The same divine authority that forbids the killing of a human being establishes certain exceptions, as when God authorizes killing by a general law or when He gives an explicit commission to an individual for a limited time. Saint Augustine More Quotes by Saint Augustine More Quotes From Saint Augustine The entire most beautiful order of things that are very good, when their measures have been accomplished, is to pass away. Saint Augustine beautiful beauty order I have said before, and I shall say again, that I write this book for love of your love. Saint Augustine said writing book What are kingdoms without justice? They're just gangs of bandits. Saint Augustine gang kingdoms justice War should we waged without love of violence, cruelty, or enmity. Saint Augustine enmity love war Let no one flatter himself; of himself he is Satan. Let man take sin, which is his own, and leave righteousness with God. Saint Augustine satan sin men The Kingdom of Heaven, O man, requires no other price than yourself. The value of it is yourself. Give yourself for it and you shall have it. Saint Augustine giving men heaven Within the Church, sins are forgiven in three ways: by baptism, by prayer, and by the greater humility of penance; yet God does not forgive sins except to the baptized. Saint Augustine baptism humility prayer Seek not abroad, for in the inner man dwells the truth. Saint Augustine honesty truth men One can't reach the Truth but through Love. Saint Augustine trough Dilige et quod vis fac. (Love and then what you will, do.) Saint Augustine What do I love when I love my God? Saint Augustine Beauty grows in you to the extent that love grows, because charity itself is the soul's beauty. Saint Augustine charity soul life Be always displeased at what thou art, if thou desirest to attain to what thou art not. Saint Augustine contentment ifs art In matters that are so obscure and far beyond our vision, we find in Holy Scripture passages which can be interpreted in very different ways without prejudice to the faith we have received. In such cases, we should not rush in headlong and so firmly take our stand on one side that, if further progress in the search for truth justly undermines this position, we too fall with it. Saint Augustine progress vision fall Charity is the root of all good works. Saint Augustine charity good-work roots We are and we know we are and we love to be it and know it. Saint Augustine existence knows God without us will not as we without God cannot. Saint Augustine without-god We can know what God is not, but we cannot know what He is. Saint Augustine god knows Every day my conscience makes confession relying on the hope of Your mercy as more to be trusted than its own innocence. Saint Augustine confession innocence mercy Although God is all powerful, He is unable to give more; though supremely wise, He knows not how to give more; though vastly rich, He has not more to give. Saint Augustine powerful wise giving