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"Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul."

"Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Beauty, Love, Soul

22

"A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts."

"A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts."

St. Jerome, Croatian Saint

Thought, Thoughts

21

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

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

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

19

"A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept."

"A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept."

St. Jerome, Croatian Saint

Friendship, Friend, Difficulty

18

"He that is jealous is not in love."

"He that is jealous is not in love."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

18

"Where there is injury let me sow pardon."

"Where there is injury let me sow pardon."

Francis of Assisi, Italian Saint

Compassion, Injury

18

"We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain."

"We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Life, Action, Class, Pain

15

"The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit."

"The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit."

Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint

14

"Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation."

"Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Moderation, Abstinence

13

"There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers."

"There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers."

Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint

13

"God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist."

"God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

13

"Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging."

"Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging."

Francis of Assisi, Italian Saint

Glory, Name, Order, Sun

11

"I believe though I do not comprehend, and I hold by faith what I cannot grasp with the mind."

"I believe though I do not comprehend, and I hold by faith what I cannot grasp with the mind."

Saint Bernard, French Saint

11

"I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden."

"I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

11

"The purpose of all wars, is peace."

"The purpose of all wars, is peace."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

11

"Punishment is justice for the unjust."

"Punishment is justice for the unjust."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Justice, Punishment

11

"He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king."

"He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

10

"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe."

"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

10

"If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men."

"If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men."

Francis of Assisi, Italian Saint

Man, Men, God, Compassion, Pity

10

"When I go to Rome, I fast on Saturday, but in Milan I do not. Do you also follow the custom of whatever church you attend, if you do not want to give or receive scandal."

"When I go to Rome, I fast on Saturday, but in Milan I do not. Do you also follow the custom of whatever church you attend, if you do not want to give or receive scandal."

Saint Ambrose, Italian Saint

Church, Custom, Rome, Scandal

10

"The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences."

"The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Experience, Words

10

"To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience."

"To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience."

Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint

9

"Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible."

"Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Happiness, Man, Wishes

9

"God loves each of us as if there were only one of us."

"God loves each of us as if there were only one of us."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

9

"Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature."

"Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Nature, Miracles

9

"There is nothing evil save that which perverts the mind and shackles the conscience."

"There is nothing evil save that which perverts the mind and shackles the conscience."

Saint Ambrose, Italian Saint

Conscience, Evil, Mind, Nothing

9

"There is no possible source of evil except good."

"There is no possible source of evil except good."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

9

"Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger."

"Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger."

Saint Basil, Greek Saint

Society, Abundance, Hunger, Man, Rain

9

"If anyone comes to me, I want to lead them to Him."

"If anyone comes to me, I want to lead them to Him."

Edith Stein, German Saint

9

"Love is the beauty of the soul."

"Love is the beauty of the soul."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Beauty, Love, Soul

9

"God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. Then do not let us try to charm them to sleep, but permit them to do their work until divinely called to something higher."

"God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. Then do not let us try to charm them to sleep, but permit them to do their work until divinely called to something higher."

Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint

Work, God, Charm, Reward

8

"When in Rome, live as the Romans do; when elsewhere, live as they live elsewhere."

"When in Rome, live as the Romans do; when elsewhere, live as they live elsewhere."

Saint Ambrose, Italian Saint

8

"The nation... doesn't simply need what we have. It needs what we are."

"The nation... doesn't simply need what we have. It needs what we are."

Edith Stein, German Saint

8

"Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee."

"Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

8

"To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that."

"To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that."

Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint

Life, Courage, Lies

8

"True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor."

"True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor."

Saint Ignatius, Spanish Saint

Love, Honor, Suffering

8

"There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart."

"There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Heart, Humility

8

"If I have any worth, it is to live my life for God so as to teach these peoples; even though some of them still look down on me."

"If I have any worth, it is to live my life for God so as to teach these peoples; even though some of them still look down on me."

Saint Patrick, Irish Saint

Life, God, Worth

8

"Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love."

"Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love."

Francis of Assisi, Italian Saint

Love, Peace, Hatred

8

"Love, and do what you like."

"Love, and do what you like."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

8

"It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater."

"It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater."

Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint

Love, Daughters, Gain, May

8

"Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words."

"Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words."

Francis of Assisi, Italian Saint

Religion, Words

8

"Then Christ shall be clothed with all the beauty of the elect as if with a long tunic variously adorned, in which He shall shine as if covered with all manner of precious stones."

"Then Christ shall be clothed with all the beauty of the elect as if with a long tunic variously adorned, in which He shall shine as if covered with all manner of precious stones."

Saint Sequoyah, Italian Saint

7

"If God can work through me, he can work through anyone."

"If God can work through me, he can work through anyone."

Francis of Assisi, Italian Saint

7

"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."

"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, Algerian Saint

Soul, Heart, Feeling, Man

7

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

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

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

7

"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."

"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, Algerian Saint

Forgiveness, Being

7

"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."

"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."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Beauty, God, May

7

"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."

"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."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

7

"Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love."

"Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love."

Francis of Assisi, Italian Saint

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