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

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Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Fear is the foundation of safety.

Fear is the foundation of safety.

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...

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 flees will fight again.

He who flees will fight again.

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...

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.

The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.

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...

Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache.

Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache.

Divorce these days is a religious vow, as if the proper offspring of marriage.

Divorce these days is a religious vow, as if the proper offspring of marriage.

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is...

You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is...

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.

See how these Christians love one another.

See how these Christians love one another.

It is certain because it is possible.

It is certain because it is possible.