Quotes by St. Augustine

Poverty is the load of some, and wealth is the load of others, perhaps the greater load of the two. It may weigh them to perdition. Bear the load of thy neighbor's poverty, and let him bear with thee the load of thy wealth. Thou lightenest thy load by lightening his.

— St. Augustine

I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are very wise and very beautiful; but I never read in either of them, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden."

— St. Augustine

A good conscience is the palace of Christ; the temple of the Holy Ghost; the paradise of delight; the standing Sabbath of the saints.

— St. Augustine

I sought Thee at a distance, and did not know that Thou wast near. I sought Thee abroad, and behold Thou wast within me.

— St. Augustine

As the soul is the life of the body, so God is the life of the soul. As therefore the body perishes when the soul leaves it, so the soul dies when God departs from it.

— St. Augustine

Habit if not resisted soon becomes necessity.

— St. Augustine

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being little. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation. Modest humility is beauty's crown.

— St. Augustine

My mother spoke of Christ to father, by her feminine and childlike virtues, and, after having borne his violence without a murmur of complaint, gained him at the close of his life to Christ.

— St. Augustine

It is love that asks, that seeks, that knocks, that finds, and that is faithful to what it finds.

— St. Augustine