Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others. Saint Augustine More Quotes by Saint Augustine More Quotes From Saint Augustine Hear, O God. Alas, for man's sin! So saith man, and Thou pitiest him; for Thou madest him, but sin is in him Thou madest not. Who remindeth me of the sins of my infancy? for in Thy sight none is pure from sin, not even the infant whose life is but a day upon the earth. Saint Augustine sins-not sight men When all is said and done, is there any more wonderful sight, any moment when man's reason is nearer to some sort of contact with the nature of the world than the sowing of seeds, the planting of cuttings, the transplanting of shrubs or the grafting of slips? Saint Augustine cutting sight men It is said that there is no salvation outside the Church. Who denies this? And therefore whatever things of the Church are had outside the Church do not avail unto salvation. Saint Augustine deny salvation church The customs of God's people and the institutions of our ancestors are to be considered as laws. And those who throw contempt on the customs of the Church ought to be punished as those who disobey the law of God. Saint Augustine church law people Every good and true Christian should understand that wherever he may find the truth it is his Lord's. Saint Augustine lord christian may One never errs more safely than when one errs by too much loving the truth. Saint Augustine too-much Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider. Saint Augustine philosophical horse grace The angels surround and help the priest when he is celebrating Mass. Saint Augustine sacrifice angel helping By the fall a poison was handed to mankind through a woman [Eve], by the Redemption man was given salvation also through a woman [Mary]. Saint Augustine poison men fall Lord Jesus, don't let me lie when I say that I love you.....and protect me, for today I could betray you. Saint Augustine love-you lying jesus We both exist and know that we exist, and rejoice in this knowledge. Saint Augustine rejoice spiritual knows Eternity is the now that does not pass away. Saint Augustine eternity passing-away doe Put no faith in salvation through the political order. Saint Augustine political responsibility order The custom of Mother Church in baptizing infants is certainly not to be scorned, nor is it to be regarded in any way as superfluous, nor is it to be believed that its tradition is anything except apostolic. Saint Augustine baptism church mother Love and do what you want. If you stop talking, you will stop talking with love; if you shout, you will shout with love; if you correct, you will correct with love. Saint Augustine what-you-want want talking We made bad use of immortality, and so ended up dying; Christ made good use of mortality, so that we might end up living. Saint Augustine dying use might I acknowledge Thee, Lord of heaven and earth, and praise Thee for my first rudiments of being, and my infancy, whereof I remember nothing; for Thou hast appointed that man should from others guess much as to himself; and believe much on the strength of weak females. Saint Augustine men heaven believe God is more truly imagined than expressed, and He exists more truly than He is imagined. Saint Augustine faith If they find a Christian mistaken in a field which they themselves know well and hear him maintaining his foolish opinions about our books, how are they going to believe those books in matters concerning the resurrection of the dead, the hope of eternal life, and the kingdom of heaven. Saint Augustine christian believe book By faithfulness we are collected and wound up into unity within ourselves, whereas we had been scattered abroad in multiplicity. Saint Augustine faithfulness unity be-patient
