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Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.

~Saint Augustine

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

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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.

~Saint Augustine

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Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

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Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.

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O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.

~Saint Augustine

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Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.

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To seek the highest good is to live well.

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Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

~Saint Augustine

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Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again.

~Saint Augustine

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