Saint Augustine Quotes

You aspire to great things? Begin with little ones. - Saint Augustine

Women should not be enlightened or educated in any way. They should, in fact, be segregated as they are the cause of hideous and involuntary erections in holy men. - Saint Augustine

Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider. - Saint Augustine

Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart. - Saint Augustine

While the best men are guided by love, most mean are still goaded by fear. - Saint Augustine

When [men] go to war, what they want is to impose on their enemies the victor's will and call it peace. - 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

What is grace? I know until you ask me; when you ask me, I don't know. - 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

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