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

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...

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;...

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...

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 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...

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.

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.

God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.

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 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...

Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.

Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.

The purpose of all wars...is peace.

The purpose of all wars...is peace.

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...

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.

By faithfulness we are collected and wound up into unity within ourselves, whereas we had...

By faithfulness we are collected and wound up into unity within ourselves, whereas we had...

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.

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

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

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

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

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

Newsmen believe that news is a tacitly acknowledged fourth branch of the federal system. This...

Newsmen believe that news is a tacitly acknowledged fourth branch of the federal system. This...