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Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.

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He is a man, who is to be a man; the fruit is always present in the seed.
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Men Present
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
Custom without truth is error grown old.
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Growth Old Truth
Prevention of birth is premature murder, and it makes no difference whether it is a life already born that one snatches away or a life that is coming to birth.
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Born Death Difference Life
He who flees will fight again.
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Fight Himself Run
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
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
See how these Christians love one another.
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Love Religious Togetherness
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
Christians are made, not born.
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Born Christian Place
Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
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Enemy Hate Truth
It is to believed because it is absurd.
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Believe Mad One Liner
Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.
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Deep Inspirational Philosophy Teaching Truth
It is a fundamental human right, a privilege of nature, that every man should worship according to his own convictions.
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Atheist Men Nature Prayer
Learn about the incorruptible King, and know his heroes who never inflict slaughter on the peoples.
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Hero King People Violence
Can we not live without pleasure, who cannot but with pleasure die?
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Death Philosophy Pleasure

Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.

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