More quotes by Augustine of Hippo

"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)"
"If you understood him, it would not be God."
"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand."
"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."
"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."