Saint Augustine
Saint Augustine
Augustine of Hippo, also known as Saint Augustine, Saint Austin, Blessed Augustine, and the Doctor of Grace, was an early Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He was the bishop of Hippo Regius, located in Numidia. He is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers in Western Christianity for his writings in the Patristic Era. Among his most important works are The City of God and Confessions...
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hands always-trying giving
God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
humility giving effort
If you should ask me what are the ways of God, I would tell you that the first is humility, the second is humility, and the third is humility. Not that there are no other precepts to give, but if humility does not preceed all that we do, our efforts are fruitless.
art giving worship
Lord, who art always the same, give that I know myself, give that I know Thee.
begging-you giving warning
So give to the poor; I'm begging you, I'm warning you, I'm commanding you, I'm ordering you.
giving matter scripture
I thought that continence was a matter of our own strength, and I knew that I had not the strength: for in my utter foolishness I did not know the word of Your Scripture that none can be continent unless You give it.
christian perfect giving
The Lord says, 'Whoever has, to him shall be given' (Mt. 13:12). He will give, then, to those who have; that is to say, if they use freely and cheerfully what they have received, He will add to and perfect His gifts.
giving chastity give-me
Da mihi castitatem et continentiam, sed noli modo (Give me chastity and continence, but not just yet)!
giving command
Give what You command and command what You will.
giving poor command
Therefore, give to the poor. I beg you, I admonish you, I charge you, I command you to give.
men giving heaven
The Kingdom of Heaven, O man, requires no other price than yourself. The value of it is yourself. Give yourself for it and you shall have it.
mother giving heaven
He who made thee is made in thee. He is made in thee through whom you were made.... Give milk, O mother, to him who is our food; give milk to the bread that comes down from heaven.
cute two giving
Give her two red roses, each with a note. The first note says For the woman I love and the second, For my best friend.
law giving limited-time
The same divine authority that forbids the killing of a human being establishes certain exceptions, as when God authorizes killing by a general law or when He gives an explicit commission to an individual for a limited time.
giving needs stewardship
Not to give to those in need what is to you superfluous is akin to fraud.