Quotes by Saint Augustine (Augustine of Hippo) (Aurelius Augustinus) about Contentment
11 quotes by Saint Augustine (Augustine of Hippo) (Aurelius Augustinus) about contentment

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.
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Don't you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be hidden even to him in whom it is?
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Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.
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If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
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Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.
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Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
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Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.
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The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.
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