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

Quote by Saint Augustine

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Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

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;...

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.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

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.

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is...

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is...

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct...

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct...

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...

The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will...

The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will...

The purpose of all wars...is peace.

The purpose of all wars...is peace.

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...

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

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...

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.

Hear the other side.

Hear the other side.

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...

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...

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

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

The very existence of government at all, infers inequality. The citizen who is preferred to...

The very existence of government at all, infers inequality. The citizen who is preferred to...

Whenever you have efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

Whenever you have efficient government, you have a dictatorship.