Saint Augustine

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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Give me chastity and continence, but not yet. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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Patience is the companion of wisdom. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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