Augustine of Hippo
North African bishop, theologian and philosopher, 354-430
22 quotes.
Quotes by Augustine of Hippo
- Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times.
- Be displeased with what thou art, if thou desirest to attain to what thou art not; for where thou hast pleased thyself, there thou abidest, and if thou sayest I have enough, thou perishest.
- Because God has made us for Himself, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.
- Before God can deliver us from ourselves, we must undeceive ourselves.
- Beware of despairing about yourself.
- Faith is to believe, on the word of God, what we do not see, and its reward is to see and enjoy what we believe.
- Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
- God had one Son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.
- Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.
- In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.
- It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
- People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.
- Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.
- Should any ask me, What is the first thing in religion? I would reply, The first, second, and third thing therein, nay all, is humility.
- The measure of love is to love without measuring.
- The world is a great book, of which they who never stir from home read only a page.
- Thou hast made us for Thyself, and the heart never resteth till it findeth rest in Thee.
- Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
- We make a ladder of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.
- What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.
- Wouldst thou have thy flesh obey thy spirit? Then let thy spirit obey thy God. Thou must be governed, that thou may'st govern.
- Love first, then do whatever you please.