Quotes by Tertullian

“Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.”

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

“Fear is the foundation of safety.”

“The first reaction to truth is hatred.”

“He is a man, who is to be a man, the fruit is always present in the seed.”

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

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

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

“Hope is patience with the lamp lit.”

“De testimonio animae (On the testimony of the soul)”

“Omnium gentium unus homo, uarium nomen est, una anima, uaria uox, unus spiritus, uarius sonus, propria cuique genti loquella, sed loquellae materia communis.”

“Adversus Valentinianos (Against the Valentinians), here translated by Alexander Roberts. From Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 3. Edited by Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, and A. Cleveland Coxe. (Buff...”

“Veritas autem docendo persuadet non suadendo docet.”

“Nihil veritas erubescit”

“De carne Christi (On the flesh of Christ), here translated by Peter Holmes. From Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 3. Edited by Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, and A. Cleveland Coxe. (Buffalo, NY: Chri...”

“Prorsus credibile est, quia ineptum est.”

“Certum est, quia impossibile.”

“De calcaria in carbonarium.”

“Omnia periclitabuntur aliter accipi quam sunt, et amittere quod sunt dum aliter accipiuntur, si aliter quam sunt cognominantur. Fides nominum salus est proprietatum.”

“De resurrectione carnis (On the resurrection of the flesh), here translated by Holmes, ibid”