More Quotes by Augustine of Hippo
Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
The measure of love is to love without measuring.
Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.
God has no need of your money, but the poor have. You give it to the poor, and God receives it.
Do you desire security? Here you have it. The Lord says to you, "I will never abandon you, I will always be with you." If a good man made you such a promise, you would trust him. God makes it, and do you doubt? Do you seek a support more sure than the word of God, which is infallible? Surely, He has made the promise, He has written it, He has pledged His word for it, it is most certain.
To withhold forgiveness is to take poison and expect the unforgiven to die.
If you are suffering from a bad man's injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men.
The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
Sin is believing the lie that you are self-created, self-dependent and self-sustained.
If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift. He will not deny us. God withholds what you are not yet ready for. He wants you to have a lively desire for His greatest gifts. All of which is to say, pray always and do not lose heart.
