Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.

Quote by Saint Augustine

Topics: Happiness Quotes, Mankind Quotes

O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected...

O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected...

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.

Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.

Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.

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...

Passion is the evil in adultery. If a man has no opportunity of living with...

Passion is the evil in adultery. If a man has no opportunity of living with...

What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If...

What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If...

Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which...

Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which...

Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which...

Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which...

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...

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.

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

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

Women should not be enlightened or educated in any way. They should, in fact, be...

Women should not be enlightened or educated in any way. They should, in fact, be...

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.

The greatest evil is physical pain.

The greatest evil is physical pain.

Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a...

Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a...

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...

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose...

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose...

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

O miserable man, what a deformed monster has sin made you! God made you little...

O miserable man, what a deformed monster has sin made you! God made you little...

God is only a great imaginative experience.

God is only a great imaginative experience.