Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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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...

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Don't you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be...

Don't you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be...

Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled...

Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled...

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

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,...

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.

We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life...

We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life...

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...

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...

To wisdom belongs the intellectual apprehension of things eternal; to knowledge, the rational apprehension of...

To wisdom belongs the intellectual apprehension of things eternal; to knowledge, the rational apprehension of...

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

He that is jealous is not in love.

He that is jealous is not in love.

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...

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

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...

I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him.

I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him.

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as...

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as...

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the...

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the...