The angels surround and help the priest when he is celebrating Mass.
Saint AugustineRead
If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quality of our lives directly influences the state of the world around us.
Saint Augustine emphasizes the idea that our individual actions and behaviors shape the society we live in. If we strive to live morally and ethically, we create a positive environment, suggesting that the nature of our lives is interconnected with the wider context of our times. This highlights the responsibility each person holds in contributing to the greater good.
Themes
Good LivesTimesResponsibilitySocietyMorality
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about community service, you can use this quote to inspire people to contribute positively.
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All quotes →There is no health in those who are displeased by an element in Your creation, just as there was none in me when I was displeased by many things You had made. Because my soul didn't dare to say that my God displeased me, it refused to attribute to You whatever was displeasing.
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Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times.
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Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart.
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Whatever skills I have acquired, whatever gifts I have been given, I place them at Your service.
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Everyone who observes himself doubting observes a truth, and about that which he observes he is certain; therefore he is certain about a truth. Everyone therefore who doubts whether truth exists has in himself a truth on which not to doubt.... Hence one who can doubt at all ought not to doubt the existence of truth.
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