Saint Augustine
Saint Augustine
Augustine of Hippo, also known as Saint Augustine, Saint Austin, Blessed Augustine, and the Doctor of Grace, was an early Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He was the bishop of Hippo Regius, located in Numidia. He is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers in Western Christianity for his writings in the Patristic Era. Among his most important works are The City of God and Confessions...
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design graphic-design brilliance
Beauty is the brilliance of truth.
mistake
I err therefore I am.
inspirational life faith
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.
inspirational-life philosophical humility
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.
wisdom art kings
An apt and true reply was given to Alexander the Great by a pirate who had been seized. For when that king had asked the man what he meant by keeping hostile possession of the sea, he answered with bold pride. "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."
law grace sin
The law detects, grace alone conquers sin.
past ifs
If the future and the past really exist, where are they?
blood body bread
The bread that you see on the altar is the Body of Christ as soon as it is sanctified by God's word. The chalice, or better what is contained in the chalice, is the Blood of Christ as soon as it is sanctified by God's word
philosophical wilting grants
Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.
lord teach knows
Lord, teach me to know you, and to know myself.
desire disposition temperance
Temperance is a disposition that restrains our desires for things which it is base to desire.
faith christian inspiration
Our life is a gymnasium of desire.... When Christians say "God," what do we wish to express? This word is all that we yearn for."
hurt self-love enemy
You have enemies. For who can live on this earth without them? Take heed to yourselves: love them. In no way can your enemy so hurt you by his violence, as you hurt yourself if you love him not.
discipline curiosity
A free curiosity is more effective in learning than a rigid discipline.