Augustine of Hippo

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Biography : Christian theologian and philosopher.
Born: 354 - Died: 430
Period:
5th century
4th century
Place of birth: Algeria
Algeria

Algeria

Augustine of Hippo - Quotes

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

Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.
Augustine of Hippo - Confessions /

oneself

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. 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.
Augustine of Hippo

In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
Augustine of Hippo

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.
Augustine of Hippo

He that is jealous is not in love.
Augustine of Hippo

love

Love is the beauty of the soul.
Augustine of Hippo

Beauty is indeed a good gift of God but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.
Augustine of Hippo

beauty

Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are beside that great elemental point.
Augustine of Hippo