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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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Christians are made, not born.

Christians are made, not born.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

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

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

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

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 nature of rumor is known to all.

The nature of rumor is known to all.

The first reaction to truth is hatred

The first reaction to truth is hatred

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.

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

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...

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

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

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.

The first reaction to truth is hatred.

The first reaction to truth is hatred.

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

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

The entire fruit is already present in the seed.

The entire fruit is already present in the seed.