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This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about human imperfections, perfection, man

Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about quiet, heart

Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about art, magic

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

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about sin

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about abstinence, perfection

To seek the highest good is to live well.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about good, good luck

We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about common sense, action, pain, pleasure, life

We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about angels

We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about help, eyes, love, man

What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about wish, time

Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about force, heads, soul, heart, man

Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about grace

Do all things with love.

OQuote by Og Mandino about things, love