Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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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...

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...

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...

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

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...

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...

To seek the highest good is to live well.

To seek the highest good is to live well.

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will...

The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will...

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...

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...

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...

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

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.

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

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

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

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.

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.

Hear the other side.

Hear the other side.