black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Two kinds of blindness are easily combined so that those who do not see really appear to see what is not.

Tertullian

He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies.
TERTULLIAN

Death Himself Life World
The first reaction to truth is hatred.
TERTULLIAN

Hate One Liner Reaction Truth
Now we allow that life begins with conception, because we contend that the soul also begins from conception; life taking its commencement at the same moment and place that the soul does.
TERTULLIAN

Moments Place Soul
God the Father’s a deep root; the Son’s the shoot that breaks into the world; the Spirit spreads the beauty & fragrance.
TERTULLIAN

Break Children Father Spirit World
The flesh feeds on the Body and Blood of Christ that the soul may be fattened on God.
TERTULLIAN

Blood Body Soul Spiritual
Men remain in ignorance as long as they hate, and they hate unjustly as long as they remain in ignorance.
TERTULLIAN

Hate Ignorance Men Philosophy
The soul whose bosom lust did never touch Is God’s fair bride; and maiden’s souls are such.
TERTULLIAN

Lust Religious Soul
I believe BECAUSE it’s impossible.
TERTULLIAN

Atheist Believe Religion
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.
TERTULLIAN

Beautiful Lust Religious
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.
TERTULLIAN

Principles Religious
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.
TERTULLIAN

Believe Death God Impossible Mad
Those who fled will fight another time.
TERTULLIAN

Fight One Liner Time
You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.
TERTULLIAN

Discipline Faith Judgement Quality
He is a man, who is to be a man; the fruit is always present in the seed.
TERTULLIAN

Men Present
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?
TERTULLIAN

Earth Religious Sky
Christ, in disarming Peter, disarmed every soldier.
TERTULLIAN

Power Religious Violence

Two kinds of blindness are easily combined so that those who do not see really appear to see what is not.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Two kinds of blindness are easily combined so that those who do not see really appear to see what is not.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Tertullian Quotes