Saint Augustine Quotes

Saint Augustine

Saint

Born: 354

Died: 430

Evil Good Me Our Will You

Related authors: Francis of Assisi Joan of Arc Mother Teresa Pope John Paul II Saint Ambrose Saint Ignatius Saint Teresa of Avila St. Jerome

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. Saint Augustine

Pride Men Changed Humility Angels Devils Makes

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. Saint Augustine

Faith You Reward Believe See

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like. Saint Augustine

Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering. Saint Augustine

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die. Saint Augustine

Waiting Drinking Poison Other Like Person Die Resentment

Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul. Saint Augustine

Love You Soul Love Is Beauty Since Within Grows

If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself. Saint Augustine

You Yourself Believe Like Gospel Gospels Reject

Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you. Saint Augustine

Time Good You Accidents Pay Those Circumstances Brought Attention Since Closer Cannot Place Special Who Connection

He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent. Saint Augustine

Will Our He Without Us Created Help Who Consent Save

The greatest evil is physical pain. Saint Augustine

Evil Pain Physical Physical Pain Greatest Medical

It seems to me that an unjust law is no law at all. Saint Augustine

Me Law Unjust No Law Seems

Punishment is justice for the unjust. Saint Augustine

Justice Legal Unjust Punishment

This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections. Saint Augustine

Man Own Out Find Imperfections Perfection His Very

Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider. Saint Augustine

Grace Will Horse Rider

O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet. Saint Augustine

Funny Me Pure Lord Help

In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty. Saint Augustine

Duty Ought Our Because Praise Doing Deserve

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend. Saint Augustine

You Judge Will Lose Strangers Other One Friend Come Accept Because Hand Friend Friends Same Gain Ask Request Dispute Two

The purpose of all wars, is peace. Saint Augustine

Peace Purpose Wars

Bad company is like a nail driven into a post, which, after the first and second blow, may be drawn out with little difficulty; but being once driven up to the head, the pincers cannot take hold to draw it out, but which can only be done by the destruction of the wood. Saint Augustine

Destruction Post First Difficulty Once Draw Drawn Out Bad Only Take Driven Head Nail Like Up Blow Done May Wood Being Hold After Cannot Which Little Company Second

Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee. Saint Augustine

Heart Our Thou Rests Thyself Until Quiet Thee Us Created

What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful bonds around me; and sure enough, I would be lashed with the red-hot pokers or jealousy, by suspicions and fear, by burst of anger and quarrels. Saint Augustine

Love Jealousy Me Anger Fear Enough Those Would Would-Be Wrapped Most Red-Hot Sure Around Quarrels Caught Suspicions Loved Burst Happily To Love Painful Eager Bonds Needed

Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand. Saint Augustine

You Believe Seek Understand May

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