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Tertullian

10 quotes

Tertullian is proof that you do not need celebrity to say something worth remembering. With equal ease, Tertullian moved between Truth and Nature, finding connections others missed. Our collection holds 12 quotes from Tertullian, each offering a different angle on Truth, Nature, Fear, Patience, and Money. Readers often gravitate to this one: "Fear is the foundation of safety."

“Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.”

— Tertullian

Fear

All Quotes by Tertullian

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

— Tertullian

Freedom

“Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.”

— Tertullian

Money

“Fear is the foundation of safety.”

— Tertullian

Fear

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

— Tertullian

Truth

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

— Tertullian

Marriage

“The nature of rumor is known to all.”

— Tertullian

Nature

“Hope is patience with the lamp lit.”

— Tertullian

Hope

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

— Tertullian

Faith

“The first reaction to truth is hatred.”

— Tertullian

Truth

“Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.”

— Tertullian

Fear