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Saint Augustine

What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.

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Saint Augustine is saying that time is something we understand instinctively without needing to think about it. However, when we try to clearly define or explain what time actually is, it becomes difficult or impossible to put into words.

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