Memorable Saint Augustine Quotes

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"Our hearts are restless until they rest in you, O Lord."
Saint Augustine
"Punishment is justice for the unjust."
Saint Augustine
"You should not dread getting old; the gifts of age bless you long after youth is wasted."
Saint Augustine
"Too late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new! Too late have I loved you!"
Saint Augustine
"Understand so that you may believe, believe so that you may understand."
Saint Augustine
"Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility."
Saint Augustine
"What does God care whether we rise up early or late? We rise up early that we may have more time to work in his service; we rise up early that we may think of him; we rise up early that we may remember his benefits."
Saint Augustine
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"He who sings prays twice."
Saint Augustine
"People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering."
Saint Augustine
"You aspire to great things - begin with little ones."
Saint Augustine
"There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future."
Saint Augustine
"For you, I am a bishop; but with you, I am a Christian. The first is an office accepted; the second is being born."
Saint Augustine
"God does not expect us to submit our faith to him without reason, but the very limits of our reason make faith a necessity."
Saint Augustine
"We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain."
Saint Augustine
"The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences."
Saint Augustine
"Our life is a hope which is continually converting itself into memory and memory in turn begets hope."
Saint Augustine
"The measure of love is to love without measure."
Saint Augustine
"The greatest evil is physical pain."
Saint Augustine
"In my deepest wound, I saw your glory and it dazzled me."
Saint Augustine
"Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage."
Saint Augustine
"Our hearts are restless until they rest in you."
Saint Augustine
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"People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering."
Saint Augustine
"God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them."
Saint Augustine
"You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you."
Saint Augustine
"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand."
Saint Augustine
"The key to wisdom is this - constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth."
Saint Augustine
"Our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you."
Saint Augustine
"He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent."
Saint Augustine
"The love of material things is a chain. You need courage to break it."
Saint Augustine
"Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity."
Saint Augustine
"Hope has two beautiful daughters - their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are."
Saint Augustine
"Charity is no substitute for justice withheld."
Saint Augustine
"Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee."
Saint Augustine
"What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy."
Saint Augustine
"Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you."
Saint Augustine
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"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page."
Saint Augustine
"He who is filled with love is filled with God himself."
Saint Augustine
"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand."
Saint Augustine
"Find out how much God has given you and from it, take what you need; the remainder is needed by others."
Saint Augustine
"Trust the past to God’s mercy, the present to God’s love, and the future to God’s providence."
Saint Augustine
"Our hearts are restless, O God, until they rest in you."
Saint Augustine
"Love, and do what you will."
Saint Augustine
"Evil is the absence of God; it is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God."
Saint Augustine
"God has no need for your money. But the poor have a great need for it."
Saint Augustine
"You aspire to great things? Begin with little ones."
Saint Augustine
"Patience is the companion of wisdom."
Saint Augustine
"God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination."
Saint Augustine
"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe."
Saint Augustine
"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page."
Saint Augustine
"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
Saint Augustine
"Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility."
Saint Augustine
"Love is the beauty of the soul."
Saint Augustine
"God loves each of us as if there were only one of us."
Saint Augustine
"The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works."
Saint Augustine
"Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation."
Saint Augustine
"God does not command impossibilities but by commanding admonishes you do what you can and to pray for what you cannot, and assists you that you may be able."
Saint Augustine
"To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement."
Saint Augustine
"Daily advance, then, in piety and virtue, and delay not to do so, for one uncommitted sin may kindle in you a great conflagration."
Saint Augustine
"He who is lost in passion is a stranger to himself, while he who controls his passion is master of himself."
Saint Augustine
"Always remember that if you fall, I will raise you up."
Saint Augustine
"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."
Saint Augustine
"Our hearts are restless until they can find rest in you."
Saint Augustine
"Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature."
Saint Augustine
"Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are."
Saint Augustine
"If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself."
Saint Augustine
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