The greatest evil is physical pain.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct...

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct...

If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are...

If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are...

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is...

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is...

He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.

He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

Despise not yourselves, ye women; the Son of God was born of a woman.

Despise not yourselves, ye women; the Son of God was born of a woman.

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce...

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce...

The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will...

The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will...

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?

In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?

There is no possible source of evil except good.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous...

My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous...

The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.

The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.

Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of...

Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of...

We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs.

We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs.

I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did...

I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did...

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

He that is jealous is not in love.

He that is jealous is not in love.

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.