Saint Augustine Quotations | Page 3

That one woman is both mother and virgin, not in spirit only but even in body. In spirit she is mother, not of our head, who is our Savior himself-of whom all, even she herself, are rightly called children of the bridegroom-but plainly she is the mother of us who are his members, because by love she has cooperated so that the faithful, who are the members of that head, might be born in the Church. In body, indeed, she is the Mother of that very head.

Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.

Symbols are powerful because they are the visible signs of invisible realities.

The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.

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

It is not by change of place that we can come nearer to Him who is in every place, but by the cultivation of pure desires and virtuous habits.

...If humility does not precede all that we do, our efforts are fruitless.

God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.

Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.

Humility must accompany all our actions, must be with us everywhere; for as soon as we glory in our good works they are of no further value to our advancement in virtue.