More Quotes by Augustine of Hippo
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.
He who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.
Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.
A Christian is: a mind through which Christ thinks, a heart through which Christ loves, a voice through which Christ speaks, and a hand through which Christ helps.
Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.
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.
Do you desire security? Here you have it. The Lord says to you, "I will never abandon you, I will always be with you." If a good man made you such a promise, you would trust him. God makes it, and do you doubt? Do you seek a support more sure than the word of God, which is infallible? Surely, He has made the promise, He has written it, He has pledged His word for it, it is most certain.
What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.
Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.
