Confessions Book VI 9.14 Saint Augustine Peter Constantine Alypius the silversmiths or tradesmith “when a man is to be judged, he must not be rashly condemned by another man” the lifelong friend “preferred gold to honesty” “most difficult questions” “how an ordered life is to be lived” “we have no time to read” “certain hours assigned for the health of the soul” “why do we hesitate to knock at the door that will open out to all else”? What to do in the afternoon selfless service after annihilation