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More Quotes by Augustine of Hippo
If you are suffering from a bad man's injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men.
Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.
The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
Lord, teach me to know you, and to know myself.
Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do.
Do you desire security? Here you have it. The Lord says to you, "I will never abandon you, I will always be with you." If a good man made you such a promise, you would trust him. God makes it, and do you doubt? Do you seek a support more sure than the word of God, which is infallible? Surely, He has made the promise, He has written it, He has pledged His word for it, it is most certain.
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?
Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
Peace in society depends upon peace in the family.
