The greatest evil is physical pain.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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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.

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...

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

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.

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

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

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but...

I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but...

Love is the beauty of the soul.

Love is the beauty of the soul.

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...

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.

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...

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...

Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness...

Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness...

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.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more.

No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more.

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...

What destroys one man preserves another

What destroys one man preserves another

All men by nature desire to know.

All men by nature desire to know.

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face...

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face...