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Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies 2 Quotes: For it is not needful, to use a common proverb, that one should drink up the ocean who wishes to learn that its water is salt.
         

For it is not needful, to use a common proverb, that one should drink up the ocean who wishes to learn that its water is salt.


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For it is not needful, to use a common proverb, that one should drink up the ocean who wishes to learn that its water is salt.
         



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