Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
—Augustine of Hippo
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Deus, dona hominibus videre in parvo communes notitias rerum parvarum atque magnarum. God, grant us men to see in a small thing principles which are common things both small and great.
—Augustine of Hippo
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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The inclination to seek the truth is safer than the presumption which regards unknown things as known.
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Quid est ergo tempus? Si nemo ex me quaerat, scio; si quaerenti explicare velim, nescio. 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.
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Remota itaque iustitia quid sunt regna nisi magna latrocinia? Remove justice, and what are kingdoms but gangs of criminals on a large scale?
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God has promised forgiveness to your repentance; but He has not promised to-morrow to your procrastination.
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The inclination to seek the truth is safer than the presumption which regards unknown things as known.
—Augustine of Hippo
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The light will not shame you, if it shows you your own ugliness, and that ugliness so offends you that you perceive the beauty of the light.
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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.
—Augustine of Hippo
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
—Augustine of Hippo
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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
—Augustine of Hippo
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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.
—Augustine of Hippo
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
—Augustine of Hippo
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Though defensive violence will always be a sad necessity in the eyes of men of principle, it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate just men.
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If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
—Augustine of Hippo