When I am here, I do not fast on Saturday; when at Rome, I do fast on Saturday.
• Here, in Letter 36 "To Casulanus" (396 A.D.), Augustine is quoting Ambrose.
• Origin of the phrase: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
• Here, in Letter 36 "To Casulanus" (396 A.D.), Augustine is quoting Ambrose.
• Origin of the phrase: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
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Quando hic sum, non iuieno Sabbato; quando Romae sum, iuieno Sabbato.
— Augustine of Hippo
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Quando hic sum, non iuieno Sabbato; quando Romae sum, iuieno Sabbato." in the context of "When I am here, I do not fast on Saturday; when at Rome, I do fast on Saturday.
• Here, in Letter 36 "To Casulanus" (396 A.D.), Augustine is quoting Ambrose.
• Origin of the phrase: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Augustine of Hippo" (Misattributed)
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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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