Quote #45
One does not read in the Gospel that the Lord said: 'I will send you the Paraclete who will teach you about the course of the sun and moon.' For He willed to make them Christians, not mathematicians.
More from Augustine of Hippo
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- Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.