Saint Augustine Quotes About Devil

Quotes about: Devil

• It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.

  Saint Augustine

  Humility, Angel, Pride

  "Manipulus Florum". Book edited by Thomas Hibernicus,

• The good Christian should beware the mathematician and all those who make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine man in the bonds of hell.

  Saint Augustine

  Inspirational, Life, Education

  "Mathematics in Western Culture". Book by Morris Kline, 1953.

• Poetry is the Devil's wine.

  Saint Augustine

  Wine, Poetry, Devil

• Drunkenness is a flattering devil, a sweet poison, a pleasant sin, which whosoever hath, hath not himself, which whosoever doth commit, doth not commit sin, but he himself is wholly sin.

  Saint Augustine

  Sweet, Devil, Poison

• Thus the good christian should beware of mathematicians and all those who make false prophecies, however much they may in fact speak the truth; lest, being in league with the devil, they may deceive errant souls into making common cause.

  Saint Augustine

  Christian, League, Soul

• When, therefore, man lives according to man, not according to God, he is like the devil.

  Saint Augustine

  Men, Scary, Devil

  Saint Augustine of Hippo, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The City of God”, p.584, Catholic Way Publishing

• Poetry is devil's wine.

  Saint Augustine

  Art, Philosophy, Wine

• A young man had become possessed by a devil. The thing within him burst into loud lamentation and departed from the man. At once the youth's eye fell out on his cheek, and the whole of the pupil which had been black became white.

  Saint Augustine

  Religious, Eye, Men

• They the hazers or eversores were rightly called Overturners, since they had themselves been first overturned and perverted, tricked by those same devils who were secretly mocking them in the very acts by which they amused themselves in mocking and making fools of others.

  Saint Augustine

  Devil, Fool, Firsts

• The Devil invented gambling.

  Saint Augustine

  Gambling, Devil

• The Devil often transforms himself into an angel to tempt men, some for their instruction, some for their ruin.

  Saint Augustine

  Angel, Men, Devil

• Not all, nor even a majority, are saved. . . They are indeed many, if regarded by themselves, but they are few in comparison with the far larger number of those who shall be punished with the devil.

  Saint Augustine

  Numbers, Devil, Majority

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