Augustine of Hippo Quotes on Nature
Augustine of Hippo was a Roman-African theologian and philosopher whose work shaped Western Christianity and Latin philosophy for the next millennium. This page collects quotes attributed to Augustine of Hippo on the topic of nature, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Augustine of Hippo:
“There is no possible source of evil except good.”
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“Do not go outside yourself, return to yourself: truth dwells in the interiority of man and, if you find that your nature is changeable, transcend yourself too . As quoted in De vera religione , XXXIX, 72”
Noli foras ire, in teipsum redi, in interiore homine habitat veritas. Et si tuam naturam mutabilem inveneris, trascende et teipsum . -
“Let each look to his own heart: let him not keep hatred against his brother for any hard word; on account of earthly contention let him not become earth.”
Ten Homilies on the First Epistle of John(414) | First Homily, Paragraph 11, as translated by H. Browne, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series , Vol. 7 (1888) -
“"Augustinus, Augustinus, what are you trying to do? Do you believe to be able to pour the whole sea in a little jar?”
As quoted in the letter of Augustine to saint Cyril of Jerusalem related to the treaty titled On the Trinity