Saint Augustine Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

“Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.”

“The honors of this world, what are they but puff, and emptiness, and peril of falling?”

“To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it.”

“If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it cannot teach me anything, but if I already know it what does the formula teach me?”

“We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.”

“Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.”

“I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.”

“The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.”

“Custom is second nature.”