Fear is the foundation of safety.

Quote by Tertullian

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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...

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...

The first reaction to truth is hatred

The first reaction to truth is hatred

It is certain because it is possible.

It is certain because it is possible.

I believe because it is impossible

I believe because it is impossible

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...

Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.

Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.

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...

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...

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

It is certain because it is impossible.

It is certain because it is impossible.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

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.

The nature of rumor is known to all.

The nature of rumor is known to all.

The entire fruit is already present in the seed.

The entire fruit is already present in the seed.

See how these Christians love one another.

See how these Christians love one another.

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...

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...