Tertullian

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

It is certain because it is possible.

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

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The first reaction to truth is hatred.

Indeed it is better to postpone, lest either we complete too little by hurrying, or wander too long in completing it.

The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.

Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.

Christians are made, not born.

Divorce these days is a religious vow, as if the proper offspring of marriage.

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.

Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache.

You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.

The usual complaint is, 'I have no other way of earning a living.' The harsh reply can be, 'Do you have to live?'

The nature of rumor is known to all.

The entire fruit is already present in the seed.

The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.

To forbid birth is only quicker murder. He is a man, who is to be a man; the fruit is always present in the seed.

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.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

It is certain because it is impossible.

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

He who flees will fight again.

Against Him those women sin who torment their skin with potions, stain their cheeks with rouge and extend the line of their eyes with black coloring. Doubtless they are dissatisfied with God's plastic skill. In their own persons they convict and censure the Artificer of all things.

You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.

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.

Fear is the foundation of safety.

Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.

See how these Christians love one another.