Saint Augustine Quotes, Soul Quotes, Overcoming Quotes

I was in misery, and misery is the state of every soul overcome by friendship with mortal things and lacerated when they are lost. Then the soul becomes aware of the misery which is its actual condition even before it loses them.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Soul Quotes , Overcoming Quotes

Why is it that man desires to be made sad, beholding doleful and tragical things, which yet himself would by no means suffer?

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Mean Quotes , Men Quotes

Nothing so casts down the manly mind from it's height as the fondling of women and those bodily contacts which belong to the married state.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Scary Quotes , Mind Quotes

Therefore once for all this short command is given to you. 'Love and do what you will.' If you keep silent, keep silent by love; if you speak, speak by love; if you correct, correct by love; if you pardon, pardon by love: let love be rooted in you, and from the root nothing but good can grow.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Love Is Quotes , Roots Quotes

He who loves the coming of the Lord is not he who affirms that it is far off, nor is it he who says it is near, but rather he who, whether it be far off or near, awaits it with sincere faith, steadfast hope, and fervent love.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Sincere Quotes , Lord Quotes

If a shameless woman expects to be defiled and then dies of her fierce love because you do not consent, will chastity also be homicide?

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Love Is Quotes , Fierce Quotes

The diversity of language alienates man from man

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Men Quotes , Diversity Quotes

Because God has made us for Himself, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Love Quotes , God Quotes

Let those who think I have said too little and those who think I have said too much, forgive me; and let those who think I have said just enough thank God with me.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Forgiveness Quotes , Thinking Quotes

Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Christian Inspirational Quotes , Religion Quotes

O Lord, grant that I may do Thy will as if it were my will, so that Thou mayest do my will as if it were Thy will.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Prayer Quotes , May Quotes

Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Prayer Quotes

We judge all things according to the divine truth.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Judging Quotes , Divine 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

I make bold to say that it is profitable for the proud to fall, in order that they may be humbled in that for which they have exalted themselves.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Fall Quotes , Humility Quotes

Hell was made for the inquisitive.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Hell Quotes , Made Quotes

Love, and do what you will. If you are silent, be silent for love; or if you cry out, cry out for love. If you chastise, chastise for love; if you spare, spare for love.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Cry Quotes , Silent Quotes

Except he be willing, man cannot believe.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Believe Quotes , Men Quotes

Divine Scripture is wont to frame, as it were, allurements for children from the things which are found in the creature; whereby, according to their measure, and as it were by steps, the affections of the weak may be moved to seek those things that are above, and to leave those things that are below. But the same Scripture rarely employs those things which are spoken properly of God, and are not found in any creature; as, for instance, that which was said to Moses, I am that I am; and, I Am has sent me to you."

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Children Quotes , May Quotes

It is impossible that there should be inhabitants on the opposite side of the Earth, since no such race is recorded by Scripture among the descendants of Adam.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Opposites Quotes , Race Quotes