Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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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...

There is no possible source of evil except good.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

Love, and do what you like.

Love, and do what you like.

We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves...

We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves...

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

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

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...

Despise not yourselves, ye women; the Son of God was born of a woman.

Despise not yourselves, ye women; the Son of God was born of a woman.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

He that is jealous is not in love.

He that is jealous is not in love.

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...

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

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.

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.

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.

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Give me chastity and continence, 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...

Every man in the world is better than someone else and not as good as...

Every man in the world is better than someone else and not as good as...

The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no...

The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no...

Never marry a man who hates his mother, because he'll end up hating you.

Never marry a man who hates his mother, because he'll end up hating you.