Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.
From Saint Augustine
He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.
Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.
Patience is the companion of wisdom.
The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.
A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently.
It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.
What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful bonds around me; and sure enough, I would be lashed with the red-hot pokers or jealousy, by suspicions and fear, by burst of anger and quarrels.
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