Saint Augustine Quotes

Christ is the true light of the world; it is through him alone that true wisdom is imparted to the mind.

If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.

Almighty Power, by whose most wise command, helpless, forlorn, uncertain, here I stand, take this faint glimmer of thyself away, or break into my soul with perfect day!

My friend, God wants to throw a beam of light on your path today.

Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.

Wisdom, sits alone, topmost in heaven: she is its light, its God; and in the heart of man she sits as high, though groveling minds forget her oftentimes, seeing but this world's idols.

I cannot work; I cannot speak; I cannot live or love as I should, unless God's wisdom lights my path.

Scriptures are like packets of light that illuminate our minds and give place to guidance and inspiration from on high.

The process of gathering spiritual light is the quest of a lifetime.

Don't think that some tomorrow you'll see God's Light. You see it now or err in darkest night.

He has learned that it is best to follow the light.

To avail yourself of His certain wisdom, ask of Him whatever questions you have. But do not entreat Him, for that will never be necessary.

God not only loves the obedient - He enlightens them.

With all your science can you tell me how it is, and when it is, that light comes into the soul?

The pure and benign light of revelation has had a meliorating influence on mankind.

If you have really experienced the inner light, sex will disappear. Love will happen to you, but sex will disappear; sexuality will disappear. Love, a very loving personality, will take its place. There will be no desire for sex. If the desire for sex remains, you have not experienced the inner light. Then the inner light is just a projection of the mind.

The gospel of Jesus Christ is that penetrating light which shines through the darkness of our lives.

Light physical is said by Solomon to be sweet, but gospel light is infinitely more precious, for it reveals eternal things, and ministers to our immortal natures.

There are, O monks, these four lights. What four? The light of the moon, the light of the sun, the light of fire, and the light of wisdom. Of these four lights, the light of wisdom is supreme.

The Bible is the proper book for men. There the truth is distinguished from error far more clearly than anywhere else, and one finds something new in it every day. For twenty-eight years, since I became a doctor, I have now constantly read and preached the Bible; and yet I have not exhausted it but find something new in it every day.

The power of prayer is like turning on a light as it illuminates God's purpose for our lives. There is no greater connection to knowing His will other than the word.

Faith is not belief, it is the grasp on the Ultimate, an illumination.

The Word of God is a lamp by night, a light by day, and a delight at all times.

Darkness, that here surrounds our purblind understanding, will vanish at the dawning of eternal day.