Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they…

Quote by Saint Augustine

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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.

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...

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.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need;...

Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need;...

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...

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.

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...

There is no possible source of evil except good.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

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...

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...

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...

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...

We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves...

We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves...

If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like,...

If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like,...

Love, and do what you like.

Love, and do what you like.

What destroys one man preserves another

What destroys one man preserves another

For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind...

For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind...

Two conditions render difficult this historic situation of mankind: It is full of tremendously deadly...

Two conditions render difficult this historic situation of mankind: It is full of tremendously deadly...

To give vent now and then to his feelings, whether of pleasure or discontent, is...

To give vent now and then to his feelings, whether of pleasure or discontent, is...