The purpose of all wars, is peace.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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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.

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...

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...

By faithfulness we are collected and wound up into unity within ourselves, whereas we had...

By faithfulness we are collected and wound up into unity within ourselves, whereas we had...

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

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...

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

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

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

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...

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...

It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.

It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.

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.

Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of...

Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of...

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.

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

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

The greatest evil is physical pain.

The greatest evil is physical pain.

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...

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

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

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

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.