Famous Quotes by Augustine

“If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself.”

Augustine

“Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.”

Augustine of Hippo

“The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.”

Augustine of Hippo

“We speak, but it is God who teaches.”

Saint Augustine of Hippo

“Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.”

St. Augustine of Hippo

“If you understood him, it would not be God.”

St. Augustine of Hippo

“To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.”

St. Augustine of Hippo