Saint Aurelius Augustine Quotes

» The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted.

» If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it cannot teach me anything, but if I already know it what does the formula teach me?

» God is best known in not knowing him.

» He fashioned hell for the inquisitive.

» The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.

» We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.

» The verdict of the world is conclusive.

» This world's a bubble.

» Bad company is like a nail driven into a post, which, after the first and second blow, may be drawn out with little difficulty; but being once driven up to the head, the pincers cannot take hold to draw it out, but which can only be done by the destruction of the wood.

» Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.

» Custom is second nature.

» He who labours, prays.

» In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.

» Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.

» The honors of this world, what are they but puff, and emptiness, and peril of falling?

» The purpose of all war is peace.

Who Said It?

Who Said: "We possess only the happiness we are able to understand." Click To See

Daily Famous Quote

"The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one's speech." - Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Saint Aurelius Augustine Quotes

Who Said It?

Daily Famous Quote

Quotes by Author

Quotes by Topic