You were with me, but I was not with you.

What it means

Presence was never the problem; attention was. Augustine was distracted by beautiful things and missed the giver of them. Show up to the life you are already in.

The source

"You were with me, but I was not with you." Augustine of Hippo said it in Confessions 10.27.38. Translated by E. B. Pusey, 1838.

"Thou wert with me, but I was not with Thee."

E. B. Pusey, 1838, Confessions 10.27.38. 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 "You were with me, but I was not with you." mean?

Presence was never the problem; attention was. Augustine was distracted by beautiful things and missed the giver of them. Show up to the life you are already in.

Who said "You were with me, but I was not with you."?

Augustine of Hippo (354–430). Source: Confessions 10.27.38.

What is the original wording?

Thou wert with me, but I was not with Thee (E. B. Pusey, 1838). Translated by E. B. Pusey, 1838.

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