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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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.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will...

The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will...

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...

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

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...

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

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...

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.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

Even imperfection itself may have its ideal or perfect state.

Even imperfection itself may have its ideal or perfect state.

In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in...

In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in...