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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."

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

— Tertullian

Truth

All Quotes by Tertullian

“The first reaction to truth is hatred.”

— Tertullian

Truth

“Hope is patience with the lamp lit.”

— Tertullian

Hope

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

— Tertullian

Money

“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

“Fear is the foundation of safety.”

— Tertullian

Fear

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

— Tertullian

Freedom

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

— Tertullian

Fear

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

— Tertullian

Faith

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

— Tertullian

Truth