Saint Augustine Quotes, Heart Quotes, Men Quotes

Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart.

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Peace is not sought in order to provoke war, but war is waged in order to attain peace.

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Punishment is justice for the unjust.

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He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king.

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Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

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By means of corporal and temporal things we may comprehend the eternal and the spiritual.

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It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.

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The angels surround and help the priest when he is celebrating Mass.

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A person can do other things against his will, but belief is possible only in one who is willing.

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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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Slavery is not penal in character and planned by that law which commands the preservation of the natural order and forbids disturbance.

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Poetry is devil's wine.

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Is any man skillful enough to have fashioned himself?

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Your first task is to be dissatisfied with yourself, fight sin, and transform yourself into something better. Your second task is to put up with the trials and temptations of this world that will be brought on by the change in your life and to persevere to the very end in the midst of these things.

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It is He who gave to this intellectual nature free-will of such a kind, that if he wishes to forsake God his blessedness, misery should forthwith result.

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God bestows more consideration on the purity of the intention with which our actions are performed than on the actions themselves.

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Go forth on your path, as it exists only through your walking.

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It is better that the truth be known than that scandal be covered up.

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Give me yourself, O my God, give yourself back to me. Lo, I love you, but if my love is too mean, let me love more passionately. I cannot gauge my love, nor know how far it fails, how much more love I need for my life to set its course straight into your arms, never swerving until hidden in the covert of your face.

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War should we waged without love of violence, cruelty, or enmity.

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