“So if you can manage it, you shouldn’t touch your partner, except for the sake of having children.”
278:9; translation from: The works of Saint Augustine, John E. Rotelle, New City Press, 1994, ISBN 1565480600 ISBN 978-1565480605p. 55. http://books.google.com/books?id=5jswAAAAYAAJ&q=%22if+you+can+manage+it,+you+shouldn%E2%80%99t+touch+your+partner,+except+for+the+sake+of+having+children%22&dq=%22if+you+can+manage+it,+you+shouldn%E2%80%99t+touch+your+partner,+except+for+the+sake+of+having+children%22&hl=en&ei=dMJkTaOcCcGC8gah4IjmBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA
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Non ergo accedas, si potes, nisi liberorum procreandorum causa.
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