My restless soul

"the will's desire is satisfied by the divine good alone as its last end."

St. Thomas in Summa contra Gentiles

You have made us, O Lord, for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you. (Confessions of St. Augustine, 1)

We all want to live happily; in the whole human race there is no one who does not assent to this proposition, even before it is fully articulated. How is it, then, that I seek you, Lord? Since in seeking you, my God, I seek a happy life, let me seek you so that my soul may live, for my body draws life from my soul and my soul draws life from you. [3]St. Augustine

God alone satisfies and infinitely surpasses man’s desires, which therefore can never rest except in God.


St. Thomas Aquinas