In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
St. Augustine
People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and they pass themselves by without wondering.
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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
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Understanding is the wages of faith.
faith understanding
Lord, Make me chaste, but not yet
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Faith is to believe what we do not see; and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe.
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God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.
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Love is the beauty of the soul.
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Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all.
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Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.
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God is not what you imagine or what you think you understand. If you understand you have failed.
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To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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