To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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Love is the beauty of the soul.

Love is the beauty of the soul.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

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...

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

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

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...

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

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

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

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.

Love, and do what you like.

Love, and do what you like.

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...

Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a...

Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a...

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

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...

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

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

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...

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

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...

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...

Oh Lord, give me chastity, but do not give it yet.

Oh Lord, give me chastity, but do not give it yet.

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as...

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as...