If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend.

Quote by Saint Augustine

Topics: Friends Quotes

Passion is the evil in adultery. If a man has no opportunity of living with...

Passion is the evil in adultery. If a man has no opportunity of living with...

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

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...

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.

Love, and do what you like.

Love, and do what you like.

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...

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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...

The greatest evil is physical pain.

The greatest evil is physical pain.