In necessary things (essentials), unity; in doubtful things (non-essentials), liberty; in all things, charity (love).
St. Augustine of Hippo
If you were the only person on earth, Christ would have still suffered and died for you.
St. Augustine of Hippo
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.
St. Augustine of Hippo
What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful bonds around me; and sure enough, I would be lashed with the red-hot pokers or jealousy, by suspicions and fear, by burst of anger and quarrels.
St. Augustine of Hippo
We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs.
St. Augustine of Hippo
We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain.
St. Augustine of Hippo
To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it.
St. Augustine of Hippo
Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.
St. Augustine of Hippo