Augustine Of Hippo

Quotes

• “It’s not in the book or in the writer that readers discern the truth of what they read; they see it in themselves, if th...”
• “There can only be two basic loves... the love of God unto the forgetfulness of self, or the love of self unto the forget...”
• “The peace of the celestial city is the perfectly ordered and harmonious enjoyment of God, and of one another in God. (Ci...”
• “To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human ac...”
• “Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may u...”
• “If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourse...”
• “Our hearts have been made for you, O God, and they shall never rest until they rest in you.”
• “Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.”
• “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
• “Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.”
• “Le bonheur, c'est continuer à désirer ce que l'on a déjà.”
• “In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.”
• “Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.”
• “If you understood him, it would not be God.”
• “We speak, but it is God who teaches.”