Inspiring Wisdom – Timeless Quotes from St. Augustine

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.

Love is the beauty of the soul.

Our hearts are restless until they rest in You.

You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You.

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.

The measure of love is to love without measure.

In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

What is now a part of my soul, has been born from the tears of my heart.

The greatest difficulty in prayer is to keep the attention on God.

Hope has two beautiful daughters: anger and courage.

You cannot be good without God.

It is better to be a wise man than a rich man.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

A man can only be what he sees himself to be.

Truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.

To be in Christ is to be free.

The road is too long to be a coward.

Let us love God, but let it be with our hands and our feet.

The soul is healed by being with children.

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think about the foundations of humility.

Inspiring Wisdom – Timeless Quotes from St. Augustine part 2

We are a mixture of good and evil. Some people choose to reflect the good; others reflect the evil.

The principle of life is to love.

He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.

Seek not to understand in order to believe, but believe that you may understand.

There can be nojoyful life without joy.

It is not the punishment of the sinner that is more terrible, but the loss of God.

The greatest sinner is the one who does not see his own sins.

Even the smallest act of kindness is a testament of love.

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

Courage is the foundation of integrity.

The heart is like a clock that is always ticking.

One who is careless in little things is also careless in great ones.

In the evening of our life, we will be judged on love.

A single soul can be brighter than a thousand stars.

Life is a journey towards God, a journey of perpetual conversion.

Let us not be troubled by the burdens of the day; instead, let us find peace in God.

Compassion is the ink that writes the story of our lives.

In every activity, let us find a way to reflect God’s glory.

All earthly pleasures are but shadows; God is the substance.

True progress is achieved when seeking virtue.

Doubt is the enemy of faith.

A heart that loves is always hopeful.

Every moment spent in prayer is a step closer to God.

To love God is to adore Him for His own sake.

The beauty of a soul reflects the love of God.

God’s mercy is like an ocean; it knows no bounds.

The light of God shines brightest in the darkest places.