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Quote by Saint Augustine

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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...

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.

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 is the beauty of the soul.

Love is the beauty of the soul.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

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...

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

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

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...

Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been...

Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been...

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

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.

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.

Hear the other side.

Hear the other side.

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

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

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...

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

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

Absence doth sharpen love, presence strengthens it; the one brings fuel, the other blows it...

Absence doth sharpen love, presence strengthens it; the one brings fuel, the other blows it...

When I came back to Dublin I was court marshaled in my absence and sentenced...

When I came back to Dublin I was court marshaled in my absence and sentenced...