Friday, August 01, 2008

Saint Augustine, Confessions I.i.1

tu excitas ut laudare te delectet, quia fecisti nos ad te et inquietum est cor nostrum donec requiescat in te.

"Thou movest us to delight in praising Thee; for Thou hast formed us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee." -- from ccel.org

"You stir man to take pleasure in praising you, because you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you." -- Henry Chadwick's translation

"You arouse us so that praising you may bring us joy, because you have made use and drawn us to yourself, and our heart it unquiet until it rests in you." -- Maria Boulding's translation

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