Saint Augustine Quotes

We must understand then, that even though God doesn't always give us what we want, He always gives us what we need for our salvation.

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• I think everyone should approach relationships from the perspective of playing it straight and giving someone the benefit of the doubt. Until he establishes that this is a game. And if it's a game, you need to win. The best thing to do is just walk away from the table.

  

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• I work in a very tough area of Britain. There is not much hope sociologically where I live and work, they're all sorts of conditions of poverty and deprivation and so on, I really do believe that the message of the kingdom of God is for places like this.

  

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• Some people who know me might say, 'He's not a great example of a nice person; he's a malicious, tough and ruthless guy.' But when the day is done, as long as I've held to my values and been true to my family and my God, it won't matter what anyone else thinks.

  

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• I started acting because it was essentially the way I needed to survive and equalize my inner life.

  

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• We must understand then, that even though God doesn't always give us what we want, He always gives us what we need for our salvation.

  

  Saint Augustine
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