Maxioms by St. Augustine
Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.
Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.
Feast of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Teacher, 430 None can become fit for the future life, who hath read more
Feast of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Teacher, 430 None can become fit for the future life, who hath not practiced himself for it now.
In an authority so high [as Scripture], admit but one officious lie, and there will not remain a single passage read more
In an authority so high [as Scripture], admit but one officious lie, and there will not remain a single passage of those apparently difficult to practice or to believe, which on the same most pernicious rule may not be explained as a lie uttered by the author willfully to serve a purpose.
The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
Commemoration of Margery Kempe, Mystic, after 1433 One can say: "I will, but my body does not obey read more
Commemoration of Margery Kempe, Mystic, after 1433 One can say: "I will, but my body does not obey me"; but not: "My will does not obey me".
