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Saint Augustine, born in 354 AD in Tagaste (modern-day Algeria), was a philosopher and theologian whose profound influence on Christianity shaped Western thought. Initially a man of ambition and worldly pleasures, his conversion to Christianity led to his role as Bishop of Hippo. Augustine's writings, particularly "Confessions" and "The City of God," explore themes of faith, grace, and the human experience, blending classical philosophy with Christian doctrine. His legacy endures, positioning him as one of the most significant figures in Christian history and philosophy.
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"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."
Saint Augustine"Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked."
Saint Augustine
"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe."
Saint Augustine"Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you."
Saint Augustine
"Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again."
Saint Augustine
"O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams."
Saint Augustine
"I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within."
Saint Augustine
"Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation."
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"Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering."
Saint Augustine"It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels."
Saint Augustine
"The same thing which is now called Christian religion existed among the ancients. They have begun to call 'Christian' the true religion which existed before."
Saint Augustine"Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility."
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
"Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty."
Saint Augustine