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

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Fear is the foundation of safety.

Fear is the foundation of safety.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.

You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

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

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

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

The entire fruit is already present in the seed.

The entire fruit is already present in the seed.

He who flees will fight again.

He who flees will fight again.

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.

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...

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...

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

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

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

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...

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...

It is certain because it is impossible.

It is certain because it is impossible.

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...

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.