Saint Augustine Quotes About Good Works

Quotes about: Good Works

• "Otherwise grace is no more grace," since it is bestowed on us, not because we have done good works, but that we may be able to do them.

  Saint Augustine

  Order, Grace, Done

  "A Treatise on the Spirit and the Letter".

• The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.

  Saint Augustine

  Philosophical, Evil, Saint

  "Tractates on the Gospel of John" by Saint Augustine, tractate XII on John 3:6-21, § 13,

• The way to Christ is first through humility, second through humility, and third through humility. If humility does not precede and accompany and follow every good work we do, if it is not before us to focus on, it it is not beside us to lean upon, if it is not behind us to fence us in, pride will wrench from our hand any good deed we do at the very moment we do it.

  Saint Augustine

  Humility, Pride, Hands

• Grace alone brings about every good work in us.

  Saint Augustine

  Grace, Good Work, Very Good

• Humility must accompany all our actions, must be with us everywhere; for as soon as we glory in our good works they are of no further value to our advancement in virtue.

  Saint Augustine

  Humility, Advancement, Our Actions

• Charity is the root of all good works.

  Saint Augustine

  Roots, Charity, Good Work

  Saint Augustine (1992). “Sermons 148-183 on the New Testament”, p.310, New City Press

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