“Lord, have mercy on me and hear my desire. For I think that it is not of the earth, nor of gold or silver, and precious stones, nor gorgeous apparel, nor honours and powers, nor the pleasures of the flesh, nor necessaries for the body, and this life of our pilgrimage; all which are added to those that seek Thy kingdom and Thy righteousness (Matt. vi.33). Behold, O Lord my God, whence is my desire. The unrighteous have told me of delights, but not such as Thy law, O Lord (Ps. cxix.85). Behold whence is my desire.”
St. Augustine in The Confessions (Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1876) 292.