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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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Now we allow that life begins with conception, because we contend that the soul also begins from conception; life taking its commencement at the same moment and place that the soul does.
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Moments Place Soul
To forbid birth is only quicker murder.
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Birth Death Murder
The first reaction to truth is hatred.
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Hate One Liner Reaction Truth
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.
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Feeling Lying Pain Suffering
Daily, every moment, prayer is necessary to men.
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Men Moments Prayer
Where our work is, there let our joy be.
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Inspirational Work
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 blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.
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Born Death Religious
It is certain because it is possible.
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One Liner Possible
I believe because it is absurd.
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Believe Myself
Prayer is the one thing that can conquer God.
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Conquer God Prayer
Custom without truth is error grown old.
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Growth Old Truth
It is absolutely forbidden to repay evil with evil.
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Evil Religious Violence
Woman is a temple built over a sewer.
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Temples Women
For what war should we not be fit and eager, even though unequal in numbers, we who are so willing to be slaughtered-if, according to that discipline of ours, it was not more lawful to be slain than to slay?
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Discipline Law Willing
I believe BECAUSE it’s impossible.
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Atheist Believe Religion

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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