Quotes By Saint Augustine

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful bonds around me; and sure enough, I would be lashed with the red-hot pokers or jealousy, by suspicions and fear, by burst of anger and quarrels.

The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.

To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it.

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.

The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.