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The first reaction to truth is hatred.

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Fear is the foundation of safety.
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Fear Foundation Safety
To forbid birth is only quicker murder.
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Birth Death Murder
Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.
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Born Death Prevention
The Christian does not hurt even his enemy.
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Enemy Hurt Religious
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.
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Born Death Religious
Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.
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Deep Inspirational Philosophy Teaching Truth
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
Custom without truth is error grown old.
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Growth Old Truth
I believe because it is absurd.
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Believe Myself
Hope is patience with the lamp lit.
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Hope One Liner Patience
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
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
Where our work is, there let our joy be.
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Inspirational Work
He who flees will fight again.
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Fight Himself Run
We say, and we say openly, and while ye torture us, mangled and gory we cry out, “We worship God through Christ!” Believe Him a man: it is through Him and in Him that God willeth Himself to be known and worshipped.
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Believe Himself Men Religious
God the Father’s a deep root; the Son’s the shoot that breaks into the world; the Spirit spreads the beauty & fragrance.
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Break Children Father Spirit World

The first reaction to truth is hatred.

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