The purpose of all wars, is peace.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the...

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the...

To wisdom belongs the intellectual apprehension of things eternal; to knowledge, the rational apprehension of...

To wisdom belongs the intellectual apprehension of things eternal; to knowledge, the rational apprehension of...

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...

My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous...

My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous...

Hear the other side.

Hear the other side.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

The greatest evil is physical pain.

The greatest evil is physical pain.

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...

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

Love, and do what you like.

Love, and do what you like.

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

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

Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.

Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.

If the United Nations is to survive, those who represent it must bolster it; those...

If the United Nations is to survive, those who represent it must bolster it; those...

In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender...

In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender...

Faith is a passionate intuition.

Faith is a passionate intuition.

Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to...

Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to...