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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philosophical catholic needs
Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.
inspirational nature philosophical
Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.
philosophical perfect catholic
Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
love philosophical jealous
He that is jealous is not in love.
philosophical believe men
Don't you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be hidden even to him in whom it is?
god philosophical lord
I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.
philosophical evil religion
There is no possible source of evil except good.
philosophical eye light
And I entered and beheld with the eye of my soul... the Light Unchangeable... He that knows the Truth, knows what that Light is; and he that knows It, knows Eternity.
kings freedom philosophical
He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king.
inspiring philosophical justice
Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.
philosophical eulogy doe
No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more.
philosophical live-well wells
To seek the highest good is to live well.
philosophical believe soul
If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe.
philosophical heart quiet
Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.