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Truth Quotes by Tertullian
- Now then, you dogs, whom the apostle puts outside and who yelp at the God of truth, let us come to your various questions.
- Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy
- It is not consistent with truth that a man should sacrifice half of his stomach only to God-that he should be sober in drinking, but…
- You can't undo anything you've already done, but you can face up to it. You can tell the truth. You can seek forgiveness. And then…
- Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.
- The first reaction to truth is hatred.
- Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
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- The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. — Aristotle