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More Quotes by Augustine of Hippo
It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
Peace in society depends upon peace in the family.
Some people, in order to discover God, read books. But there is a great book: the very appearance of created things. Look above you! Look below you! Read it. God, whom you want to discover, never wrote that book with ink. Instead, He set before your eyes the things that He had made. Can you ask for a louder voice than that?
Sin is believing the lie that you are self-created, self-dependent and self-sustained.
If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift. He will not deny us. God withholds what you are not yet ready for. He wants you to have a lively desire for His greatest gifts. All of which is to say, pray always and do not lose heart.
In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.
God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.
If God is, why is there evil? But if God is not, why is there good?
Because God has made us for Himself, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.
Oh, God, to know you is life. To serve You is freedom. To praise you is the soul's joy and delight. Guard me with the power of Your grace here and in all places. Now and at all times, forever. Amen.
