858 Quotes by Saint Augustine

O Lord, grant that I may do Thy will as if it were my will, so that Thou mayest do my will as if it were Thy will.

O that men would know themselves to be men; and that he that glorieth would glory in the Lord.

He who does little, but in a state to which God calls him, does more than he who labors much, but in a state which he has thoughtlessly chosen: a cripple limping in the right way is better than a racer out of it.

You have found that you were more secure before you accumulated so much. See what greed has imposed on you: You have filled your house and now you fear burglars. You have hoarded money and lost sleep. See what greed has commanded you: "Do this!" And you did it.

When [men] go to war, what they want is to impose on their enemies the victor's will and call it peace.

If they find a Christian mistaken in a field which they themselves know well and hear him maintaining his foolish opinions about our books, how are they going to believe those books in matters concerning the resurrection of the dead, the hope of eternal life, and the kingdom of heaven...

For great are you, Lord, and you look kindly on what is humble, but the lofty-minded you regard from afar. Only to those whose hearts are crushed do you draw close. You will not let yourself be found by the proud, nor even by those who in their inquisitive skill count stars or grains of sand, or measure the expanses of heaven, or trace the paths of the planets.

People travel to marvel at the mountains, seas, rivers and stars; and they pass right by themselves without astonishment.

God does not expect us to submit our faith to him without reason, but the very limits of our reason make faith a necessity.