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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bible christian home
The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
way beginners mature
The Bible was composed in such a way that as beginners mature, its meaning grows with them.
mother father church
He cannot have God for his Father who will not have the Church for his mother.
happiness heart optimism
Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure: where your treasure, there your heart; where your heart, there your happiness
beauty ancient
Oh, beauty, ever ancient and ever new.
progress delay resolve
Keep on adding, keep on walking, keep on progressing: do not delay on the road, do not go back, do not deviate.
philosophical perfect catholic
Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
saying-nothing
Yet we must say something when those who say the most are saying nothing.
faith men support
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.
faith religious
He who has God has everything; he who has everything but God has nothing.
past equality saint
There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.
love philosophical jealous
He that is jealous is not in love.
men scary way
Women should not be enlightened or educated in any way. They should, in fact, be segregated as they are the cause of hideous and involuntary erections in holy men.
heart dark dwelling
O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams.