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

Quote by Saint Augustine

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

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

Oh Lord, give me chastity, but do not give it yet.

Oh Lord, give me chastity, but do not give it yet.

Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of...

Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of...

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.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

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.

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

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

He that is jealous is not in love.

He that is jealous is not in love.

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...

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...

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...

What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If...

What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If...

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think...

Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think...

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.

Don't you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be...

Don't you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be...

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...

Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity...

Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity...

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.