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[Quote No.37192] Need Area: Money > Tax
"Justice being taken away, then, what are kingdoms but great robberies? For what are robberies themselves, but little kingdoms? The band itself is made up of men; it is ruled by the authority of a prince, it is knit together by the pact of the confederacy; the booty is divided by the law agreed on. If, by the admittance of abandoned men, this evil increases to such a degree that it holds places, fixes abodes, takes possession of cities, and subdues peoples, it assumes the more plainly the name of a kingdom, because the reality is now manifestly conferred on it, not by the removal of covetousness, but by the addition of impunity. Indeed, that was an apt and true reply which was given to Alexander the Great by a pirate who had been seized. For when that king had asked the man what he meant by keeping hostile possession of the sea, he answered with bold pride, 'What thou meanest by seizing the whole earth; but because I do it with a petty ship, I am called a robber, whilst thou who dost it with a great fleet art styled emperor.' " - St. Augustine
From his book, 'City of God', published circa 420 A.D.
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[Quote No.37193] Need Area: Money > Tax
"Justice being taken away, then, what are kingdoms but great robberies? For what are robberies themselves, but little kingdoms? The band itself is made up of men; it is ruled by the authority of a prince, it is knit together by the pact of the confederacy; the booty is divided by the law agreed on. If, by the admittance of abandoned men, this evil increases to such a degree that it holds places, fixes abodes, takes possession of cities, and subdues peoples, it assumes the more plainly the name of a kingdom, because the reality is now manifestly conferred on it, not by the removal of covetousness, but by the addition of impunity. Indeed, that was an apt and true reply which was given to Alexander the Great by a pirate who had been seized. For when that king had asked the man what he meant by keeping hostile possession of the sea, he answered with bold pride, 'What thou meanest by seizing the whole earth; but because I do it with a petty ship, I am called a robber, whilst thou who dost it with a great fleet art styled emperor!' " - St. Augustine
From his book, 'City of God', published circa 420 A.D.
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[Quote No.6847] Need Area: Work > Sell
"He who conceals a useful truth is equally guilty with the propagator of an injurious falsehood." - St. Augustine

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[Quote No.11995] Need Area: Property > Garden/Nature
"When all is said and done, is there any more wonderful sight, any moment when man's reason is nearer to some sort of contact with the nature of the world than the sowing of seeds, the planting of cuttings, the transplanting of shrubs or the grafting of slips. " - St. Augustine

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[Quote No.31149] Need Area: Friends > Conversation
"It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men [and women] as angels." - St. Augustine

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[Quote No.34762] Need Area: Friends > Conversation
"It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels." - St. Augustine

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[Quote No.8437] Need Area: Friends > General
"Purity of soul cannot be lost without consent. " - St. Augustine

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[Quote No.25561] Need Area: Friends > General
"Charity is no substitute for justice withheld." - St. Augustine

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[Quote No.29430] Need Area: Friends > General
"Love is the beauty of the soul." - St. Augustine

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[Quote No.33217] Need Area: Friends > General
"[The more powerful a nation, just like an individual, the greater its responsibility to act morally, for if we...] Set aside justice, then, and what are kingdoms but great bands of brigands? For what are brigands' bands but little kingdoms? For in brigandage the hands of the underlings are directed by the commander, the confederacy of them is sworn together, and the pillage is shared by law among them. And if those ragamuffins grow up to be able enough to keep forts, build habitations, possess cities, and conquer adjoining nations, then their government is no longer called brigandage, but graced with the eminent name of a kingdom, given and gotten not because they have left their practices but because they use them without danger of law. Elegant and excellent was that pirate's answer to the great Macedonian Alexander, who had taken him; the king asking him how he durst molest the seas so, he replied with a free spirit: 'How darest thou molest the whole earth? But because I do it only with a little ship, I am called brigand: thou doing it with a great navy art called emperor.'" - St. Augustine
Christian philosopher. From his book, 'City of God', Book IV, published 410 A.D.
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[Quote No.35138] Need Area: Friends > General
"Set aside justice, then, and what are kingdoms but great bands of brigands? For what are brigands' bands but little kingdoms? For in brigandage the hands of the underlings are directed by the commander, the confederacy of them is sworn together, and the pillage is shared by law among them. And if those ragamuffins grow up to be able enough to keep forts, build habitations, possess cities, and conquer adjoining nations, then their government is no longer called brigandage, but graced with the eminent name of a kingdom, given and gotten not because they have left their practices but because they use them without danger of law. Elegant and excellent was that pirate's answer to the great Macedonian Alexander, who had taken him; the king asking him how he durst molest the seas so, he replied with a free spirit: 'How darest thou molest the whole earth? But because I do it only with a little ship, I am called brigand: thou doing it with a great navy art called emperor.' " - St. Augustine
City of God, Book IV [5th century]
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[Quote No.47032] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Martial Arts and Self-Defense:] Though defensive violence will always be 'a sad necessity' in the eyes of men of principle, it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate just men." - St. Augustine
(354 - 430), Bishop of Hippo Regius, philosopher and theologian.
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[Quote No.54468] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Self-Defense and Martial Arts:] Though defensive violence will always be 'a sad necessity' in the eyes of men of principle, it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate just men." - St. Augustine
(354 - 430), also known as Augustine of Hippo (Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis), was Bishop of Hippo Regius, and a philosopher and theologian.
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[Quote No.60052] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Small, constitutionally limited government - to only the protection from force or fraud to allow the equal birth-right to 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and property' - is required to restrict the potential abuse of society, minorities and individuals by government and politicians:] Set aside justice, then, and what are kingdoms but great bands of brigands? For what are brigands' bands but little kingdoms? For in brigandage the hands of the underlings are directed by the commander, the confederacy of them is sworn together, and the pillage is shared by law among them. And if those ragamuffins grow up to be able enough to keep forts, build habitations, possess cities, and conquer adjoining nations, then their government is no longer called brigandage, but graced with the eminent name of a kingdom, given and gotten not because they have left their practices but because they use them without danger of law. Elegant and excellent was that pirate's answer to the great Macedonian Alexander, who had taken him; the king asking him how he durst molest the seas so, he replied with a free spirit: 'How darest thou molest the whole earth? But because I do it only with a little ship, I am called brigand: thou doing it with a great navy art called emperor.' " - St. Augustine
An early Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He was the bishop of Hippo Regius (modern-day Annaba, Algeria), located in Numidia (Roman province of Africa). He is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers in Western Christianity for his writings in the Patristic Era. Among his most important works are 'The City of God' and 'Confessions'. Quote from his book, 'City of God', Book IV, published 426 AD.
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[Quote No.44932] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Faith is to believe what we do not see; and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe." - St. Augustine

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[Quote No.34317] Need Area: Fun > Experiences
"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." - St. Augustine

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[Quote No.25034] Need Area: Fun > General
"God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering." - St. Augustine

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