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You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.
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Freedom Pieces
Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
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Enemy Hate Truth
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
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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Men Present
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.
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Principles Religious
Those who fled will fight another time.
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Fight One Liner Time
Where our joy is, there should our work be.
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Joy Ourselves Work
Fear is the foundation of safety.
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Fear Foundation Safety
It is certain because it is possible.
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One Liner Possible
The state of faith allows no mention of impossibility.
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Faith Impossible
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 pleasure of those who injure you lies in your pain. Therefore they will suffer if you take away their pleasure by not feeling pain.
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Feeling Lying Pain Suffering
To forbid birth is only quicker murder.
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Birth Death Murder
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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Fire Food
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
Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man.
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Men Patience Woman
The fact is certain because it is impossible.
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Impossible One Liner
Learn about the incorruptible King, and know his heroes who never inflict slaughter on the peoples.
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Hero King People Violence
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.
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Nature Soul Teaching
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
There is strife between God’s ways and human ways; damned by you, we are absolved by God.
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God Human Way
Shall we carry a flag? It is a rival to Christ.
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Religious Violence
Now then, you dogs, whom the apostle puts outside and who yelp at the God of truth, let us come to your various questions.
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Dog God Sarcastic Truth
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

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