John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9191 Saint Augustine 354-430 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9191 |
| AUTHOR: | Saint Augustine (354–430) |
| QUOTATION: | The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light,—although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Works. Vol. iii. In Johannis Evangelum, c. tr. 5, Sect. 15. |
| Note 1. See Bacon, Quotation 44. [back] |