I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.
Saint AugustineGod has no need of your money, but the poor have. You give it to the poor, and God receives it.
Saint AugustineImagine the vanity of thinking that your enemy can do you more damage than your enmity.
Saint AugustinePassion is the evil in adultery. If a man has no opportunity of living with another man's wife, but if it is obvious for some reason that he would like to do so, and would do so if he could, he is no less guilty than if he was caught in the act.
Saint AugustineWe who preach and write, do so in a manner different from which the Scriptures have been written. We write while we make progress.We learn something new every day. We speak as we still knock for understanding...If anyone criticizes me when I have said what is right, he does me an injustice. But I would be more angry with the one who praises me and takes what I have written for Gospel truth than I would be with the one who criticizes me unfairly.
Saint Augustine