Lust desireth not procreation, but pleasure only. Anselm of Canterbury More Quotes by Anselm of Canterbury More Quotes From Anselm of Canterbury For I do not seek to understand in order to believe, but I believe in order to understand. For I believe this: unless I believe, I will not understand. Anselm of Canterbury canterbury order believe Remove grace, and you have nothing whereby to be saved. Remove free will and you have nothing that could be saved. Anselm of Canterbury remove free-will grace God does not delay to hear our prayers because He has no mind to give; but that, by enlarging our desires, He may give us the more largely. Anselm of Canterbury prayer mind giving God is that, the greater than which cannot be conceived. Anselm of Canterbury canterbury greater god I do not try, Lord, to attain Your lofty heights, because my understanding is in no way equal to it. But I do desire to understand Your truth a little, that truth that my heart believes and loves. I do not seek to understand that I may believe; but I believe so that I may understand. For I believe this also, that unless I believe, I shall not understand. Anselm of Canterbury understanding heart believe Let no worldly prosperity divert you, nor any worldly adversity restrain you from His praise. Anselm of Canterbury prosperity adversity praise A single Mass offered for oneself during life may be worth more than a thousand celebrated for the same intention after death. Anselm of Canterbury intention catholic may A Prayer of Anselm My God, I pray that I may so know you and love you that I may rejoice in you. And if I may not do so fully in this life let me go steadily on to the day when I come to that fullness . . . Let me receive That which you promised through your truth, that my joy may be full. Anselm of Canterbury truth prayer life I believe in order that I may understand. Anselm of Canterbury faith order believe God often works more by the life of the illiterate seeking the things that are God's, than by the ability of the learned seeking the things that are their own. Anselm of Canterbury illiterate seeking ability O supreme and unapproachable light! O whole and blessed truth, how far art thou from me, who am so near to thee! How far removed art thou from my vision, though I am so near to thine! Everywhere thou art wholly present, and I see thee not. In thee I move, and in thee I have my being; and I cannot come to thee. Thou art within me, and about me, and I feel thee not. Anselm of Canterbury blessed art moving Idleness is the enemy of the soul. Anselm of Canterbury manual-labor soul enemy Therefore Lord, not only are you that than which a greater cannot be thought but you are also something greater than can be thought. Anselm of Canterbury greatness lord god Disasters teach us humility. Anselm of Canterbury disaster teach humility God hath promised pardon to him that repenteth, but he hath not promised repentance to him that sinneth. Anselm of Canterbury pardon repentance Spare me through your mercy, do not punish me through your justice. Anselm of Canterbury canterbury mercy justice It is impossible to save one's soul without devotion to Mary and without her protection. Anselm of Canterbury soul religious impossible There is no inconsistency in God's commanding us not to take upon ourselves what belongs to Him alone. For to execute vengeance belongs to none but Him who is Lord of all; for when the powers of the world rightly accomplish this end, God himself does it who appointed them for the purpose. Anselm of Canterbury forgiveness purpose doe And indeed we believe you [God] to be something than which a greater cannot be conceived. Anselm of Canterbury greater god believe God was conceived of a most pure Virgin ... it was fitting that the virgin should be radiant with a purity so great that a greater purity cannot be conceived. Anselm of Canterbury fitting purity should
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