St. Augustine

God is not a deceiver, that he should offer to support us, and then, when we lean upon Him, should read more

God is not a deceiver, that he should offer to support us, and then, when we lean upon Him, should slip away from us.

Lord, Make me chaste, but not yet

Lord, Make me chaste, but not yet

My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous images, that it might find read more

My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous images, that it might find out what that light was wherein it was bathed.... And thus, with the flash of one hurried glance, it attained to the vision of That Which Is.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you read more

Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.