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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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Where our work is, there let our joy be.
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Inspirational Work
Fear is the foundation of safety.
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Fear Foundation Safety
The state of faith allows no mention of impossibility.
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Faith Impossible
You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.
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Freedom Pieces
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.
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Born Death Religious
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
Woman is a temple built over a sewer.
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Temples Women
The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.
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Blood Growth Religious
Let women paint their eyes with tints of chastity.
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Character Eyes Woman
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
Men remain in ignorance as long as they hate, and they hate unjustly as long as they remain in ignorance.
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Hate Ignorance Men Philosophy
It is certain because it is possible.
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One Liner Possible
It is absolutely forbidden to repay evil with evil.
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Evil Religious Violence
Where our joy is, there should our work be.
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Joy Ourselves 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
Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.
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Deep Inspirational Philosophy Teaching Truth
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
Daily, every moment, prayer is necessary to men.
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Men Moments Prayer
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
Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man.
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Men Patience Woman
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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Forgiveness God Let Go Truth
Can we not live without pleasure, who cannot but with pleasure die?
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Death Philosophy Pleasure
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
Learn about the incorruptible King, and know his heroes who never inflict slaughter on the peoples.
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Hero King People Violence
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
The whole fruit is already present in the seed.
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Deep Present
Hope is patience with the lamp lit.
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Hope One Liner Patience

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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