If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more.

No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more.

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.

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.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been...

Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been...

He that is jealous is not in love.

He that is jealous is not in love.

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 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...

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...

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...

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct...

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct...

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

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...

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

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

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

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.

The greatest evil is physical pain.

The greatest evil is physical pain.

My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous...

My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous...