"Augustine, Augustine, quid quaeris? Putasne brevi immettere vasculo mare totum?"
— Augustine of Hippo

January 1, 1970

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"Augustinus, Augustinus, what are you trying to do? Do you believe to be able to pour the whole sea in a little jar? — As quoted in the letter of Augustine to saint Cyril of Jerusalem related to the treaty titled On the Trinity