Grant What You Command …

Posted on August 7, 2008 | 1 Comment

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Grant what you command, and command what you will!

- St. Augustine of Hippo, The Confessions

I have been reading The Confessions of St. Augustine for a bit now, and what a complete treasure. Just 10 or 15 minutes a day … this was from my reading today, Chapter 10 “A Philosophy of Memory”.

While the structure and rhythm of the book may be a bit unfamiliar to early-third millennia western eyes – this is the first known autobiography of any kind (at least in the West), written between 397 and 398 – the content is sooo worth it.

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One Response to Grant What You Command …

  1. Carol | August 8, 2008 at 5:11 am | Reply

    Love the quote.

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