“Why, then, do I set before You an ordered account of so many things? it's certainly not through me that You know them. But I'm stirring up love for You in myself and in those who read this so that… — St. Augustine of Hippo Copy Share Image
“The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.” — St. Augustine of Hippo Copy Share Image
“You are not the mind itself. For You are the Lord God of the mind. All these things are liable to change, but You… — St. Augustine of Hippo Copy Share Image
“I inquired what wickedness is, and I didn't find a substance, but a perversity of will twisted away from the highest substance – You… — St. Augustine of Hippo Copy Share Image
“I know well enough what it is, provided that nobody asks me; but if I am asked what it is and try to explain,… — St. Augustine of Hippo Copy Share Image
“Further, all men are to be loved equally. But since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special regard to those… — St. Augustine of Hippo Copy Share Image
“Belatedly I loved thee, O Beauty so ancient and so new, belatedly I loved thee. For see, thou wast within and I was without,… — St. Augustine of Hippo Copy Share Image
“I probably felt more resentment for what I personally was to suffer than for the wrong they were doing to anyone and everyone. But… — St. Augustine of Hippo Copy Share Image
“Theft is punished by Your law, O Lord, and by the law written in men's hearts, which iniquity itself cannot blot out. For what… — St. Augustine of Hippo Copy Share Image
“Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.” — St. Augustine of Hippo Copy Share Image
“Inter faeces et urinam nascimur. (We are born between shit and piss.)” — St. Augustine of Hippo Copy Share Image
“When it happens that I am more moved by the song than the thing which is sung, I confess that I sin in a… — St. Augustine of Hippo Copy Share Image
