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)

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

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