Augustine of Hippo

"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."

"Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds."

"The good man is one who can be troubled by nothing that happens to him."

"The desire for justice is the desire for truth."

"To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation."

"Virtue is not discovered by philosophy but by the grace of God."

"We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it."

"Correct yourself, and you correct the world."

"If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you do not like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself."

"The purpose of all study should be to know God better."

"Nothing happens unless first we dream."

"Beauty is the slave of good sense."

"Thou hast made us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee."

"Temporal things grow old and pass away; eternal things strengthen and increase."

"The depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance."

"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."

"It is not the punishment which terrifies, but the separation from God."

"Love is the way I walk in faithfulness."

"The Lord prefers a humble sinner to a proud saint."

"Growth is the only evidence of life."

"Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage."

"To love anything other than God is to deceive yourself."

"The greater the inner light, the greater the outer darkness one perceives."

"We are made holy not by understanding holiness, but by pursuing Christ."

"Blessed is the man who lives out his days without the awareness of guilt."

"The human heart has a capacity for God."

"Distinguish yourself by service."

"The mind travels faster than the body."

"Bad friends will prevent you from having good friends."

"The wounds of a friend are more trustworthy than the kisses of an enemy."