“I inquired what wickedness is, and I didn't find a substance, but a perversity of will twisted away from the highest substance – You oh God – towards inferior things, rejecting its own inner life and swelling with external matter.” — St. Augustine of Hippo Copy Share Image
“There is no sin unless through a man's own will, and hence the reward when we do right things also of our own will." ( Against Fortunatus )” — 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
