The pleasure of those who injure you lies in your pain. Therefore they will suffer if you take away their pleasure by not feeling pain.

Quote by Tertullian

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See how these Christians love one another.

See how these Christians love one another.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

Fear is the foundation of safety.

Fear is the foundation of safety.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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...

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...

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...

Christians are made, not born.

Christians are made, not born.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

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...

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 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...

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

The entire fruit is already present in the seed.

The entire fruit is already present in the seed.

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

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

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.

It is certain because it is possible.

It is certain because it is possible.