"Persever" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... happy life, I will describe the perfect way: First must thou shun all cause of mortal strife, Against thy lusts continually to pray. Attend unto God's word: Great comfort 'twill afford; 'Twill keep thee from discord. Then trust in God, the Lord, for ever, for ever; And see in this thou persever. ...
— The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' • Compiled by Frank Sidgwick
... meritorious without sanctifying grace. And yet even that prayer which impetrates sanctifying grace proceeds from some grace, as from a gratuitous gift, since the very act of praying is "a gift of God," as Augustine states (De Persever. xxiii). ...
— Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) • Thomas Aquinas |
