Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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Hear the other side.

Hear the other side.

Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider.

Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider.

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.

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...

We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves...

We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce...

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce...

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

Love, and do what you like.

Love, and do what you like.