Saint Augustine Quotes About Self Love

Quotes about: Self Love

• Two loves have made two different cities: self-love hath made a terrestrial city, which rises in contempt of God; and Divine Love hath made a celestial one, which rises in contempt of self. The former glories in itself - the latter in God.

  Saint Augustine

  Self, Cities, Two

• There can only be two basic loves... the love of God unto the forgetfulness of self, or the love of self unto the forgetfulness and denial of God.

  Saint Augustine

  Faith, Self, Two

• You have enemies. For who can live on this earth without them? Take heed to yourselves: love them. In no way can your enemy so hurt you by his violence, as you hurt yourself if you love him not.

  Saint Augustine

  Hurt, Self Love, Enemy

• Two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self; the heavenly by the love of God.

  Saint Augustine

  Self, Cities, Two

  Saint Augustine of Hippo (2016). “Saint Augustine of Hippo Collection [50 Books]”, p.9928, Aeterna Press

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