Saint Augustine ( 10 of 20 )
I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in read more
I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden.
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
Before God can deliver us from ourselves, we must undeceive ourselves.”
Before God can deliver us from ourselves, we must undeceive ourselves.”
This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.
This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.
The world is a book, and those who do not travel, read only a page.
The world is a book, and those who do not travel, read only a page.
Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of read more
Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.
Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the read more
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.
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
God is more truly imagined than expressed, and He exists more truly than He is imagined.
God is more truly imagined than expressed, and He exists more truly than He is imagined.
