"Inter Faeces..." Quote

Charles Doyle cdoyle at UGA.EDU
Fri Feb 2 18:10:15 UTC 2007


Gershon Legman attributed the aphorism to St. Odo of Cluny. For many years I have quested for its source (even in the electronic Migne Patrologia), with no success. Maybe I'm not searching with sufficiant skill or piety.

It sometimes appears in the form "Inter urinam et faeces nascimur."

Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 12:49:16 -0500
>From: Fred Shapiro <fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU>
>Subject: "Inter Faeces..." Quote
>
>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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