Augustine of Hippo

Theologian-Philosopher North African 354 – 430

Integrated Platonic philosophy with Christian theology.

380 quotes

"Love is the beauty of the soul."
Love
"Our hearts are restless until they rest in you."
Faith
"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page."
Adventure
"Patience is the companion of wisdom."
Patience
"Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending."
"Faith is to believe what you do not see."
Faith
"Whoever loves true life loves God."
Life
"There is no way to peace. Peace is the way."
Peace
"The purpose of all discourse is to further truth."
Truth
"Confess the past, understand it, and learn from it."
History
"Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind."
Education
"Free will carried many into error; grace many more into truth."
Freedom
"In my deepest wound I saw your glory and it dazzled me."
Beauty
"Hope has two daughters: anger and courage."
Hope
"Praise is the posture of the soul in gratitude."
Gratitude
"Bad company corrupts good character."
Friendship
"Do not despair; God is with you in your trials."
Courage
"Time is the image of eternity."
Time
"What is truth but the way things actually are?"
Truth
"The mind is better than the body."
Wisdom
"Give me chastity and continence, but not yet."
Change
"You cannot direct the wind, but you can adjust your sails."
Wisdom
"Judge a love by its fruits, not by its flowers."
Love
"Perfect love casts out all fear."
Fear
"The greatest evil is physical pain."
Strength
"True success is knowing the difference between want and need."
Success
"Measure yourself by your neighbor's yardstick only if you wish to appear small."
Strength
"Seek not to understand so that you may believe, but believe so that you may understand."
Knowledge
"The mob is always wrong."
Politics
"Business itself does not change the man."
Work