Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
Saint AugustineDon't hold yourselves cheap, seeing that the creator of all things and of you estimates your value so high, so dear, that he pours out for you every day the most precious blood of his only-begotten Son.
Saint AugustineGod Almighty would in no way permit evil in His works were He not so omnipotent and good that even out of evil He could work good.
Saint AugustineThe Devil often transforms himself into an angel to tempt men, some for their instruction, some for their ruin.
Saint AugustineGod does not give heed to the ambitiousness of our prayers, because he is always ready to give to us his light, not a visible light but an intellectual and spiritual one; but we are not always ready to receive it when we turn aside and down to other things out of a desire for temporal things.
Saint Augustine