If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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

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

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.

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.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

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...

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...

There is no possible source of evil except good.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

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...

To seek the highest good is to live well.

To seek the highest good is to live well.

A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently.

A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently.

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.

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...

To wisdom belongs the intellectual apprehension of things eternal; to knowledge, the rational apprehension of...

To wisdom belongs the intellectual apprehension of things eternal; to knowledge, the rational apprehension of...

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose...

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose...

The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.

The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.

Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a...

Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a...

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

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

The greatest evil is physical pain.

The greatest evil is physical pain.

I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him.

I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him.

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

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