The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.

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;...

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.

Love is the beauty of the soul.

Love is the beauty of the soul.

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...

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...

Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the...

Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the...

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.

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 would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did...

I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did...

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

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.

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

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

Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider.

Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

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

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

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.

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...

Don't you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be...

Don't you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be...

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...

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.