“I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee wit...” — Saint Augustine Quote

“I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.”

“Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.”

“Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again.”

“Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.”

“The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.”

“If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it cannot teach me anything, but if I already know it what does the formula teach me?”

“To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love.”

“Pretend you are a foolish to the tyrant – because if he realizes you are a genius, he might use you to harm others.”

“I'm one of my sensations.”

“Extinction catches Man by surprise because no one can even imagine that such a catastrophe can happen to an intelligent species.”

“The vibrations on the air are the breath of God speaking to man's soul. Music is the language of God. We musicians are as close to God as man can be. We hear his voice, we read his lips, we give birth to the children of God, who sing his praise. That's what musicians are.”

“The universe, which is not merely the stars and the moon and the planets, flowers, grass and trees, but other people, has evolved no terms for your existence, has made no room for you, and if love will not swing wide the gates, no other power will or can. And if one despairs-- as who has not?-- of human love, God's love alone is left.”