| James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899. | | | | Saint Augustine |
| | | Christ is not valued at all, unless He is valued above all. | 1 |
| Consuetudo est secunda natura—Custom is a second nature. | 2 |
| Curiosis fabricavit inferos—He fashioned hell for the inquisitive. | 3 |
| Faith opens a way for the understanding; unbelief closes it. | 4 |
| Fecisti enim nos ad te, et cor inquietum donec requiescat in te—Thou hast made us for Thee, and the heart knows no rest until it rests in Thee. | 5 |
| God is a circle whose centre is everywhere, and its circumference nowhere. | 6 |
| God is patient, because eternal. | 7 |
| Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity. | 8 |
| He goeth back that continueth not. | 9 |
| He goeth better that creepeth in his way than he that runneth out of his way. | 10 |
| He hath ill repented whose sins are repeated. | 11 |
| Humble wedlock is far better than proud virginity. | 12 |
| Let every one inquire of himself what he loveth, and he shall resolve himself of whence he is a citizen. | 13 |
| Libera me ab homine malo, a meipso—Deliver me from the evil man, from myself. | 14 |
| Misericordia Domini inter pontem et fontem—Between bridge and stream the Lord’s mercy may be found. | 15 |
| Multi adorantur in ara qui cremantur in igne—Many are worshipped at the altar who are burning in flames. | 16 |
| Punishment is justice for the unjust. | 17 |
| Securus judicat orbis terrarum—The world’s judgment is unswayed by fear. | 18 |
| The sufficiency of my merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient. | 19 |
| Thou awakest us to delight in thy praise; for thou madest us for thyself, and our heart is restless until it repose in thee. | 20 | | |
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