More from Augustine of Hippo

  1. We make a ladder of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.
  2. He who sings prays twice. (Qui cantat, bis orat)
  3. Charity is the root of all good works.
  4. The dove loves when it quarrels; the wolf hates when it flatters.
  5. Therefore, give to the poor. I beg you, I admonish you, I charge you, I command you to give.
  6. He who created you without you will not justify you without you.
  7. Give then to the poor; I beg, I advise, I charge, I command you.
  8. You can live, provided you live; that is, you can live for ever, provided you live a good life.

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