In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery? Saint Augustine on government
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation. Saint Augustine on great
Beauty is indeed a good gift of God but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked. Saint Augustine on great
Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are beside that great elemental point. Saint Augustine on great
Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart. Saint Augustine on great
Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible. Saint Augustine on happiness
Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are beside that great elemental point. Saint Augustine on intelligence
He that is jealous is not in love. Saint Augustine on jealousy
What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful bonds around me and sure enough, I would be lashed with the red-hot pokers or jealousy, by suspicions and fear, by burst of anger and quarrels. Saint Augustine on jealousy
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. Saint Augustine on love
Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul. Saint Augustine on love
What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful bonds around me and sure enough, I would be lashed with the red-hot pokers or jealousy, by suspicions and fear, by burst of anger and quarrels. Saint Augustine on love
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. Saint Augustine on men
Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering. Saint Augustine on men
It was pride that changed angels into devils it is humility that makes men as angels. Saint Augustine on men
Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature. Saint Augustine on nature
Patience is the companion of wisdom. Saint Augustine on patience