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USEFUL QUOTES

	·		A bad law is no law - Lex malla, lex nulla. Thomas Aquinas.
	·		A dirty mind is a joy forever. Saying.
	·		All art is an imitation of nature. Seneca.
	·		All fortune is the cause of misfortune. Ashoka.
	·		All things may corrupt when minds are prone to evil. Ovid.
	·		A man is known by the company he keeps. Saying.
	·		A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. Albert Einstein.
	·		A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary. Seneca.
	·		Anger is a brief insanity - Ira furor brevis est. Horace.
	·		Art is a lie that tells the truth. Pablo Picasso.
	·		As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. Albert Einstein.
	·		As you sow, so shall you reap - Ut sementem feceris, ita metes. Cicero.

	·		Behave toward everyone as if receiving a great guest. Confusius.
	·		Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the gods. Seneca.
	·		Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received. Seneca.
	·		Best men are moulded out of faults. Shakespeare.

	·		Charity begins at home (I am closest to myself) - Proximus sum egomet mihi. Terentius.
	·		Contentment is natural wealth; luxury, artificial poverty. Socrates.
	·		Control thy passions, lest they take vengeance on thee. Epictetus.
	·		Christians are made, not born. Tertullian, Apologeticus pro Christianis.

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour does the body. Seneca.

Dignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together. Ovid.

Don't spend time, use it. Just a thought.

Do small things with great love. Mother Teresa.

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell.

	·		Epithet on an 100 year old tomb stone: Pause stranger when you pass me by; as you are now so once was I; as I am now so you will be; prepare yourself to follow me. – To which someone wrote the following note beneath the poem: To follow you I am not content, until I know which way you went. From a sermon of Dr. David Jeremiah.
	·		Even if you knew all, that would still be only all what you know. Just a thought.

Even the devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. Shakespeare.

Even when we believe the Scriptures are without error, it is a risk to think our understanding of it is too. Just a thought.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. Seneca.

Fear wants you to run from something that isn't after you! John L. Mason.

First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak. Epictetus.

From money we don't have, we buy things we don't need to impress people that we don't like. Just a thought.

	·		Get rid of self-conceit, for it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn, that which he thinks he already knows. Epictetus, Discourses.
	·		Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life. Chinese Proverb.
	·		Give me chastity and continence, but not yet. Aurelius Augustine.
	·		Glory is the shadow of virtue - Gloria virtutis umbra. Latin proverb.
	·		God created you with just one mouth but with two ears, that should tell you something. Unknown.
	·		God is more truly imagined than expressed, and He exists more truly than He is imagined. Aurelius Augustine.
	·		God is the Perfection that absorbs. Indian saying.
	·		God loves you just the way you are, but He loves you too much to let you stay that way. Unknown.
	·		God loves you so much He can't take His eyes off of you. Unknown.

	·		Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity. Aurelius Augustine.
	·		He has left, absconded, escaped and disappeared - Abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit. Latin saying.
	·		He is not a fool who gives up everything he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. Citation from the diary of a murdered Christian missionary.
	·		He who has lived obscurely and quietly has lived well. Ovid, Tristium.
	·		He who spares the wicked injures the good. Seneca.
	·		Honesty above richness. Saying.
	·		Hope is always delayed disappointment. Lilia Sjevtsova.

	·		I am a human, nothing human is strange to me - Homo sum, humani nil a me alienum puto. Terentius.
	·		I am closest to myself (charity begins at home) - Proximus sum egomet mihi. Terentius.
	·		I believe because it is absurd (contrary to reason) - Credo quia absurdum. Tertullianus.
	·		I burn with love for myself, I am the one who fans the flame and bears the torture. What I desire is with me; that richness has made me poor. Ovid, Narcissus.
	·		If envy had a shape it would be a boomerang. - John L. Mason.
	·		If I want to fail and I fail, have I then failed? - A semantic question.
	·		If you want to give God a good laugh, tell Him your plans. Yiddish proverb.
	·		If you would marry suitably, marry your equal. Ovid.

	·		I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am I in want. Terentius.
	·		I have everything, yet it is worth nothing to me. Freek De Jonge.
	·		In war, there is no substitute for victory. General Douglas MacArthur.
	·		I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good. Seneca.
	·		It are not your conditions, but your decisions that decide your future. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.
	·		It is better to suffer an injustice than to do an injustice - Accipere quam facere praestat injuriam. Latin proverb.

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Kill the sin, love the sinner - Interfice errorem, diligere errantem. Aurelius Augustine.

Knowledge (in itself) is power - (Nam et) ipsa scientia potestas est. Francis Bacon.

Know the price of everything, but the value of nothing. Saying.

Life is a lot like the game of tennis: those who don't serve well, end up losing. John L. Mason.

Life is hell, death is heaven, except for a non-Christian, for whom it may be the opposite. Just a thought.

Love and dignity do not blend well, nor do they continue long together. Ovid.

Love is an evolved form of emotional attachment that transcends sexual attraction of the physical form. Nattakorn Devakula, Bangkok Post.

Love me the most when I least deserve it, because then I'll need it the most. Norwegian saying.

	·		Man is never truly himself except when he is actively creating something. Dorothy Sayers.
	·		Man has been lent to life, not given - Homo vitae commodatus non donatus est. Pubilius Syrus.
	·		Make haste slowly. Suetonius.
	·		Man is a wolf to man - Homo homini lupus. Plautus.
	·		Men gladly believe that which they wish for - Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt. Caesar.
	·		Mercy is God withholding from you what you deserve; Grace is God giving you what you don't deserve. David Jeremiah.

	·		Never let yesterday use up too much of today. John L. Mason.
	·		No one is free who is a slave to his body. Seneca.
	·		Nothing is said that has not been said before. Terentius.
	·		Nothing is stronger than habit. Ovid, Ars Amatoria.

Only dead fish float with the current - Bare døde fisker fløtter med strømen. Norwegian Proverb.

Only the educated are free. Epictetus, Discourses.

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Samuel Johnson.

People are judged by the company they keep. Saying.

People don't care about how much you know, until they know about how much you care. Saying.

Poverty with dignity is better than wealth based on shame. Thai Proverb.

Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. You can have your principles, but without power there is little you can do about it. Tony Blair.

Preaching to the choir. Proverb.

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Responsibility is the key to greatness. Winston Churchill.

	·		So I can't live either without you or with you. Ovid, Amores.
	·		Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. Peter Marshall.
	·		Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. Albert Einstein.

	·		Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. Ovid.
	·		Tears at times have all the weight of speech. Ovid.
	·		The appearances of things are deceptive - Fallaces sunt rerum species. Seneca.
	·		The brave find a home in every land. Ovid, Fasti.
	·		The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all. Ovid.

	·		The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. Aurelius Augustine.
	·		The die has been cast - Alea iacta est. Caesar.
	·		The gladiator is formulating his plan in the arena (i.e. too late) - Gladiator in arena consilium capit. Seneca.
	·		The good man, I good him; the bad man, I good him too. Taoist Proverb.
	·		The good or ill of a man lies within his own will. Epictetus.
	·		The more they've got, the less they're worth. A thought on those spending wealth on rubbish.
	·		The most dangerous place to be is in the middle of the road. Unknown.
	·		The only people you should try to get even with are those who have helped you. John L. Mason.
	·		The only way to have enough is to desire less. Just a thought.
	·		The philosophical schools are the patriarchs of the heretics. Tertullian, De Anima.
	·		There is no justification without sanctification. Martin Luther.
	·		There’s a crack in everything, but that’s where the Light gets in. Saying.
	·		The result justifies the deed. Ovid, Heorides.
	·		The world is a book, and those who do not travel, read only a page. Aurelius Augustine.

	·		Things forbidden have a secret charm. Tacitus.
	·		This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections. Aurelius Augustine.
	·		Thou must live for another, if thou wishest to live for thyself. Seneca.
	·		Time the devourer of all things. Ovid, Metamorphoses.
	·		To be loved, be lovable. Ovid, Ars Amatoria.
	·		To complain is to leak misery on everyone around you. Just a thought.
	·		To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible. Thomas Aquinas.
	·		To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand of friendship if you are willing to unclench your fist. Barack Obama, Inauguration speech.
	·		Through difficulties to great things - Per angusta ad augusta. Latin proverb.
	·		Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading. Tertullianus, Adversus Valentinianos.

Untrue in one thing, untrue in everything - Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus. Latin proverb.

In wine is truth, in water is health - In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas. Latin proverb.

	·		We can learn even from our enemies. Ovid, Metamorphoses.
	·		We, little fishes, after the image of our Ichthys, Jesus Christ, are born in the water. Tertullian, De Baptismo.
	·		We sometimes forget that the loneliest people in the world are those who are constantly in the public eye. Billy Graham.
	·		We two are to ourselves a crowd. Ovid.
	·		We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified. Aesop.

What avail is a good cow that gives plenty of milk and then kicks over the bucket. Yiddish proverb.

When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing. Unknown.

Who gives you more trouble than you? John L. Mason.

Who has a fiercer struggle than he who strives to conquer himself? Thomas à Kempis.

Would the child you were be proud of the adult you are? John L. Mason.

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You're born an original, don't die a copy. John L. Mason.

You can find yourself in silence: only in still waters can you see your own image. Unknown.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. Proverb.

You can't hide the sky with your palm. The truth must come out. Saying.

Zero tolerance. Saying.

ICHTYS Lexicon of Christianity & Biblical Theology