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God is best known in not knowing him.
Saint Augustine
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Any woman who does not give birth to as many children as she is capable is guilty of murder.
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The customs of God's people and the institutions of our ancestors are to be considered as laws. And those who throw contempt on the customs of the Church ought to be punished as those who disobey the law of God.
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