858 Quotes by Saint Augustine

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.

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.

Our rewards in heaven are a result of God’s crowning His own gifts.

Jesus took His flesh from the flesh of Mary.

If you don’t believe it you won’t understand it.

Men are always ready to nose around and find out about other’s lives, but they feel lazy to know themselves and correct their own life.

His knowledge is not like ours, which has three tenses; present, past, and future. God’s knowledge has no change or variation.

No one reaches the kingdom of Heaven except by humility.

If you are pleased with what you are, you have stopped already. If you say, “It is enough,” you are lost. Keep on walking, moving forward, trying for the goal.