858 Quotes by Saint Augustine

Peace is not sought in order to provoke war, but war is waged in order to attain peace.

Give her two red roses, each with a note. The first note says For the woman I love and the second, For my best friend.

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.

Therefore, give to the poor. I beg you, I admonish you, I charge you, I command you to give.

The one who is our very Life descended into our world, and bore our death, and slew it with the abundance of His own life. Thundering, He called out to us to return to Him in heaven.

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

The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.

It is not the being seen of men that is wrong, but doing these things for the purpose of being seen of men. The problem with the hypocrite is his motivation. He does not want to be holy; he only wants to seem to be holy. He is more concerned with his reputation for righteousness than about actually becoming righteous. The approbation of men matters more to him than the approval of God.

Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow.