Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are beside that great elemental point.

Quote by Saint Augustine

Topics: Intelligence Quotes

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...

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 that is jealous is not in love.

He that is jealous is not in love.

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...

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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 greatest evil is physical pain.

The greatest evil is physical pain.

O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.

O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.

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.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

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...

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected...

O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected...

I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that...

I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that...