Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked. |
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 impossible. |
If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe. |
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. |
Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand. |
If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend. Topics: Friendship |
The purpose of all wars, is peace. |
To seek the highest good is to live well. |
Love, and do what you like. |
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. |
The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences. |
Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul. Topics: Love Is |
He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king. |
I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within. |
Punishment is justice for the unjust. |
Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty. |
The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. |
To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. |
What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know. |