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St. Augustine
On Christian Doctrine
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BOOK II.
chap. 3. Among signs, words hold the chief place
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chap
.
3
.
Among
signs
,
words
hold
the
chief
place
Of
the
signs
,
then
,
by
which
men
communicate
their
thoughts
to
one
another
,
some
relate
to
the
sense
of
sight
,
some
to
that
of
hearing
,
a
very
few
to
the
other
senses
.
For
,
when
we
nod
,
we
give
no
sign
except
to
the
eyes
of
the
man
to
whom
we
wish
by
this
sign
to
impart
our
desire
.
And
some
convey
a
great
deal
by
the
motion
of
the
hands
:
and
actors
by
movements
of
all
their
limbs
give
certain
signs
to
the
initiated
,
and
,
so
to
speak
,
address
their
conversation
to
the
eyes
:
and
the
military
standards
and
flags
convey
through
the
eyes
the
will
of
the
commanders
.
And
all
these
signs
are
as
it
were
a
kind
of
visible
words
.
The
signs
that
address
themselves
to
the
ear
are
,
as
I
have
said
,
more
numerous
,
and
for
the
most
part
consist
of
words
.
For
though
the
bugle
and
the
flute
and
the
lyre
frequently
give
not
only
a
sweet
but
a
significant
sound
,
yet
all
these
signs
are
very
few
in
number
compared
with
words
.
For
among
men
words
have
obtained
far
and
away
the
chief
place
as
a
means
of
indicating
the
thoughts
of
the
mind
.
Our
Lord
,
it
is
true
,
gave
a
sign
through
the
odour
of
the
ointment
which
was
poured
out
upon
His
feet
;
and
in
the
sacrament
of
His
body
and
blood
He
signified
His
will
through
the
sense
of
taste
;
and
when
by
touching
the
hem
of
His
garment
the
woman
was
made
whole
,
the
act
was
not
wanting
in
significance
.
But
the
countless
multitude
of
the
signs
through
which
men
express
their
thoughts
consist
of
words
.
For
I
have
been
able
to
put
into
words
all
those
signs
,
the
various
classes
of
which
I
have
briefly
touched
upon
,
but
I
could
by
no
effort
express
words
in
terms
of
those
signs
.
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