"Inter Faeces..." Quote

[Fred Shapiro]

Someone has asked me for the source of the saying "Inter faeces et urinam
nascimur."  I see that it is widely attributed to Augustine, but without a
precise source.  I would welcome any help on this.

Fred Shapiro


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