Category Archives: Today’s Quote

“God thirsts to be thirsted after.” — Augustine

“People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet … Continue reading →

“To be assured of our salvation is no arrogant stoutness. It is faith. It is devotion. It is not presumption. It is God’s promise.” — Augustine

“Sin arises when things that are a minor good are pursued as though they were the most important goals in life.” — Augustine

“And do not say that your hearts are pure if there is immodesty of the eye, because the unchaste eye carries the message of an impure heart.” — Augustine

“Sin comes when we take a perfectly natural desire or longing or ambition and try desperately to fulfill it without God.” — Augustine

“True happiness is to rejoice in the truth, for to rejoice in the truth is to rejoice in You, O God, who are the truth.” — Augustine

“For grace is given not because we have done good works, but in order that we may be able to do them.” — Augustine

“Trust the past to God’s mercy, the present to God’s love and the future to God’s providence.” — Augustine

“Is it any merit to abstain from wine if one is intoxicated with anger?” — Augustine