Augustine of Hippo

"There can only be two basic loves... the love of God unto the forgetfulness of self, or the love of self unto the forgetfulness and denial of God."

"Le bonheur, c'est continuer à désirer ce que l'on a déjà."

"If you understood him, it would not be God."

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page."

"It’s not in the book or in the writer that readers discern the truth of what they read; they see it in themselves, if the light of truth has penetrated their minds."

"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand."

"There can only be two basic loves... the love of God unto the forgetfulness of self, or the love of self unto the forgetfulness and denial of God."

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page."

"The peace of the celestial city is the perfectly ordered and harmonious enjoyment of God, and of one another in God. (City of God, Book 19)"

"To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement."

"Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature."

"We speak, but it is God who teaches."

"If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself."

"Charity is no substitute for justice withheld."

"Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all."

"In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me."

"Our hearts have been made for you, O God, and they shall never rest until they rest in you."

"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand."

"To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement."