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

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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...

Love is the beauty of the soul.

Love is the beauty of the soul.

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

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

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.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

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...

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...

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

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

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

The greatest evil is physical pain.

The greatest evil is physical pain.

We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs.

We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs.

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as...

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as...

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

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

My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous...

My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

I think Kandinsky and I were very near friends.

I think Kandinsky and I were very near friends.

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.