Take it and read. Take it and read.

What it means

Weeping in a garden in Milan, Augustine heard a child's voice chanting these words. He opened the book beside him and his life turned. Sometimes change starts with the simplest act: pick it up and read.

The source

"Take it and read. Take it and read." Augustine of Hippo said it in Confessions 8.12.29. Translated by E. B. Pusey, 1838.

"Take up and read; Take up and read."

E. B. Pusey, 1838, Confessions 8.12.29. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Augustine of Hippo (354–430). North African bishop and philosopher. His Confessions, written in Latin around 400, is the first great autobiography in the West.

Questions

What does "Take it and read. Take it and read." mean?

Weeping in a garden in Milan, Augustine heard a child's voice chanting these words. He opened the book beside him and his life turned. Sometimes change starts with the simplest act: pick it up and read.

Who said "Take it and read. Take it and read."?

Augustine of Hippo (354–430). Source: Confessions 8.12.29.

What is the original wording?

Take up and read; Take up and read (E. B. Pusey, 1838). Translated by E. B. Pusey, 1838.

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