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Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

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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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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
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
To forbid birth is only quicker murder.
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Birth Death Murder
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
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
What has Athens to do with Jerusalem.
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Athens Jerusalem
It is certain because it is possible.
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One Liner Possible
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
Woman is a temple built over a sewer.
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Temples Women
Discipline is an index to doctrine.
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Discipline One Liner
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
Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.
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Born Death Prevention
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 blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.
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Born Death Religious

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

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