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God and man2 quotes
Our heart is restless until it rests in you. — St. Augustine · 400Too late I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient and ever new! Too late I loved you! And, behold, you were within me, and I out of myself and there I searched for you. — St. Augustine · 400Adaptability1 quote
When you are at Rome live in the Roman style: when you are elsewhere live as they live elsewhere. — St. Ambrose · 397Chastity1 quote
Give me chastity and continency—but not yet! — St. Augustine · 398Children1 quote
The weakness of little children's limbs is innocent, not their souls. — St. Augustine · 400Community1 quote
A people was a multitude defined by the common objects of their love. — St. Augustine · 426Cultural sensitivity1 quote
When you are at Rome live in the Roman style: when you are elsewhere live as they live elsewhere. — St. Ambrose · 397Custom and convention1 quote
When you are at Rome live in the Roman style: when you are elsewhere live as they live elsewhere. — St. Ambrose · 397Goodwill1 quote
Hear the other side. — St. Augustine · 391Human nature1 quote
The weakness of little children's limbs is innocent, not their souls. — St. Augustine · 400Law1 quote
A law that is not just does not seem to me to be a law. — St. Augustine · 389Listening1 quote
Hear the other side. — St. Augustine · 391Loving God1 quote
Too late I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient and ever new! Too late I loved you! And, behold, you were within me, and I out of myself and there I searched for you. — St. Augustine · 400Nations1 quote
A people was a multitude defined by the common objects of their love. — St. Augustine · 426Original sin1 quote
The weakness of little children's limbs is innocent, not their souls. — St. Augustine · 400Religious conversion1 quote
Too late I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient and ever new! Too late I loved you! And, behold, you were within me, and I out of myself and there I searched for you. — St. Augustine · 400Seeking God1 quote
Our heart is restless until it rests in you. — St. Augustine · 400Self-control1 quote
Give me chastity and continency—but not yet! — St. Augustine · 398Sex1 quote
Give me chastity and continency—but not yet! — St. Augustine · 398Sexual morality1 quote
Give me chastity and continency—but not yet! — St. Augustine · 398Tolerance1 quote
Hear the other side. — St. Augustine · 391Unjust laws1 quote
A law that is not just does not seem to me to be a law. — St. Augustine · 389