Saint Augustine
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In no passage of the holy canonical books there can be found either divine precept or permission to take away our own life, whether for the sake of entering on the enjoyment of immortality, or of shunning, or ridding ourselves of anything whatever. Nay, the law, rightly interpreted, even prohibits suicide, where it says, 'Thou shalt not kill.' This is proved especially by the omission of the words thy neighbor, which are inserted when false witness is forbidden. ✨ Saint Augustine of Hippo (2016). Saint Augustine of Hippo Collection [50 Books], p.9337, Aeterna Press

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