Saint Augustine

Wicked sons do not have the Holy Ghost in the same way as do beloved sons, and yet they do have Baptism. So, too, heretics do not have the Church as Catholics have, even though they have Baptism.

Never judge a philosophy by its abuse.

Seek not abroad, for in the inner man dwells the truth.

Let our lives be good, and the times are good. We make our times; such as we are, such are the times.

Jesus took His flesh from the flesh of Mary

There never can have been, and never can be, and there never shall be any sin without pride.

There is another form of temptation, even more fraught with danger. This is the disease of curiosity. It is this which drives us to try and discover the secrets of nature, those secrets which are beyond our understanding, which can avail us nothing and which man should not wish to learn.

Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.

Too late came I to love you, O Beauty both so ancient and so new! Too late came I to love you - and behold you were with me all the time . . .

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Learn to dance, so when you get to heaven the angels know what to do with you.

Where was my heart to flee for refuge from my heart? Whither was I to fly, where I would not follow? In what place should I not be prey to myself?

Free curiosity is of more value in learning than harsh discipline.

It seems to me that an unjust law is no law at all.

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

Because God has made us for Himself, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.

If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times.

Though in the order of nature angels rank above men, yet, by scale of justice, good men are of greater value than bad angels.

Every morning you put on your clothes to cover your nakedness and protect your body from inclement weather. Why don't you also clothe your soul with the garment of faith? Remember each morning the truths of your creed, and look at yourself in the mirror of your faith. Otherwise, your soul will soon be naked with the nakedness of oblivion.

Consequently, heretics and schismatics, separated from the unity of this Body, are able to receive the same Sacrament, but with no benefit to themselves; indeed, more to their own harm, in that they are judged the more severely rather than being liberated.