p. 512
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Give, O Lord, what Thou commandest, and then command what Thou wilt.
— Augustine of Hippo
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Give, O Lord, what Thou commandest, and then command what Thou wilt." in the context of "p. 512" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Augustine of Hippo" (Quotes, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895): Quotes reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895).)
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About Augustine of Hippo
St. Augustine of Hippo (13 November 354 – 28 August 430) was a Christian theologian, rhetor, North African bishop, Doctor of the Catholic Church, saint, and a philosopher influenced in his early years by Manichaeism and the Neo-Platonism of Plotinus.
About Augustine of Hippo
St. Augustine of Hippo (13 November 354 – 28 August 430) was a Christian theologian, rhetor, North African bishop, Doctor of the Catholic Church, saint, and a philosopher influenced in his early years by Manichaeism and the Neo-Platonism of Plotinus.
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