Saint Augustine Quotes, Justice Quotes

You (God) have not only commanded continence, that is, from what things we are to restrain our love, but also justice, that is, on what we are to bestow our love.

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If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe.

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To sing is to pray twice.

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We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain.

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The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.

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Should you ask me what is the first thing in religion, I should reply that the first, second, and third thing therein is humility.

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Thou movest us to delight in praising Thee; for Thou hast formed us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee.

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There is nothing more serious than the sacrilege of schism because there is no just cause for severing the unity of the Church.

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In the usual course of study I had come to a book of a certain Cicero.

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Nothing so clearly distinguishes a spiritual man as his treatment of an erring brother.

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Don't let your life give evidence against your tongue. Sing with your voices... sing also with your conduct.

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Love and do as you will.

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A Christian man is on his guard with respect to those who philosophize according to the elements of this world, not according to God, by Whom the world itself was made; for he is warned by the precept of the apostle and faithfully hears what has been said, 'Beware that no one deceive you through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the elements of the world'

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It is the function of perfection to make one know one's imperfection.

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One loving heart sets another on fire.

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He who labours, prays.

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If you understand, it is not God.

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Beauty grows in you to the extent that love grows, because charity itself is the soul's beauty.

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The fellow who eggs you on to avenge yourself will rob you of what you were going to say - as we forgive our debtors . When you have forfeited that, all your sins will be held against you; absolutely nothing is forgiven.

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Love has reasons that reason knows not.

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