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Quotation from Confessions by Augustine of Hippo
“Thou awakest us to delight in Thy praise; for Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless, until it repose in Thee”
Confessions, Book I.1, trans. E. B. Pusey (1838)
The opening prayer states the theme of the whole work: human restlessness finds rest only in God.
Citation: "Thou awakest us to delight in Thy praise; for Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless, until it repose in Thee" — Augustine of Hippo, Confessions, Book I.1, trans. E. B. Pusey (1838). (id confessions-q1)
Portrait: Saint Augustine Alternative title: Saint Augustin, Philippe de Champaigne, Public domain.
