Augustine of Hippo
10 quotes
“The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. Tractates on the Gospel of John ; tractate XII on John 3:6”
“God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist. Enchiridion ( c. 420 ), Ch. 27”
“An unjust law is no law at all. On Free Choice Of The Will , Book 1, § 5”
“Alternate translation: With love for mankind and hatred of sins (vices).”
“Cum dilectione hominum et odio vitiorum. Love the sinner and hate the sin . Opera Omnia , Vol II. Col. 962, letter 211”
“The superfluities of the rich are the necessaries of the poor. They who possess superfluities, possess the goods of others. Patrologia Latina , vol. 37, p. 1922”
“I will send you the Paraclete who will teach you about the course of the sun and moon.”
“I am sending you a Paraclete who will teach you about the course of the sun and moon .”
“Noli foras ire, in teipsum redi, in interiore homine habitat veritas. Et si tuam naturam mutabilem inveneris, trascende et teipsum . Do not go outside yourself, return to yourself: truth dwells in the interiority of man and, if you find that your nature is changeable, transcend yourself too . As quoted in De vera religione , XXXIX, 72”
“Augustine, Augustine, quid quaeris? Putasne brevi immettere vasculo mare totum? "Augustinus, Augustinus, what are you trying to do? Do you believe to be able to pour the whole sea in a little jar? As quoted in the letter of Augustine to saint Cyril of Jerusalem related to the treaty titled On the Trinity”