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

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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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Nature Poet Rumor
Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man.
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Men Patience Woman
Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.
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Deep Inspirational Philosophy Teaching Truth
Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.
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Evil Fear Nature Shame
You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.
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Freedom Pieces
The blood of the Christians is seed.
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Blood Christian Seed
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
He is a man, who is to be a man; the fruit is always present in the seed.
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Men Present
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
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
It is certain because it is possible.
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One Liner Possible
Can we not live without pleasure, who cannot but with pleasure die?
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Death Philosophy Pleasure
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
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 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
To forbid birth is only quicker murder.
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Birth Death Murder

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