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

Quote by Saint Augustine

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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.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

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...

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce...

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce...

There is no possible source of evil except good.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

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.

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,...

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...

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...

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;...

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.

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...

The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.

The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.

He that is jealous is not in love.

He that is jealous is not in love.

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

Love, and do what you like.

Love, and do what you like.

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.

Love is the beauty of the soul.

Love is the beauty of the soul.

What is Love? Alright. You know how when you're listening to music from another room,...

What is Love? Alright. You know how when you're listening to music from another room,...

I would rather have eyes that cannot see; ears that cannot hear; lips that cannot...

I would rather have eyes that cannot see; ears that cannot hear; lips that cannot...