You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.

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Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

It is certain because it is possible.

It is certain because it is possible.

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.

Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.

Indeed it is better to postpone, lest either we complete too little by hurrying, or...

Indeed it is better to postpone, lest either we complete too little by hurrying, or...

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

See how these Christians love one another.

See how these Christians love one another.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

The first reaction to truth is hatred.

The first reaction to truth is hatred.

The pleasure of those who injure you lies in your pain. Therefore they will suffer...

The pleasure of those who injure you lies in your pain. Therefore they will suffer...

The belief that enhanced understanding will necessarily stir a nation to action is one of...

The belief that enhanced understanding will necessarily stir a nation to action is one of...

The entire fruit is already present in the seed.

The entire fruit is already present in the seed.

The usual complaint is, 'I have no other way of earning a living.' The harsh...

The usual complaint is, 'I have no other way of earning a living.' The harsh...

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

You can't undo anything you've already done, but you can face up to it. You...

You can't undo anything you've already done, but you can face up to it. You...

Two kinds of blindness are easily combined so that those who do not see really...

Two kinds of blindness are easily combined so that those who do not see really...

He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he...

He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he...

The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians...

The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians...

Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.

Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.