Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.

Quote by Saint Augustine

Topics: Happiness Quotes, Mankind Quotes

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...

The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken...

The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken...

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

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...

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

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

Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests...

Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests...

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...

God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.

God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

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...

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

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

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate...

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate...

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture....

Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture....