of temporal things.

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It is a sin to judge any man by his post

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God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.

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My mother spoke of Christ to my father, by her feminine and childlike virtues, and, after having borne his violence without a murmur or complaint, gained him at the close of his life to Christ.

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God does not expect us to submit our faith to him without reason, but the very limits of our reason make faith a necessity.

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