Quotes about Man by Saint Augustine (Augustine of Hippo) (Aurelius Augustinus)

Saint Augustine (Augustine of Hippo) (Aurelius Augustinus) Bishop

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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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about man

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

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about man

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.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about man

Passion is the evil in adultery. If a man has no opportunity of living with another man's wife, but if it is obvious for some reason that he would like to do so, and would do so if he could, he is no less guilty than if he was caught in the act.

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

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about man

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.

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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 man