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To forbid birth is only quicker murder.

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He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies.
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Death Himself Life World
Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.
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Born Death Prevention
Now then, you dogs, whom the apostle puts outside and who yelp at the God of truth, let us come to your various questions.
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Dog God Sarcastic Truth
It is certainly no part of religion to compel religion.
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Nature Religion
Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.
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Deep Inspirational Philosophy Teaching Truth
Nature is schoolmistress, the soul the pupil; and whatever one has taught or the other has learned has come from God – the Teacher of the teacher.
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Nature Soul Teaching
Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.
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Evil Fear Nature Shame
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
The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.
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Blood Growth Religious
How many men of rank (to say nothing of common people) have been delivered from devils, and healed of diseases!
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Devil Men Sick
The blood of the Christians is seed.
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Blood Christian Seed
Patience is God’s nature.
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God Nature One Liner Patience Religious
If the sky stands still, if the earth quakes, if there is famine, if there is pestilence, at once the cry is raised: Throw the Christians to the lions! So many to one?
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Earth Religious Sky
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
To forbid birth is only quicker murder.
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Birth Death Murder
He is a man, who is to be a man; the fruit is always present in the seed.
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Men Present

To forbid birth is only quicker murder.

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