Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.
TERTULLIANThe Christian does not hurt even his enemy.
More Tertullian Quotes
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A man becomes a Christian, he is not born one.
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Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man.
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It is to believed because it is absurd.
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The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.
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He who flees will fight again.
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You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.
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Fear is the foundation of safety.
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It is certain because it is possible.
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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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You can’t undo anything you’ve already done, but you can face up to it. You can tell the truth. You can seek forgiveness. And then let God do the rest.
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Divorce these days is a religious vow, as if the proper offspring of marriage.
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Shall we carry a flag? It is a rival to Christ.
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Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.
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Hope is patience with the lamp lit.
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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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