Saint Augustine Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Saint Augustine quotes, Saint Augustine sayings, and Saint Augustine proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love. 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. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like. Saint Augustine
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. Saint Augustine
Cursed is everyone who places his hope in changing the nature of man. Saint Augustine
Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt. Saint Augustine
We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain. Saint Augustine
Punishment is justice for the unjust. Saint Augustine
That death is not to be judged an evil which is the end of a good life; for death becomes evil only by the retribution which follows it. Saint Augustine
Hell was made for the inquisitive. Saint Augustine
Charity is the root of all good works. Saint Augustine
Who would not shudder if he were given the choice of eternal death or life again as a child? Who would not choose to die? Saint Augustine
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. Saint Augustine
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. Saint Augustine
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. Saint Augustine
Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider. Saint Augustine
Hell was made for the inquisitive. Saint Augustine
Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one's flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters the clouds of concupiscence, quenches the fire of lust, and kindles the true light of chastity. Enter again into yourself. Saint Augustine
It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr. Saint Augustine
The reward of patience Is patience. Saint Augustine
Our rewards in heaven are a result of God's crowning His own gifts. Saint Augustine
Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure: where your treasure, there your heart; where your heart, there your happiness Saint Augustine
Let necessity, and not your will, slay the enemy who fights against you. Saint Augustine
It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed. Saint Augustine
There is no greater invitation to love than loving first. Saint Augustine
O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams. Saint Augustine
No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more. Saint Augustine
To seek the highest good is to live well. Saint Augustine
Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand. Saint Augustine
You aspire to great things? Begin with the little ones. Saint Augustine
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. Saint Augustine