The first reaction to truth is hatred.

Quote by Tertullian

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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.

I believe because it is impossible

I believe because it is impossible

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...

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...

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

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

Christians are made, not born.

Christians are made, not born.

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...

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

It is certain because it is possible.

It is certain because it is possible.

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.

Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.

Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

See how these Christians love one another.

See how these Christians love one another.

He who flees will fight again.

He who flees will fight again.