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Quotation from Confessions by Augustine of Hippo

“Give me chastity and continency, only not yet”

Augustine of Hippo

Confessions, Book VIII.7, trans. E. B. Pusey (1838)

Portrait of Augustine of Hippo

Augustine recalls his adolescent prayer, fearing that God would answer it too soon.

Citation: "Give me chastity and continency, only not yet" — Augustine of Hippo, Confessions, Book VIII.7, trans. E. B. Pusey (1838). (id confessions-q4)

Portrait: Saint Augustine Alternative title: Saint Augustin, Philippe de Champaigne, Public domain.

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