Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.

Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

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

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

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

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

A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently.

A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Love is the beauty of the soul.

Love is the beauty of the soul.

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;...

The greatest evil is physical pain.

The greatest evil is physical pain.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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 hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests...

Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests...

God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil...

God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil...

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.

If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe.

If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe.

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,...

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.