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Spirit Quotes by Saint Augustine
- O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams.
- The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.
- Angels are spirits, but it is not because they are spirits that they are angels. They become angels when they are sent. For the name…
- Moreover, from the time when He said, 'Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of…
- As to those other things which we hold on the authority, not of Scripture, but of tradition, and which are observed throughout the whole world,…
- It is this one Spirit who makes it possible for an infant to be regenerated . . . when that infant is brought to baptism;…
- Without the Spirit we can neither love God nor keep His commandments.
- Now the Apostle, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, says, "Knowledge inflates: but love edifies." The only correct inerpretation of this saying is that…
- Poltinus the Platonist proves by means of the blossoms and leaves that from the Supreme God, whose beauty is invisible and ineffable, Providence reaches down…
- Even in waging war, cherish the spirit of peace-maker; that, by conquering those whom you attack, you may lead them back to the advantages of…
- Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one’s flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters the clouds of concupiscence, quenches…
- In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
- No one knows what he himself is made of, except his own spirit within him, yet there is still some part of him which remains…
- The good Christian should beware of mathematicians and all those who make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with…
- Our progress in holiness exactly corresponds to our progress in the spirit of prayer: he who prays well lives well.
- The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and confine man in the bonds of Hell
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- O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams. — Saint Augustine
- The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood. — Saint Augustine
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- The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory. — James A. Baldwin
- No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal… — Ansel Adams
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