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Lord Quotes by Saint Augustine
- O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.
- I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.
- Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are…
- O Lord, grant that I may do Thy will as if it were my will, so that Thou mayest do my will as if it…
- Lord, thou madest us for thyself, and we can find no rest till we find rest in thee.
- Trials and tribulations offer us a chance to make reparation for our past faults and sins. On such occasions the Lord comes to us like…
- In failing to confess, Lord, I would only hide You from myself, not myself from You.
- What is more insane than to be partakers of the Sacraments of the Lord and not partakers of the words of the Lord? These men…
- As to those other things which we hold on the authority, not of Scripture, but of tradition, and which are observed throughout the whole world,…
- In the Catholic Church, there are many other things which most justly keep me in her bosom. The consent of peoples and nations keeps me…
- I did not find you outside, O Lord, because I made the mistake of seeking outside you who were within
- He who loves the coming of the Lord is not he who affirms that it is far off, nor is it he who says it…
- O Lord my God, tell me what you are to me. Say to my soul, I am your salvation. Say it so that I can…
- A brotherly person rejoices on my account when he approves me, but when he disapproves, he is loving me. To such people I will reveal…
- Can any praise be worthy of the Lord's majesty?
- Late have I loved Thee, O Lord; and behold, Thou wast within and I without, and there I sought Thee. Thou was with me when…
- Thy word remaineth for ever, which word now appeareth unto us in the riddle of the clouds, and through the mirror of the heavens, not…
- What then, is correctness of speech but the maintenance of the practice of others, as established by the authority of ancient speakers? But the weaker…
- For so it is, O Lord my God, I measure it! But what it is I measure, I do not know.
- The Lord says, 'Whoever has, to him shall be given' (Mt. 13:12). He will give, then, to those who have; that is to say, if…
More Lord Quotes
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most unfruitful soil… — Teresa of Avila
- You must also remember that the world has God to govern it, and He has not left it to our charity. The… — Swami Vivekananda
- Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. — Francis of Assisi
- Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love. — Francis of Assisi
- All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is… — Teresa of Avila
- The Church must never be satisfied with the ranks of those whom she has reached at a certain point or say that… — Pope Benedict XVI
- I'd never heard of the 'Lord of the Rings', actually. So I went to the bookstore and there it was, three shelves… — Sean Astin