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Augustine of Hippo quotes on beauty

3 verified English passages where Augustine of Hippo’ s thought meets questions of beauty.

Augustine of Hippo on beauty

Augustine of Hippo (354–430) approaches beauty within Christian Platonism. Evil is privation rather than substance; restless will needs grace, and earthly politics cannot be confused with ultimate salvation. Systematically, the teaching links time, will, grace into a practical and theoretical whole. On this page, the archive isolates English passages where that project meets beauty most directly—useful for searches such as “augustine of hippo quotes on beauty.”

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What did Augustine of Hippo say about beauty?

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  1. You have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
  2. Late have I loved you, beauty so ancient and so new, late have I loved you!
  3. Late have I loved you, beauty so ancient and so new.