More Quotes by Augustine of Hippo
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
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.
Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.
Because God has made us for Himself, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.
Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being in love which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.
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.
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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.
To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.
Love and say it with your life.
