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His Quotes by Saint Augustine
- This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.
- No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more.
- Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are…
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