Jim's Favorite Famous Quote, Quip, Axiom, and Maxim Repository
Augustine
St. Augustine.
| Born | Aurelius Augustinus November 13, 354 Tagaste, Numidia |
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| Died | August 28, 430 Hippo Regius |
Catholic priest and bishop. Doctor of the Church. Son of St. Monica. Writings include Confessions and The City of God. Patron saint of brewers, sore eyes, and printers. Namesake of the oldest European-settled city in America.
The repository contains four quotes from St. Augustine.
Conquer yourself and the world lies at your feet.
God, give me chastity and continence, but not just now.
The world is a book and those who stay at home read only one page.
The mind commands the body and the body obeys. The mind commands itself and finds resistance.
