Saint Augustine Quotes, Giving Quotes, Zenith Quotes

For a sentence is not complete unless each word, once its syllables have been pronounced, gives way to make room for the next...They are set up on the course of their existence, and the faster they climb towards its zenith, the more they hasten towards the point where they exist no more.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Giving Quotes , Zenith Quotes

Understanding is the reward of faith.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Understanding Quotes

Jesus took His flesh from the flesh of Mary

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Jesus Quotes , Flesh Quotes

There are wolves within, and there are sheep without.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes

Whoever is still seeking for miracles so that he may believe is himself a wonder, who does not believe while the world around him does.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Believe Quotes , Miracle Quotes

It is the function of perfection to make one know one's imperfection.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Perfection Quotes , Imperfection Quotes

The mind commands the body, and it obeys forthwith; the mind commands itself, and is resisted. The mind commands the hand to be moved, and such readiness is there that the command is scarce to be distinguished from the obedience. Yet the mind is mind, and the hand is body. The mind commands the mind to will, and yet, though it be itself, it obeyeth not. Whence this monstrous thing? and why is it?

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Mind Quotes , Mental Illness Quotes

Choose to love whomsoever thou wilt: all else will follow.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes

The love of our neighbor hath its bounds in each man's love of himself.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Men Quotes , Neighbor Quotes

The Gods occupy the loftiest regions, men the lowest, the demons the middle region...They have immortality of body, but passions of the mind in common with men.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Passion Quotes , Men Quotes

Let us understand that God is a physician, and that suffering is a medicine for salvation, not a punishment for damnation.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Punishment Quotes , Medicine Quotes

There is no remedy so powerful against the heat of concupiscence as the remembrance of our Savior's Passion. In all my difficulties I never found anything so efficacious as the wounds of Christ: In them I sleep secure; from them I derive new life.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Powerful Quotes , Passion Quotes

Now, justification in this life is given to us according to these three things: first by the laver of regeneration by which all sins are forgiven; then, by a struggle with the faults from whose guilt we have been absolved; the third, when our prayer is heard, in which we say: 'Forgive us our debts,' because however bravely we fight against our faults, we are men; but the grace of God so aids as we fight in this corruptible body that there is reason for His hearing us as we ask forgiveness.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Prayer Quotes , Struggle Quotes

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.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Art Quotes , Ships Quotes

Two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self; the heavenly by the love of God.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Self Quotes , Cities Quotes

Solvitur ambulando . . . it is solved by walking.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Wise Quotes

If you are pleased with what you are, you have stopped already. If you say, "It is enough," you are lost. Keep on walking, moving forward, trying for the goal.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Moving Quotes , Goal Quotes

Nothing so clearly distinguishes a spiritual man as his treatment of an erring brother.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Spiritual Quotes , Brother Quotes

Oh, God, to know you is life. To serve You is freedom. To praise you is the soul's joy and delight. Guard me with the power of Your grace here and in all places. Now and at all times, forever. Amen.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Joy Quotes , Forever Quotes

In matters that are so obscure and far beyond our vision, we find in Holy Scripture passages which can be interpreted in very different ways without prejudice to the faith we have received. In such cases, we should not rush in headlong and so firmly take our stand on one side that, if further progress in the search for truth justly undermines this position, we too fall with it.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Fall Quotes , Vision Quotes