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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trample
We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.
despairing god knowledge man senseless suffer understanding
God will not suffer man to have a knowledge of things to come; for if he had prescience of his prosperity, he would be careless; and if understanding of his adversity, he would be despairing and senseless
marvel pass people rivers themselves travel
People travel to marvel at the mountains, seas, rivers and stars; and they pass right by themselves without astonishment.
books-and-reading travel
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
blessing anxious
God is more anxious to bestow his blessings on us than we are to receive them.
cauldron ears sang
To Carthage I came, where there sang all around my ears a cauldron of unholy loves.
abstinence easier
To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
mistake past needs
We count on God's mercy for our past mistakes, on God's love for our present needs, on God's sovereignty for our future.
christian heart thinking
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.
faith inspiration draws
Love, and He will draw near; love, and He will dwell within you.
christian adversity anxiety
In all trouble you should seek God. You should not set Him over against your troubles, but within them. God can only relieve your troubles if you in your anxiety cling to Him. Trouble should not really be thought of as this thing or that in particular, for our whole life on earth involves trouble; and through the troubles of our earthly pilgrimage we find God.
weakness
When God is our strength, it is strength indeed; when our strength is our own, it is only weakness.
desire habit virtuous
It is not by change of place that we can come nearer to Him who is in every place, but by the cultivation of pure desires and virtuous habits.
dance angel heaven
Learn to dance, so when you get to heaven the angels know what to do with you.