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

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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
The Son of God died; it is by all means to be believed because it is absurd. And he was buried and rose again; the fact is certain, because it is impossible.
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Believe Death God Impossible Mad
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
Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
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Enemy Hate Truth
The Christian does not hurt even his enemy.
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Enemy Hurt Religious
Nothing that is God’s is obtainable by money.
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God Money
Where our work is, there let our joy be.
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Inspirational Work
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
Custom without truth is error grown old.
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Growth Old Truth
See how these Christians love one another.
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Love Religious Togetherness
Where our joy is, there should our work be.
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Joy Ourselves Work
For it is really better for us not to know a thing, because [God] has not revealed it to us, than to know it according to man’s wisdom, because he has been bold enough to assume it.
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Enough God Men Reveal
The blood of the Christians is seed.
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Blood Christian Seed
It is our care for the helpless, our practice of loving kindness, that brands us in the eyes of those who oppose us.
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Eyes Kindness Practice
It is to believed because it is absurd.
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Believe Mad One Liner
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

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