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Quotation from Confessions by Augustine of Hippo
“Take up and read; Take up and read”
Confessions, Book VIII.12, trans. E. B. Pusey (1838)
The child's voice Augustine hears in the garden at Milan, prompting him to open Paul's epistle.
Citation: "Take up and read; Take up and read" — Augustine of Hippo, Confessions, Book VIII.12, trans. E. B. Pusey (1838). (id confessions-q5)
Portrait: Saint Augustine Alternative title: Saint Augustin, Philippe de Champaigne, Public domain.
