Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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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.

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;...

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 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?

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...

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...

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...

God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil...

God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil...

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

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

I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that...

I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that...

Love, and do what you like.

Love, and do what you like.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

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...

Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the...

Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the...

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.

Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that...

Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that...

If you have anything to tell me of importance, for God's sake begin at the...

If you have anything to tell me of importance, for God's sake begin at the...

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and don't lean on your own understanding....

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and don't lean on your own understanding....