I would not believe in the gospel if the authority of the catholic church did not move me to do so. — Saint Augustine
The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to. — Saint Augustine
Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? man is a great depth, o lord. — Saint Augustine
What then is time? if no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know. — Saint Augustine
We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot. — Saint Augustine
We cannot pass our guardian angel’s bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs. — Saint Augustine
What does love look like? it has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. — Saint Augustine
To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it. — Saint Augustine
Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty. — Saint Augustine
Thou hast created us for thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in thee. — Saint Augustine
The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. — Saint Augustine
Passion is the evil in adultery. If a man has no opportunity of living with another man’s wife — Saint Augustine
O holy spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected — Saint Augustine
My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory — Saint Augustine
Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature. — Saint Augustine
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. — Saint Augustine