Seek what suffices…
Seek what suffices, seek what is enough, and don’t desire more. Whatever goes beyond that produces anxiety not relief: it will weigh you down instead of lifting you up.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Mary is more blessed…
Mary is more blessed because she embraces faith in Christ than because she conceives the flesh of Christ.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
To forgive someone….
To forgive someone who is looking for forgiveness is the same thing as giving alms. It is an act of mercy.
–Saint Augustine (354-439)
Idolatry is worshipping…
Idolatry is worshipping anything that ought to be used, or using anything that is meant to be worshipped.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
God is our strength…
When God is our strength, it is strength indeed; when our strength is our own, it is only weakness.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
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