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Augustine of Hippo
“Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.”
― Augustine of Hippo, Confessions
tags: christ, christianity, desire, god, heart, jesus, longing, peace, religion, rest, restlessness
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“The Church is a perpetually defeated thing that always outlives her conquerers.”
― Hilaire Belloc
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