Poems List

There is no salvation outside the church.

De Baptismo contra Donatistas bk. 4, ch. 17, sect. 24; see Cyprian 109:2, 109:4

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Too late came I to love thee, O thou Beauty both so ancient and so fresh, yea too late came I to love thee. And behold, thou wert within me, and I out of myself, where I made search for thee.

Confessions (AD 397–8) bk. 10, ch. 27

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Tolle lege, tolle lege.

Take up and read, take up and read.

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Give me chastity and continency—but not yet!

Confessions (AD 397–8) bk. 8, ch. 7

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When he was reading, he drew his eyes along over the leaves, and his heart searched into the sense, but his voice and tongue were silent.

of St Ambrose

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You have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.

Confessions (AD 397–8) bk. 1, ch. 1

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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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