“Great art thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is thy power, and infinite is thy wisdom.” And man desires to praise thee, for he is a part of thy creation; he bears his mortality about with him and carries the evidence of his sin and the proof that thou dost resist the proud. Still he desires to praise thee, this man who is only a small part of thy creation. Thou hast prompted him, that he should delight to praise thee, for thou hast made us for thyself and restless is our heart until it comes to rest in thee.
-Saint Augustine, Confessions
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This is one of my all time favorite quotes, especially the very last line. I remember the first time I read it, I was reading it off a scrap of paper Leta had taped to her dresser. She has many great quotes dispersed around her room. :)
kudos on choosing the most faithful translation! Did Dr. Talbot use this one in your day? He uses a lesser one now...
Nope, we used Pine-Coffin's modern translation...easier to read, but less eloquent. I googled this. (I think it's Outler's translation?)
But isn't Pine-Coffin a marvelous name?
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