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Christians are made, not born.

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Prevention of birth is premature murder, and it makes no difference whether it is a life already born that one snatches away or a life that is coming to birth.
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Born Death Difference Life
He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies.
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Death Himself Life World
Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.
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Born Death Prevention
Can we not live without pleasure, who cannot but with pleasure die?
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Death Philosophy Pleasure
He who flees will fight again.
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Fight Himself Run
The Christian does not hurt even his enemy.
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Enemy Hurt Religious
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
Shall we carry a flag? It is a rival to Christ.
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Religious Violence
See how these Christians love one another.
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Love Religious Togetherness
It is certain because it is possible.
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One Liner Possible
The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.
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Blood Growth Religious
What has Athens to do with Jerusalem.
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Athens Jerusalem
Discipline is an index to doctrine.
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Discipline One Liner
A holy woman may be beautiful by the gift of nature, but she must not give occasion to lust. If beauty be hers, so far from setting it off she ought rather to obscure it.
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Beautiful Lust Religious
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
A man becomes a Christian, he is not born one.
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Christians are made, not born.

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