There is no excuse from the good work of forgiveness, since it depends entirely upon will. One may say, my health is poor and I cannot fast. Or, I am afraid that if I give to the poor I will be in need....But who can say I did not pardon the one asking forgiveness because my state of health prevented it or because I had no hand to stretch forth in kindness?

Augustine of Hippo
Fifth Century
迻譯如下：沒有任何可以推辭赦免善行的藉口，因為這全然出於意志。人或許會說，我的健康欠佳，無法禁食；抑或我擔心如果我施捨給窮人，我將有所匱乏。…但誰能說因為我的健康狀況不允許，或是因為我沒有餘力向人表達憐憫，所以我就不原諒那祈求赦免的人呢？

奧古斯丁
第五世紀
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