Quotes from Saint Augustine

It is He who gave to this intellectual nature free-will of such a kind, that if he wishes to forsake God his blessedness, misery should forthwith result.

Woman was merely man's helpmate, a function which pertains to her alone. She is not the image of God but as far as man is concerned, he is by himself the image of God.

Whoever possesses God is happy.

Our rewards in heaven are a result of God's crowning His own gifts.

If you comprehend, it is not God.

God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.

For God loves saving, not condemning, and therefore He is patient with bad people, in order to make good people out of bad people.

If God is, why is there evil? But if God is not, why is there good?

Other sins find their vent in the accomplishment of evil deeds, whereas pride lies in wait for good deeds, to destroy them.

Human law cannot punish or forbid all evil, since while doing away with evils it would do away with many good things, which would hinder the advance of the common good.

The good man, though a slave, is free; the wicked, though he reigns, is a slave.

If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times.

Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are beside that great elemental point.

Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure: where your treasure, there your heart; where your heart, there your happiness

When large numbers of people share their joy in common, the happiness of each is greater because each adds fuel to the other's flame.

This awful catastrophe is not the end but the beginning. History does not end so. It is the way its chapters open.

Venerate the martyrs, praise, love, proclaim, honor them. But worship the God of the martyrs.

Two criminals were crucified with Christ. One was saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume.

Hope has two lovely daughters, anger and courage.

God is not a deceiver, that He should offer to support us, and then, when we lean upon Him, should slip away from us.

I learned most, not from those who taught me but from those who talked with me.

Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.

For what is faith unless it is to believe what you do not see?

In the house of God there is never ending festival; the angel choir makes eternal holiday; the presence of God's face gives joy that never fails.