Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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Love is the beauty of the soul.

Love is the beauty of the soul.

Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of...

Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of...

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the...

Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the...

If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe.

If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe.

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.

If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like,...

If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like,...

God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.

God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.

Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea,...

Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea,...

He that is jealous is not in love.

He that is jealous is not in love.

This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.

This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.

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.

To seek the highest good is to live well.

To seek the highest good is to live well.

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.

I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but...

I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but...

The purpose of all wars...is peace.

The purpose of all wars...is peace.

Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die.

Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die.

Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind......

Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind......