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Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

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Woman is a temple built over a sewer.
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Temples Women
For it is really better for us not to know a thing, because [God] has not revealed it to us, than to know it according to man’s wisdom, because he has been bold enough to assume it.
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Enough God Men Reveal
The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.
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Blood Growth Religious
And when will there be an end of marrying? I suppose, when there is an end of living.
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End Live Marriage
A holy woman may be beautiful by the gift of nature, but she must not give occasion to lust. If beauty be hers, so far from setting it off she ought rather to obscure it.
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Beautiful Lust Religious
Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.
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Born Death Prevention
To forbid birth is only quicker murder.
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Birth Death Murder
Patience is God’s nature.
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God Nature One Liner Patience Religious
The soul whose bosom lust did never touch Is God’s fair bride; and maiden’s souls are such.
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Lust Religious Soul
It is certain because it is impossible.
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Impossible One Liner
The Christian does not hurt even his enemy.
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Enemy Hurt Religious
Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
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Enemy Hate Truth
You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.
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Discipline Faith Judgement Quality
Custom without truth is error grown old.
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Growth Old Truth
Hope is patience with the lamp lit.
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Hope One Liner Patience
Men remain in ignorance as long as they hate, and they hate unjustly as long as they remain in ignorance.
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Hate Ignorance Men Philosophy

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

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