Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart.

Quote by Saint Augustine

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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.

Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea,...

Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea,...

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.

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...

I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him.

I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him.

Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness...

Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness...

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...

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

The greatest evil is physical pain.

The greatest evil is physical pain.

He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil...

He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil...

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.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Love is the beauty of the soul.

Love is the beauty of the soul.

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.

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...

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...

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the...

We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the...

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules...

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules...