Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. Saint Augustine abstinencecompleteeasy Change image and share on social
We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot. Saint Augustine laddermaketrample Change image and share on social
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. Saint Augustine eareyefoot share on social
Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty. Saint Augustine artemptyfill Change image and share on social
The verdict of the world is conclusive. Saint Augustine conclusiveverdictworld Change image and share on social
Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance. Saint Augustine appearanceexistfoundation Change image and share on social
What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know. Saint Augustine askexplaintime Change image and share on social
He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent. Saint Augustine consentcreatesave Change image and share on social
We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot. Saint Augustine laddermaketrample Change image and share on social
We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain. Saint Augustine actionanimalavoid Change image and share on social
