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Saint Augustine Quotes: Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending.
         

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending.


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To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.

To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.



Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.



A Christian is: a mind through which Christ thinks, a heart through which Christ loves, a voice through which Christ speaks, and a hand through which Christ helps.

A Christian is: a mind through which Christ thinks, a heart through which Christ loves, a voice through which Christ speaks, and a hand through which Christ helps.



Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow.

Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow.



The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.

The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.



Because God has made us for Himself, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.

Because God has made us for Himself, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.



Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.



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

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



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.

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.



There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.

There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.





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