Quotes By Saint Augustine

A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently.

He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king.

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.

The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe.

Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.

We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.