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Never judge a philosophy by its abuse.

Saint Augustine

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And how shall I call upon my God, my God and Lord, since, when I call for Him, I shall be calling Him to myself? and what room is there within me, whither my God can come into me? whither can God come into me, God who made heaven and earth? is there, indeed, O Lord my God, aught in me that can contain thee?
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I would not believe in the Gospel, if the authority of the Catholic Church did not bid me to do so.
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I thought that continence was a matter of our own strength, and I knew that I had not the strength: for in my utter foolishness I did not know the word of Your Scripture that none can be continent unless You give it.
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Your persistent longing is your persistent voice. But when love grows cold, the heart grows silent. Burning love is the outcry of the heart! If you are filled with longing all the time, you will keep crying out, and if your love perseveres, your cry will be heard without fail.
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If you don't believe it you won't understand it.
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The sufficiency of my merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient.
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In what is necessary, unity in what is not necessary, liberty and in all things charity.
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Lord, teach me to know you, and to know myself.
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