858 Quotes by Saint Augustine

Christ held Himself in His hands when He gave His Body to His disciples saying: ‘This is My Body.’ No one partakes of this Flesh before he has adored it.

Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.

The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.

It is a sin to judge any man by his post.

Such is the strength of the burden of habit. Here I have the power to be but do not wish it. There I wish to be but lacks the power. On both grounds, I’m in misery.

Feast of Willibrord of York, Archbishop of Utrecht, Apostle of Frisia, 739 Other sins find their vent in the accomplishment of evil deeds, whereas pride lies in wait for good deeds, to destroy them.

The weakness of little children’s limbs is innocent, not their souls .

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don’t accept, because you will...

Anger is a weed; hate is a tree.