"I know, but it is no longer I."
— Augustine of Hippo
January 1, 1970
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Supposedly spoken by Augustine to his former concubine when she greeted him in the street, and when he ignored her said "Augustine, it is I!" Actually the quote (Sed ego non sum ego) is from De Poenitentia, Book II, Chapter 10 by Ambrose. Ambrose relates it as a fable, not concerning Augustine, as explained here.
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Supposedly spoken by Augustine to his former concubine when she greeted him in the street, and when he ignored her said "Augustine, it is I!" Actually the quote (Sed ego non sum ego) is from De Poenitentia, Book II, Chapter 10 by Ambrose. Ambrose relates it as a fable, not concerning Augustine, as explained here.