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

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Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

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...

He who flees will fight again.

He who flees will fight again.

I believe because it is impossible

I believe because it is impossible

Fear is the foundation of safety.

Fear is the foundation of safety.

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.

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...

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

It is certain because it is impossible.

It is certain because it is impossible.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

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 first reaction to truth is hatred.

The first reaction to truth is hatred.

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 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...

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

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

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

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