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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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Divorce these days is a religious vow, as if the proper offspring of marriage.
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Divorce Marriage Religious
It is certain because it is possible.
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One Liner Possible
And when will there be an end of marrying? I suppose, when there is an end of living.
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End Live Marriage
The soul whose bosom lust did never touch Is God’s fair bride; and maiden’s souls are such.
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Lust Religious Soul
Discipline is an index to doctrine.
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Discipline One Liner
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
The whole fruit is already present in the seed.
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Deep Present
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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Earth Religious Sky
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
Woman is a temple built over a sewer.
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Temples Women
Prayer is the one thing that can conquer God.
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Conquer God Prayer
Where our joy is, there should our work be.
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Joy Ourselves Work
The Christian does not hurt even his enemy.
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Enemy Hurt Religious
I believe BECAUSE it’s impossible.
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Atheist Believe Religion
Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
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Enemy Hate 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

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