A man becomes a Christian, he is not born one.
TERTULLIANThose who fled will fight another time.
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A man becomes a Christian, he is not born one.
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It is absolutely forbidden to repay evil with evil.
TERTULLIANIt is absolutely forbidden to repay evil with evil.
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Let women paint their eyes with tints of chastity.
TERTULLIANLet women paint their eyes with tints of chastity.
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Hope is patience with the lamp lit.
TERTULLIANHope is patience with the lamp lit.
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What has Athens to do with Jerusalem.
TERTULLIANWhat has Athens to do with Jerusalem.
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Patience is God’s nature.
TERTULLIANPatience is God’s nature.
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And when will there be an end of marrying? I suppose, when there is an end of living.
TERTULLIANAnd when will there be an end of marrying? I suppose, when there is an end of living.
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How many men of rank (to say nothing of common people) have been delivered from devils, and healed of diseases!
TERTULLIANHow many men of rank (to say nothing of common people) have been delivered from devils, and healed of diseases!
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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.
TERTULLIANNature 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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Discipline is an index to doctrine.
TERTULLIANDiscipline is an index to doctrine.
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Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.
TERTULLIANTruth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
TERTULLIANOut of the frying pan, into the fire.
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It is certainly no part of religion to compel religion.
TERTULLIANIt is certainly no part of religion to compel religion.
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I believe because it is absurd.
TERTULLIANI believe because it is absurd.
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He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies.
TERTULLIANHe who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies.
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All the Scriptures give clear proof of the Trinity, and it is from these that our principle is deduced…the distinction of the Trinity is quite clearly displayed.
TERTULLIANAll the Scriptures give clear proof of the Trinity, and it is from these that our principle is deduced…the distinction of the Trinity is quite clearly displayed.
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