Whoever, then, thinks that he understands the Holy Scriptures, or any part of them, but puts such an … - Saint Augustine

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If a person weren't failing in some way, shape or form, would he or she need to blame, justify, or complain? The obvious answer is no.

Saint Augustine

Whoever, then, thinks that he understands the Holy Scriptures, or any part of them, but puts such an interpretation upon them as does not tend to build up this twofold love of God and our neighbor, does not yet understand them as he ought.

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Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.

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He who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.

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