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St. Augustine

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July 12, 2016

St. Augustine of Hippo (c. 354-430)

“Grant me chastity and continence, but not yet.”

From St. Augustine’s Confessions (Book 8, chapter 7, section 17), in Christianity in Late Antiquity, edited by Bart D. Ehrman and Andrew S. Jacobs. New York, Oxford University Press, 2004.

Martin Luther

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July 12, 2016

Martin Luther (c. 1483-1546)

“Tomorrow I have to lecture on the drunkenness of Noah [Gen. 9:20-27], so I should drink enough this evening to be able to talk about that wickedness as one who knows by experience.”

From Martin Luther’s Table Talk (published c. 1566), in A Reformation Reader (Second Edition), edited by Denis R. Janz. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2008.

Mencius

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July 12, 2016

Mencius (c. 372-289 BCE)

“All that matters is that there should be benevolence and righteousness.”

From The Mencius (Book I, Part A, section 1) by Mencius, translated by D. C. Lau (Penguin Classics, 2003).

Chuang Tzu

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July 12, 2016

Chuang Tzu (c. 370-287 BCE)

“All men know the use of the useful, but nobody knows the use of the useless!”

Chuang Tzu’s Basic Writings (section 4, “In the World of Men”), translated by Burton Watson. (Columbia University Press, 1996).

Benjamin Franklin

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July 12, 2016

Benjamin Franklin (c. 1706-1790)

“It is ill-manners to silence a Fool, and Cruelty to let him go on.”

From Poor Richard’s Almanac by Benjamin Franklin. The edition used here was reprinted by Seven Treasures Publications, 2008.

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