Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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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...

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...

Hear the other side.

Hear the other side.

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;...

Love, and do what you like.

Love, and do what you like.

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...

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...

Women should not be enlightened or educated in any way. They should, in fact, be...

Women should not be enlightened or educated in any way. They should, in fact, be...

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...

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.

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is...

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is...

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.

O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.

Despise not yourselves, ye women; the Son of God was born of a woman.

Despise not yourselves, ye women; the Son of God was born of a woman.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

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...

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

Maybe humans are just the pet alligators that God flushed down the toilet.

Maybe humans are just the pet alligators that God flushed down the toilet.

As set forth by theologians, the idea of God is an argument that assumes its...

As set forth by theologians, the idea of God is an argument that assumes its...