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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...

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

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.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

It is certain because it is impossible.

It is certain because it is impossible.

Christians are made, not born.

Christians are made, not born.

See how these Christians love one another.

See how these Christians love one another.

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 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...

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

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...

He who flees will fight again.

He who flees will fight again.

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.

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

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

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...

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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...

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

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...