This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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

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

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...

If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like,...

If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like,...

The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken...

The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken...

Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the...

Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the...

We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs.

We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs.

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose...

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose...

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce...

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

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...