More Quotes by Augustine of Hippo
Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.
Therefore once for all this short command is given to you. 'Love and do what you will.' If you keep silent, keep silent by love; if you speak, speak by love; if you correct, correct by love; if you pardon, pardon by love: let love be rooted in you, and from the root nothing but good can grow.
Remember this. When people choose to withdraw far from a fire, the fire continues to give warmth, but they grow cold. When people choose to withdraw far from light, the light continues to be bright in itself but they are in darkness. This is also the case when people withdraw from God.
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
God has no need of your money, but the poor have. You give it to the poor, and God receives it.
God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
A Christian is: a mind through which Christ thinks, a heart through which Christ loves, a voice through which Christ speaks, and a hand through which Christ helps.
Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do.
God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
