And men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty waves of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, and the circuits of the stars, yet pass over the mystery of themselves without a thought.
Augustine of HippoWe made bad use of immortality, and so ended up dying; Christ made good use of mortality, so that we might end up living.
Augustine of HippoMy sin grew sleek on my excesses.
Augustine of HippoHope 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.
Augustine of HippoMots clés st-augustine
Nemo nisi per amicitiam cognoscitur. (No one learns except by friendship.)
Augustine of HippoIf you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself.
Augustine of HippoMots clés truth bible catholicism catholic catholic-author
Da quod iubes et iube quod vis
Give what thou commandest and command what thou wilt
Heaven forbid that we should believe in such a way as not to accept or seek reasons, since we could not even believe if we did not possess rational souls.
Augustine of HippoMots clés catholicism
It is not that we keep His commandments first and that then He loves but that He loves us and then we keep His commandments. This is that grace which is revealed to the humble but hidden from the proud.
Augustine of HippoMots clés grace
Do 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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