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Chastity Quotes by Saint Augustine
- Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.
- Chastity, or cleanness of heart, holds a glorious and distinguished place among the virtues, because she, alone, enables man to see God; hence Truth itself…
- Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one’s flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters the clouds of concupiscence, quenches…
- Da mihi castitatem et continentiam, sed noli modo (Give me chastity and continence, but not just yet)!
- Oh Lord, give me chastity, but do not give it yet.
More Chastity Quotes
- Give me chastity and continence, but not yet. — Saint Augustine
- The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in… — Samuel Butler
- Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred;… — George Chapman
- Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
- This is the sad bed of chosen chastity because you are miles and mountains away. — Erica Jong
- If thou dost marry, I'll give thee this plague for thy dowry: be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow,… — William Shakespeare
- Be warm, be pure, be amorous, but be chaste. — Lord Byron
- My chastity's the jewel of our house, bequeathed down from many ancestors. — William Shakespeare