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The fact is certain because it is impossible.

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The state of faith allows no mention of impossibility.
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Faith Impossible
It is certain because it is possible.
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One Liner Possible
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
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.
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Born Death Religious
How many men of rank (to say nothing of common people) have been delivered from devils, and healed of diseases!
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Devil Men Sick
The first reaction to truth is hatred.
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Hate One Liner Reaction Truth
Patience is God’s nature.
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God Nature One Liner Patience Religious
I believe because it is absurd.
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Believe Myself
Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache.
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Achievement Argument
Let women paint their eyes with tints of chastity.
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Character Eyes Woman
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
A man becomes a Christian, he is not born one.
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Born Christian Men
Where our work is, there let our joy be.
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Inspirational Work
Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.
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Born Death Prevention
For what war should we not be fit and eager, even though unequal in numbers, we who are so willing to be slaughtered-if, according to that discipline of ours, it was not more lawful to be slain than to slay?
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Discipline Law Willing
Custom without truth is error grown old.
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Growth Old Truth

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