“God is unspeakable… And so God is not even to be called “unspeakable,” because to say even this is to speak of Him. Thus there arises a curious contradiction of words, because if the unspeakable is that cannot be spoken of, it is not unspeakable if it can be called unspeakable. And this opposition of word is rather to be avoided by silence than than to be explained away by speech. And yet God, although nothing worthy of his greatness can be said of Him, has condescended to accept the worship of men’s mouths, and has desired us through the medium of our own words to rejoice in his praise.” – St. Augustine, De Doctrina Christiana (On Christian Doctrine), i.vi