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

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...

O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected...

O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected...

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...

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

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

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

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

We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life...

We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life...

By faithfulness we are collected and wound up into unity within ourselves, whereas we had...

By faithfulness we are collected and wound up into unity within ourselves, whereas we had...

A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently.

A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently.

He that is jealous is not in love.

He that is jealous is not in love.

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.

Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need;...

Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need;...

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...

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

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

Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the...

Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the...

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...

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.

God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.

My God, no! I hate this whole hunk thing! I feel when I see myself...

My God, no! I hate this whole hunk thing! I feel when I see myself...

Live among men as if God beheld you; speak to God as if men were...

Live among men as if God beheld you; speak to God as if men were...

What you are is God's gift to you; what you make of it is your...

What you are is God's gift to you; what you make of it is your...