A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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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...

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...

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.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Oh Lord, give me chastity, but do not give it yet.

Oh Lord, give me chastity, but do not give it yet.

Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need;...

Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need;...

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

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.

It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.

It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

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.

Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think...

Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think...

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

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

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

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.

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...

He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil...

He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil...

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,...

I shall always esteem it not much to live in a city where the laws...

I shall always esteem it not much to live in a city where the laws...

In wonder all philosophy began, in wonder it ends, and admiration fill up the interspace;...

In wonder all philosophy began, in wonder it ends, and admiration fill up the interspace;...

Death is really a great blessing for humanity without it there could be no real...

Death is really a great blessing for humanity without it there could be no real...