"Augustinus, Augustinus, what are you trying to do? Do you believe to be able to pour the whole sea in a little jar?

Augustine, Augustine, quid quaeris? Putasne brevi immettere vasculo mare totum?

Original text (Latin)

Notes from Wikiquote

As quoted in the letter of Augustine to saint Cyril of Jerusalem related to the treaty titled On the Trinity

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