Oh love so old and so new, late have I loved you! Do not be like me, my brothers! You are young, take advantage of my sincere confession that I now share with you: in my youth, I did so little to serve God. But you, completely dedicate yourselves to His love! If I had known God earlier, if someone had told me the things that I now tell you, I would have never hesitated and I would have loved Him even then! Believe me, the time that is not spent in loving God is time wasted!
(Lawrence of the Resurrection /1614–1691/, Elogi,
here paraphrasing the statement of St. Augustine)
