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St. Augustine

St. Augustine, born Aurelius Augustinus in 354 AD in Thagaste, North Africa (modern-day Algeria), is one of the most influential figures in Western Christianity and philosophy. Initially living a life marked by hedonism and skepticism, Augustine underwent a profound spiritual transformation, ultimately converting to Christianity at the age of 32. His subsequent writings, particularly “Confessions” and “The City of God,” have left an indelible mark on Christian theology and Western thought. As the Bishop of Hippo, Augustine articulated doctrines on original sin, grace, and predestination that have shaped Christian teachings for centuries. His intellectual rigor and deep spirituality combined to address complex questions about human nature, morality, and the divine, making him a pivotal bridge between the classical world and medieval Christian philosophy. His legacy endures as a towering figure whose ideas continue to resonate in theology, philosophy, and beyond.

Here are some of the most profound and insightful quotes attributed to St. Augustine:

Inspiration:
  • “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”
  • “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.”
  • “Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.”
  • “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.”
  • “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”
  • “Do not despair; one of the thieves was saved. Do not presume; one of the thieves was damned.”
  • “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.”
  • “He who created you without you will not justify you without you.”
  • “Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
  • “The measure of love is to love without measure.”
  • “Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.”
  • “Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.”
  • “Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.”
  • “Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.”
  • “Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Thee.”
Motivation:
  • “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.”
  • “Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.”
  • “To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.”
  • “Faith is the first step on the road to understanding.”
  • “Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.”
  • “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.”
  • “Love and do what you will.”
  • “Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.”
  • “The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.”
  • “No one can be a good bishop if he loves his title but not his task.”
  • “Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.”
  • “We must care for the needs of our bodies, but we must also rise above them.”
  • “If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, do not 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.”
  • “Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.”
  • “It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.”
  • “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.”
Health:
  • “Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.”
  • “The body is a companion that must be carried along in life.”
  • “We must care for the needs of our bodies, but we must also rise above them.”
  • “He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.”
  • “Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.”
  • “He who has God has everything; he who does not have God has nothing.”
  • “Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
  • “Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.”
  • “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”
  • “Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.”
  • “He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.”
  • “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.”
  • “Give what you have to the poor; for it is yours only in so far as you give it.”
  • “Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Thee.”
  • “Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.”
  • “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.”
  • “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 the eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.”
Wealth:
  • “He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.”
  • “God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.”
  • “Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.”
  • “It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.”
  • “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.”
  • “He who has God has everything; he who does not have God has nothing.”
  • “Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Thee.”
  • “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”
  • “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.”
  • “Give what you have to the poor; for it is yours only in so far as you give it.”
  • “He who has God has everything; he who does not have God has nothing.”
  • “Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
  • “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.”
  • “No one can be a good bishop if he loves his title but not his task.”
  • “Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.”
Life:
  • “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.”
  • “Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.”
  • “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”
  • “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”
  • “Do not despair; one of the thieves was saved. Do not presume; one of the thieves was damned.”
  • “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.”
  • “To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.”
  • “Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.”
  • “Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
  • “Love and do what you will.”
  • “No one can be a good bishop if he loves his title but not his task.”
  • “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.”
  • “Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.”
  • “It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.”
  • “The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.”
  • “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.”
  • “Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.”
  • “He who created you without you will not justify you without you.”
  • “Give what you have to the poor; for it is yours only in so far as you give it.”
  • “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.”
Success:
  • “To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.”
  • “Faith is the first step on the road to understanding.”
  • “Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.”
  • “Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.”
  • “Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.”
  • “The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.”
  • “Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
  • “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.”
  • “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.”
  • “Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.”
  • “He who created you without you will not justify you without you.”
  • “Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.”
  • “No one can be a good bishop if he loves his title but not his task.”
  • “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.”
  • “Give what you have to the poor; for it is yours only in so far as you give it.”
  • “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.”
  • “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 the eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.”
  • “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”
  • “Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.”
  • “He who has God has everything; he who does not have God has nothing.”
Beauty:
  • “Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.”
  • “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”
  • “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”
  • “Love and do what you will.”
  • “The measure of love is to love without measure.”
  • “Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
  • “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.”
  • “Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.”
  • “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.”
  • “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.”
  • “To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.”
  • “He who has God has everything; he who does not have God has nothing.”
  • “Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.”
  • “Faith is the first step on the road to understanding.”
  • “Do not despair; one of the thieves was saved. Do not presume; one of the thieves was damned.”
  • “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.”
  • “To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.”
  • “Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Thee.”
  • “Give what you have to the poor; for it is yours only in so far as you give it.”
  • “Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.”
Love:
  • “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 the eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.”
  • “The measure of love is to love without measure.”
  • “Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.”
  • “Love and do what you will.”
  • “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”
  • “He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.”
  • “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.”
  • “To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.”
  • “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”
  • “Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Thee.”
  • “The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.”
  • “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.”
  • “Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
  • “Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.”
  • “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.”
  • “He who created you without you will not justify you without you.”
  • “Give what you have to the poor; for it is yours only in so far as you give it.”
  • “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.”
  • “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.”
  • “Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.”
Happiness:
  • “Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Thee.”
  • “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”
  • “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 the eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.”
  • “The measure of love is to love without measure.”
  • “Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.”
  • “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.”
  • “The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.”
  • “Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.”
  • “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.”
  • “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.”
  • “Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.”
  • “He who has God has everything; he who does not have God has nothing.”
  • “Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
  • “No one can be a good bishop if he loves his title but not his task.”
  • “Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.”
  • “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.”
  • “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.”
  • “Love and do what you will.”
  • “He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.”
  • “Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.”

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