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Quotes by St. Augustine

Remove justice and what are states but gangs of bandits on a large scale? And what are bandit gangs but kingdoms in miniature?
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Remove justice and what are states but gangs of bandits on a large scale? And what are bandit gangs but kingdoms in miniature?
You, our God, shall be arbiter between my confessions and their contradictions.
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You, our God, shall be arbiter between my confessions and their contradictions.
He who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.
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He who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.
Prayer is the key that opens heaven; the favors we ask descend upon us the very instant our prayers ascend to God.
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Prayer is the key that opens heaven; the favors we ask descend upon us the very instant our prayers ascend to God.
This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.
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This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.
This disease of curiosity.
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This disease of curiosity.
Fine style does not make something true, nor has a man a wise soul because he has a handsome face and well-chosen eloquence.
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Fine style does not make something true, nor has a man a wise soul because he has a handsome face and well-chosen eloquence.
I write because I've made progress and I make progress because I write.
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I write because I've made progress and I make progress because I write.
I write because I've made progress and I make progress because I write.(i.e. I write as I learn and I learn as I write)St. Augustine of Hippo (354 - 430 A.D.)
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I write because I've made progress and I make progress because I write.(i.e. I write as I learn and I learn as I write)St. Augustine of Hippo (354 - 430 A.D.)
Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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