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He is a man, who is to be a man; the fruit is always present in the seed.

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To forbid birth is only quicker murder.
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Birth Death Murder
It is absolutely forbidden to repay evil with evil.
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Evil Religious Violence
Custom without truth is error grown old.
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Growth Old Truth
Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
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Enemy Hate Truth
Woman is a temple built over a sewer.
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Temples Women
Where our work is, there let our joy be.
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Inspirational 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
Divorce these days is a religious vow, as if the proper offspring of marriage.
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Divorce Marriage Religious
Where our joy is, there should our work be.
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Joy Ourselves Work
Christians are made, not born.
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Born Christian Place
Nothing that is God’s is obtainable by money.
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God Money
The Son of God died; it is by all means to be believed because it is absurd. And he was buried and rose again; the fact is certain, because it is impossible.
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Believe Death God Impossible Mad
A man becomes a Christian, he is not born one.
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Born Christian Men
He who flees will fight again.
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Fight Himself Run
The state of faith allows no mention of impossibility.
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Faith Impossible
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

He is a man, who is to be a man; the fruit is always present in the seed.

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