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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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...

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.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

There is no possible source of evil except good.

God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil...

God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil...

The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.

The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.

To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by...

To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by...

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...

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.

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...

Hear the other side.

Hear the other side.

He that is jealous is not in love.

He that is jealous is not in love.

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...

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will...

The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will...

In the process of trial and error, Our failed attempts are meant to destroy arrogance...

In the process of trial and error, Our failed attempts are meant to destroy arrogance...