“Brethren, do not become children in sense: but in malice be children, and in sense be perfect.”

—  Paul of Tarsus , book First Epistle to the Corinthians

1 Corinthians 14:20 (as quoted in Catholic Bible Douay-Rehims http://www.biblebible.com/text-bible/Catholic-Bible/1_corinthians_14.asp)
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