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God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
― Augustine of Hippo
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If God is, why is there evil? But if God is not, why is there good?
― Augustine of Hippo
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Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.
― Augustine of Hippo
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If you are suffering from a bad man's injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men.
― Augustine of Hippo
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Love and say it with your life.
― Augustine of Hippo
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Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
― Augustine of Hippo
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There is no love without hope, no hope without love, and neither hope nor love without faith.
― Augustine of Hippo
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If you are silent, be silent out of love. If you speak, speak out of love.
― Augustine of Hippo
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
― Augustine of Hippo
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
― Augustine of Hippo
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Therefore once for all this short command is given to you. 'Love and do what you will.' If you keep silent, keep silent by love; if you speak, speak by love; if you correct, correct by love; if you pardon, pardon by love: let love be rooted in you, and from the root nothing but good can grow.
― Augustine of Hippo
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Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.
― Augustine of Hippo
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The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
― Augustine of Hippo
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God has no need of your money, but the poor have. You give it to the poor, and God receives it.
― Augustine of Hippo
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Peace in society depends upon peace in the family.
― Augustine of Hippo
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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.
― Augustine of Hippo
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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?
― Augustine of Hippo
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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
― Augustine of Hippo
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Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
― Augustine of Hippo
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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.
― Augustine of Hippo
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