Saint Augustine Quotes, Light Quotes, Suffering Quotes

A very weighty argument is this namely, that neither does the light which descends from thence, chiefly upon the world , mix itself with anything, nor admit of dirtiness or pollution, but remains entirely, and in all things that are, free from defilement, admixture, and suffering.

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It is indeed better (as no one ever could deny) that men should be led to worship God by teaching, than that they should be driven to it by fear of punishment or pain; but it does not follow that because the former course produces the better men, therefore those who do not yield to it should be neglected. For many have found advantage (as we have proved, and are daily proving by actual experiment), in being first compelled by fear or pain, so that they might afterwards be influenced by teaching, or might follow out in act what they had already learned in word.

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A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently.

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The good Christian should beware the mathematician and all those who make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine man in the bonds of hell.

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Men go forth to wonder at the height of mountains, the huge waves of the sea, the broad flow of the ocean, the course of the stars-and forget to wonder at themselves. Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.

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If you lose your soul, there is a danger of its being destroyed. Therefore, you may not love it, since you do not want it to be destroyed. But in not wanting it to be destroyed, you love it.

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He who thinks he lives without sin puts aside not sin, but pardon.

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Choose to love whomsoever thou wilt: all else will follow.

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He that loveth little prayeth little, he that loveth much prayeth much.

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In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.

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When I come to be united to thee with all my being, then there will be no more pain and toil for me, and my life shall be a real life, being wholly filled by thee.

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One never errs more safely than when one errs by too much loving the truth.

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Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.

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A temptation arises: it is the wind. It disturbs you: it is the surging of the seas. This is the time to awaken Christ and let Him remind you of these words

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Whatever skills I have acquired, whatever gifts I have been given, I place them at Your service.

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Every infinity... is made finite to God.

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Whoever is still seeking for miracles so that he may believe is himself a wonder, who does not believe while the world around him does.

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Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider.

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So you see how endlessly futile and fruitless it would be if we wanted to refute their objections every time they obstinately resolved not to think through what they say but merely to speak, just so long as they contradict our arguments in any way they can.

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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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