Saint Augustine Quotes, Men Quotes, Cities Quotes

Remove justice, and what are kingdoms but gangs of criminals on a large scale?... A gang is a group of men... in which the plunder is divided according to an agreed convention. If this villainy... acquires territory, establishes a base, captures cities and subdues people, it then openly arrogates to itself the title of kingdom.

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The love of our neighbor hath its bounds in each man's love of himself.

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The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.

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Idolatry is worshipping anything that ought to be used, or using anything that is meant to be worshipped.

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For what is time? ... Who can even in thought comprehend it, so as to utter a word about it? ... If no one asks me, I know: If I wish to explain it to one that asketh, I know not.

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Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord! He will not draw back and let you fall! Put your worries aside and throw yourself on him; He will welcome you and heal you.

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We do not sin when we adore Christ in the Eucharist; we do sin when we do not adore Christ in the Eucharist.

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Our heart is restless until it rests in You.

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I have said before, and I shall say again, that I write this book for love of your love.

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We are and we know we are and we love to be it and know it.

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The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.

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Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times.

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Free curiosity has greater power to stimulate learning than rigorous coercion. Nevertheless, the free ranging flux of curiosity is channeled by discipline under Your Law.

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This awful catastrophe is not the end but the beginning. History does not end so. It is the way its chapters open.

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I would not believe in the Gospel, if the authority of the Catholic Church did not bid me to do so.

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In what is necessary, unity; in what is not necessary, liberty and in all things charity.

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The sufficiency of my merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient.

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He that is jealous is not in love.

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Lord, who art always the same, give that I know myself, give that I know Thee.

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...If humility does not precede all that we do, our efforts are fruitless.

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