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

Quote by Saint Augustine

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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;...

Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea,...

Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea,...

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.

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by...

To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by...

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.

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

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

By faithfulness we are collected and wound up into unity within ourselves, whereas we had...

By faithfulness we are collected and wound up into unity within ourselves, whereas we had...

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.

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...

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.

Women should not be enlightened or educated in any way. They should, in fact, be...

Women should not be enlightened or educated in any way. They should, in fact, be...

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

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.

Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which...

Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which...

He that is jealous is not in love.

He that is jealous is not in love.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

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

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

The greatest evil is physical pain.

The greatest evil is physical pain.