Rome has spoken; the case is concluded.
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• 131
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Roma locuta est; causa finita est.
— Augustine of Hippo
What It Means
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• 131" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Augustine of Hippo" (Quotes, Sermons)
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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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