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The City of God, Volume I

Augustine (Aurelius Augustine), Saint of Hippo · composed 413–426; published/issued in installments during composition primary

passage 261 of 449 · BOOK I. > BOOK EIGHTH. (14/37)

Latins, taken with their excellence, or their renown, have studied them more heartily than other writings, and, by translating them into our tongue, have given them greater celebrity and notoriety.

  1. How Plato has been able to approach so nearly to Christian knowledge.
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The City of God, Volume I · Augustine (Aurelius Augustine), Saint of Hippo · 413–426