More quotes by Augustine of Hippo

"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."
"Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature."
"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand."
"If you understood him, it would not be God."
"Charity is no substitute for justice withheld."