The usual complaint is, 'I have no other way of earning a living.' The harsh reply can be, 'Do you have to live?'

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Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.

Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.

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 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...

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...

The first reaction to truth is hatred.

The first reaction to truth is hatred.

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...

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...

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.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

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...

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.

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

The entire fruit is already present in the seed.

The entire fruit is already present in the seed.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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.

It is certain because it is impossible.

It is certain because it is impossible.

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...