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The first reaction to truth is hatred.

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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
The whole fruit is already present in the seed.
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Deep Present
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
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
Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.
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Born Death Prevention
He is a man, who is to be a man; the fruit is always present in the seed.
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Men Present
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
Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache.
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Achievement Argument
It is certain because it is possible.
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One Liner Possible
He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies.
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Death Himself Life World
The Christian does not hurt even his enemy.
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Enemy Hurt Religious
Where our joy is, there should our work be.
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Joy Ourselves Work
Patience is God’s nature.
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God Nature One Liner Patience Religious
Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
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Enemy Hate Truth
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
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

The first reaction to truth is hatred.

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