The purpose of all wars, is peace.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

The greatest evil is physical pain.

The greatest evil is physical pain.

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.

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

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

We can't all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap...

We can't all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap...

Graduation day is tough for adults. They go to the ceremony as parents. They come...

Graduation day is tough for adults. They go to the ceremony as parents. They come...