Augustine of Hippo quotes - page 2

He who falls, falls by his own will, and he who stands, stands by God's will. (Augustine of Hippo)
Grace alone brings about every good work in us. View quote
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Remove justice, and what are kingdoms but gangs of criminals on a large scale?... A gang is a group of men... in which the plunder is divided according to an agreed convention. If this villainy... acquires territory, establishes a base, captures cities and subdues people, it then openly arrogates to itself the title of kingdom. View quote
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For great are you, Lord, and you look kindly on what is humble, but the lofty-minded you regard from afar. Only to those whose hearts are crushed do you draw close. You will not let yourself be found by the proud, nor even by those who in their inquisitive skill count stars or grains of sand, or measure the expanses of heaven, or trace the paths of the planets. View quote
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The peace of the celestial city is the perfectly ordered and harmonious enjoyment of God, and of one another in God. (City of God, Book 19) View quote
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I count myself one of the number of those who write as they learn and learn as they write. View quote
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What thou meanest by seizing the whole earth; but because I do it with a petty ship, I am called a robber, whilst thou who dost it with a great fleet art styled emperor. View quote
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Carnal lust rules where there is no love of God. View quote
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It is said that there is no salvation outside the Church. Who denies this? And therefore whatever things of the Church are had outside the Church do not avail unto salvation. View quote
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Make friends with angels. View quote
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In what is necessary, unity; in what is not necessary, liberty and in all things charity. (Augustine of Hippo)
You called and shouted and burst my deafness. You flashed, shone, and scattered my blindness. You breathed odors, and I drew in breath and panted for You. I tasted, and I hunger and thirst. You touched me, and I burned for Your peace. View quote
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O that men would know themselves to be men; and that he that glorieth would glory in the Lord. View quote
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It is not in virtue of its liberty that the human will attains to grace, it is much rather by grace that it attains to liberty. View quote
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Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. View quote
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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. View quote
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Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand. View quote
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Love, and do what you like. View quote
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The one who is good, is free even being a slave; the one who is bad remains a slave even being a king. View quote
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Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt. View quote
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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. (Augustine of Hippo)
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. View quote
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He that is jealous is not in love. View quote
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Patience is the companion of wisdom. View quote
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God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist. View quote
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Augustine of Hippo

Augustine of Hippo - Image
Photo: Effems, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: Theologian
Born: November 12, 354
Died: August 27, 430
Quotes count: 357
Wikipedia: Augustine of Hippo

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