Be always displeased at what thou art, if thou desirest to attain to what thou art not.
Saint AugustineWhy is it that man desires to be made sad, beholding doleful and tragical things, which yet himself would by no means suffer?
Saint AugustineThere is nothing more serious than the sacrilege of schism because there is no just cause for severing the unity of the Church.
Saint AugustineYour first task is to be dissatisfied with yourself, fight sin, and transform yourself into something better. Your second task is to put up with the trials and temptations of this world that will be brought on by the change in your life and to persevere to the very end in the midst of these things.
Saint Augustine