Augustine of Hippo quotes - page 3

The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. (Augustine of Hippo)
Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times. View quote
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I learned most, not from those who taught me but from those who talked with me. View quote
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Charity is no substitute for justice withheld. View quote
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He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent. View quote
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We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot. View quote
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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. View quote
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Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special regard to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstance, are brought into closer connection with you. (Augustine of Hippo)
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. View quote
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity. View quote
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It seems to me that an unjust law is no law at all. View quote
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The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light: although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted. View quote
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There is no salvation outside the church. View quote
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There is no love without hope, no hope without love, and neither hope nor love without faith. View quote
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By faithfulness we are collected and wound up into unity within ourselves, whereas we had been scattered abroad in multiplicity. View quote
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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 the way they are. View quote
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Christ is not valued at all unless He be valued above all. View quote
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery? (Augustine of Hippo)
The dove loves when it quarrels the wolf hates when it flatters. View quote
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The verdict of the world is conclusive. View quote
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To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. View quote
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Singing is of a lover. View quote
Augustine of Hippo

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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