Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.

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The first reaction to truth is hatred.

The first reaction to truth is hatred.

He who flees will fight again.

He who flees will fight again.

It is certain because it is possible.

It is certain because it is possible.

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.

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...

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 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...

See how these Christians love one another.

See how these Christians love one another.

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

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

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...

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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 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...

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?

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.

I believe because it is impossible

I believe because it is impossible

God gives all to those, who get up early.

God gives all to those, who get up early.

All business proceeds on beliefs, or judgments of probabilities, and not on certainties.

All business proceeds on beliefs, or judgments of probabilities, and not on certainties.