Saint Augustine Quotes And Sayings

Augustine of Hippo, also known as Saint Augustine, Saint Austin, Blessed Augustine, and the Doctor of Grace, was an early Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He was the bishop of Hippo Regius . He is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers in Western Christianity for his writings in the Patristic Era. Among his most important works are The City of God and Confessions. According to his contemporary, Jerome, Augustine “established a new the ancient Faith.”

God Loves Each Of Us As If There Were Only One Of Us.

Saint Augustine Quotes (12) - God Loves Each Of Us As If There We... - QuotesGod Loves Each Of Us As If There Were Only One Of Us.

Saint Augustine Quotes (12) - God Loves Each Of Us As If There We... - Quotes

The World Is A Book, And Those Who Do Not Travel Read Only A Page.

Saint Augustine Quotes (1) - The World Is A Book, And Those Who D... - QuotesThe World Is A Book, And Those Who Do Not Travel Read Only A Page.

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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 Quotes (11) - O Holy Spirit, Descend Plentifully ... - QuotesO Holy Spirit, Descend Plentifully Into My Heart. Enlighten The Dark Corners Of This Neglected Dwelling And Scatter There Thy Cheerful Beams.

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In The Absence Of Justice, What Is Sovereignty But Organized Robbery?

Saint Augustine Quotes (13) - In The Absence Of Justice, What Is ... - QuotesIn The Absence Of Justice, What Is Sovereignty But Organized Robbery?

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Patience Is The Companion Of Wisdom.

Saint Augustine Quotes (10) - Patience Is The Companion Of Wisdom... - QuotesPatience Is The Companion Of Wisdom.

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The Purpose Of All Wars, Is Peace.

Saint Augustine Quotes (16) - The Purpose Of All Wars, Is Peace.... - QuotesThe Purpose Of All Wars, Is Peace.

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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 Quotes (15) - Men Go Abroad To Wonder At The Heig... - QuotesMen 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.

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Find Out How Much God Has Given You And From It Take What You Need; The Remainder Is Needed By Others.

Saint Augustine Quotes (14) - Find Out How Much God Has Given You... - QuotesFind Out How Much God Has Given You And From It Take What You Need; The Remainder Is Needed By Others.

Saint Augustine Quotes (14) - Find Out How Much God Has Given You... - Quotes

We Cannot Pass Our Guardian Angel's Bounds, Resigned Or Sullen, He Will Hear Our Sighs.

Saint Augustine Quotes (17) - We Cannot Pass Our Guardian Angel's... - QuotesWe Cannot Pass Our Guardian Angel's Bounds, Resigned Or Sullen, He Will Hear Our Sighs.

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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. The Higher Your Structure Is To Be, The Deeper Must Be Its Foundation.

Saint Augustine Quotes (18) - Do You Wish To Be Great? Then Begin... - QuotesDo 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. The Higher Your Structure Is To Be, The Deeper Must Be Its Foundation.

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Complete Abstinence Is Easier Than Perfect Moderation.

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I Have Read In Plato And Cicero Sayings That Are Wise And Very Beautiful; But I Have Never Read In Either Of Them: Come Unto Me All Ye That Labor And Are Heavy Laden.

Saint Augustine Quotes (21) - I Have Read In Plato And Cicero Say... - QuotesI Have Read In Plato And Cicero Sayings That Are Wise And Very Beautiful; But I Have Never Read In Either Of Them: Come Unto Me All Ye That Labor And Are Heavy Laden.

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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 Quotes (22) - What Does Love Look Like? It Has Th... - QuotesWhat 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.

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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 Quotes (20) - If You Believe What You Like In The... - QuotesIf You Believe What You Like In The Gospels, And Reject What You Don't Like, It Is Not The Gospel You Believe, But Yourself.

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Faith Is To Believe What You Do Not See; The Reward Of This Faith Is To See What You Believe.

Saint Augustine Quotes (2) - Faith Is To Believe What You Do Not ... - QuotesFaith Is To Believe What You Do Not See; The Reward Of This Faith Is To See What You Believe.

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Miracles Are Not Contrary To Nature, But Only Contrary To What We Know About Nature.

Saint Augustine Quotes (23) - Miracles Are Not Contrary To Nature... - QuotesMiracles Are Not Contrary To Nature, But Only Contrary To What We Know About Nature.

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To Many, Total Abstinence Is Easier Than Perfect Moderation.

Saint Augustine Quotes (24) - To Many, Total Abstinence Is Easier... - QuotesTo Many, Total Abstinence Is Easier Than Perfect Moderation.

Saint Augustine Quotes (24) - To Many, Total Abstinence Is Easier... - Quotes

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.

Saint Augustine Quotes (26) - Who Can Map Out The Various Forces ... - QuotesWho 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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Seek Not To Understand That You May Believe, But Believe That You May Understand.

Saint Augustine Quotes (27) - Seek Not To Understand That You May... - QuotesSeek Not To Understand That You May Believe, But Believe That You May Understand.

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To Abstain From Sin When One Can No Longer Sin Is To Be Forsaken By Sin, Not To Forsake It.

Saint Augustine Quotes (25) - To Abstain From Sin When One Can No... - QuotesTo Abstain From Sin When One Can No Longer Sin Is To Be Forsaken By Sin, Not To Forsake It.

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God Judged It Better To Bring Good Out Of Evil Than To Suffer No Evil To Exist.

Saint Augustine Quotes (29) - God Judged It Better To Bring Good ... - QuotesGod Judged It Better To Bring Good Out Of Evil Than To Suffer No Evil To Exist.

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Passion Is The Evil In Adultery. If A Man Has No Opportunity Of Living With Another Man's Wife, But If It Is Obvious For Some Reason That He Would Like To Do So, And Would Do So If He Could, He Is No Less Guilty Than If He Was Caught In The Act.

Saint Augustine Quotes (28) - Passion Is The Evil In Adultery. If... - QuotesPassion Is The Evil In Adultery. If A Man Has No Opportunity Of Living With Another Man's Wife, But If It Is Obvious For Some Reason That He Would Like To Do So, And Would Do So If He Could, He Is No Less Guilty Than If He Was Caught In The Act.

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The Spiritual Virtue Of A Sacrament Is Like Light; Although It Passes Among The Impure, It Is Not Polluted.

Saint Augustine Quotes (30) - The Spiritual Virtue Of A Sacrament... - QuotesThe Spiritual Virtue Of A Sacrament Is Like Light; Although It Passes Among The Impure, It Is Not Polluted.

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Pray As Though Everything Depended On God. Work As Though Everything Depended On You.

Saint Augustine Quotes (3) - Pray As Though Everything Depended O... - QuotesPray As Though Everything Depended On God. Work As Though Everything Depended On You.

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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 Quotes (31) - Bad Company Is Like A Nail Driven I... - QuotesBad 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.

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There Is Something In Humility Which Strangely Exalts The Heart.

Saint Augustine Quotes (32) - There Is Something In Humility Whic... - QuotesThere Is Something In Humility Which Strangely Exalts The Heart.

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Thou Hast Created Us For Thyself, And Our Heart Is Not Quiet Until It Rests In Thee.

Saint Augustine Quotes (33) - Thou Hast Created Us For Thyself, A... - QuotesThou Hast Created Us For Thyself, And Our Heart Is Not Quiet Until It Rests In Thee.

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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 Quotes (34) - We Are Certainly In A Common Class ... - QuotesWe Are Certainly In A Common Class With The Beasts; Every Action Of Animal Life Is Concerned With Seeking Bodily Pleasure And Avoiding Pain.

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It Is Not The Punishment But The Cause That Makes The Martyr.

Saint Augustine Quotes (35) - It Is Not The Punishment But The Ca... - QuotesIt Is Not The Punishment But The Cause That Makes The Martyr.

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Give Me Chastity And Continence, But Not Yet.

Saint Augustine Quotes (36) - Give Me Chastity And Continence, Bu... - QuotesGive Me Chastity And Continence, But Not Yet.

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Beauty Is Indeed A Good Gift Of God; But That The Good May Not Think It A Great Good, God Dispenses It Even To The Wicked.

Saint Augustine Quotes (37) - Beauty Is Indeed A Good Gift Of God... - QuotesBeauty Is Indeed A Good Gift Of God; But That The Good May Not Think It A Great Good, God Dispenses It Even To The Wicked.

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Indeed, Man Wishes To Be Happy Even When He So Lives As To Make Happiness Impossible.

Saint Augustine Quotes (38) - Indeed, Man Wishes To Be Happy Even... - QuotesIndeed, Man Wishes To Be Happy Even When He So Lives As To Make Happiness Impossible.

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What Then Is Time? If No One Asks Me, I Know What It Is. If I Wish To Explain It To Him Who Asks, I Do Not Know.

Saint Augustine Quotes (39) - What Then Is Time? If No One Asks M... - QuotesWhat Then Is Time? If No One Asks Me, I Know What It Is. If I Wish To Explain It To Him Who Asks, I Do Not Know.

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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 Quotes (4) - Do You Wish To Rise? Begin By Descen... - QuotesDo You Wish To Rise? Begin By Descending. You Plan A Tower That Will Pierce The Clouds? Lay First The Foundation Of Humility.

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The Words Printed Here Are Concepts. You Must Go Through The Experiences.

Saint Augustine Quotes (40) - The Words Printed Here Are Concepts... - QuotesThe Words Printed Here Are Concepts. You Must Go Through The Experiences.

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O Lord, Help Me To Be Pure, But Not Yet.

Saint Augustine Quotes (41) - O Lord, Help Me To Be Pure, But Not... - QuotesO Lord, Help Me To Be Pure, But Not Yet.

Saint Augustine Quotes (41) - O Lord, Help Me To Be Pure, But Not... - Quotes

My Mind Withdrew Its Thoughts From Experience, Extracting Itself From The Contradictory Throng Of Sensuous Images, That It Might Find Out What That Light Was Wherein It Was Bathed... And Thus, With The Flash Of One Hurried Glance, It Attained To The Vision Of That Which Is.

Saint Augustine Quotes (42) - My Mind Withdrew Its Thoughts From ... - QuotesMy Mind Withdrew Its Thoughts From Experience, Extracting Itself From The Contradictory Throng Of Sensuous Images, That It Might Find Out What That Light Was Wherein It Was Bathed... And Thus, With The Flash Of One Hurried Glance, It Attained To The Vision Of That Which Is.

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The Desire Is Thy Prayers; And If Thy Desire Is Without Ceasing, Thy Prayer Will Also Be Without Ceasing. The Continuance Of Your Longing Is The Continuance Of Your Prayer.

Saint Augustine Quotes (43) - The Desire Is Thy Prayers; And If T... - QuotesThe Desire Is Thy Prayers; And If Thy Desire Is Without Ceasing, Thy Prayer Will Also Be Without Ceasing. The Continuance Of Your Longing Is The Continuance Of Your Prayer.

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No Eulogy Is Due To Him Who Simply Does His Duty And Nothing More.

Saint Augustine Quotes (44) - No Eulogy Is Due To Him Who Simply ... - QuotesNo Eulogy Is Due To Him Who Simply Does His Duty And Nothing More.

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By Faithfulness We Are Collected And Wound Up Into Unity Within Ourselves, Whereas We Had Been Scattered Abroad In Multiplicity.

Saint Augustine Quotes (45) - By Faithfulness We Are Collected An... - QuotesBy Faithfulness We Are Collected And Wound Up Into Unity Within Ourselves, Whereas We Had Been Scattered Abroad In Multiplicity.

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Forgiveness Is The Remission Of Sins. For It Is By This That What Has Been Lost, And Was Found, Is Saved From Being Lost Again.

Saint Augustine Quotes (46) - Forgiveness Is The Remission Of Sin... - QuotesForgiveness Is The Remission Of Sins. For It Is By This That What Has Been Lost, And Was Found, Is Saved From Being Lost Again.

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He That Is Kind Is Free, Though He Is A Slave; He That Is Evil Is A Slave, Though He Be A King.

Saint Augustine Quotes (47) - He That Is Kind Is Free, Though He ... - QuotesHe That Is Kind Is Free, Though He Is A Slave; He That Is Evil Is A Slave, Though He Be A King.

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I Want My Friend To Miss Me As Long As I Miss Him.

Saint Augustine Quotes (48) - I Want My Friend To Miss Me As Long... - QuotesI Want My Friend To Miss Me As Long As I Miss Him.

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The Greatest Evil Is Physical Pain.

Saint Augustine Quotes (49) - The Greatest Evil Is Physical Pain.... - QuotesThe Greatest Evil Is Physical Pain.

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It Was Pride That Changed Angels Into Devils; It Is Humility That Makes Men As Angels.

Saint Augustine Quotes (5) - It Was Pride That Changed Angels Int... - QuotesIt Was Pride That Changed Angels Into Devils; It Is Humility That Makes Men As Angels.

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Love Is The Beauty Of The Soul.

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Love, And Do What You Like.

Saint Augustine Quotes (51) - Love, And Do What You Like.... - QuotesLove, And Do What You Like.

Saint Augustine Quotes (51) - Love, And Do What You Like.... - Quotes

We Make A Ladder For Ourselves Of Our Vices, If We Trample Those Same Vices Underfoot.

Saint Augustine Quotes (54) - We Make A Ladder For Ourselves Of O... - QuotesWe Make A Ladder For Ourselves Of Our Vices, If We Trample Those Same Vices Underfoot.

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A Thing Is Not Necessarily True Because Badly Uttered, Nor False Because Spoken Magnificently.

Saint Augustine Quotes (52) - A Thing Is Not Necessarily True Bec... - QuotesA Thing Is Not Necessarily True Because Badly Uttered, Nor False Because Spoken Magnificently.

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The Confession Of Evil Works Is The First Beginning Of Good Works.

Saint Augustine Quotes (53) - The Confession Of Evil Works Is The... - QuotesThe Confession Of Evil Works Is The First Beginning Of Good Works.

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