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He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies.

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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
The nature of rumor is well known to all. It was your own poet who said: ‘Rumor, an evil surpassing all evils in speed.’
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Nature Poet Rumor
The flesh feeds on the Body and Blood of Christ that the soul may be fattened on God.
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Blood Body Soul Spiritual
Learn about the incorruptible King, and know his heroes who never inflict slaughter on the peoples.
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Hero King People Violence
All the Scriptures give clear proof of the Trinity, and it is from these that our principle is deduced…the distinction of the Trinity is quite clearly displayed.
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Principles Religious
Can we not live without pleasure, who cannot but with pleasure die?
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Death Philosophy Pleasure
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
The fact is certain because it is impossible.
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Impossible One Liner
There is strife between God’s ways and human ways; damned by you, we are absolved by God.
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God Human Way
The Christian does not hurt even his enemy.
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Enemy Hurt Religious
The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.
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Blood Growth Religious
The blood of the Christians is seed.
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Blood Christian Seed
Divorce these days is a religious vow, as if the proper offspring of marriage.
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Divorce Marriage Religious
He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies.
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Death Himself Life World
Let women paint their eyes with tints of chastity.
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Character Eyes Woman
A man becomes a Christian, he is not born one.
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Born Christian Men

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