Mary heard God's word and kept it, and so she is blessed. She kept God's truth in her mind, a nobler thing than carrying his body in her womb.
Saint AugustineBlessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.
Saint AugustineDon't let your life give evidence against your tongue. Sing with your voices... sing also with your conduct.
Saint AugustineVirginity is not honored simply because it is virginity, but because it is consecrated of God.
Saint AugustineTemperance is love surrendering itself wholly to Him who is its object; courage is love bearing all things gladly for the sake of Him who is its object; justice is love serving only Him who is its object, and therefore rightly ruling; prudence is love making wise distinction between what hinders and what helps itself.
Saint Augustine