St Augustine of Hippo

You were with me, and I was not with you. The lovely things kept me far from you, though if they did not have their existence in you, they had no existence at all.

The lost life of those who die becomes the death of those still living.

We must understand then, that even though God doesn't always give us what we want, he always gives us what we need for our salvation

Even at that age I already believed in you, and so did my mother and the whole of my household except for my father. But, in my heart, he did not gain the better of my mother's piety and prevent me from believing in Chri…

O Lord ...Grant us in all our duties Your help,in all our perplexities Your guidance,in all our dangers Your protection,and in all our sorrows Your peace.

Radost koju daje svijet isprazna je. Ocekujemo je s velikom 'eljom, no kada dode, ne zadr'avamo je. Tuga onoga tko trpi nepravdu bolja je od radosti onoga koji cini bezakonje.