Tertullian Quotes

Daily, every moment, prayer is necessary to men.

The blood of Christians is seed.

The soul whose bosom lust did never touch Is God's fair bride; and maiden's souls are such.

The nature of rumor is well known to all. It was your own poet who said: 'Rumor, an evil surpassing all evils in speed.'

Where our joy is, there should our work be.

Let women paint their eyes with tints of chastity.

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

Learn about the incorruptible King, and know his heroes who never inflict slaughter on the peoples.

The Christian does not hurt even his enemy.

The blood of the Christians is seed

The fact is certain because it is impossible.

If the sky stands still, if the earth quakes, if there is famine, if there is pestilence, at once the cry is raised: Throw the Christians to the lions! So many to one?

Can we not live without pleasure, who cannot but with pleasure die?

And when will there be an end of marrying? I suppose, when there is an end of living.

Prayer is the one thing that can conquer God

I revere the fullness of His Scripture, in which He manifests to me both the Creator and creation. In the gospel moreover, I discover a Minister and Witness of the Creator, even His Word.

Those who fled will fight another time.

Christ, in disarming Peter, disarmed every soldier.

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

Shall we carry a flag? It is a rival to Christ.

He who flees will fight again.

It is certainly no part of religion to compel religion.

All the Scriptures give clear proof of the Trinity, and it is from these that our principle is deduced...the distinction of the Trinity is quite clearly displayed.

Nature is schoolmistress, the soul the pupil; and whatever one has taught or the other has learned has come from God - the Teacher of the teacher.

It is certain because it is possible.

Now then, you dogs, whom the apostle puts outside and who yelp at the God of truth, let us come to your various questions.

How many men of rank (to say nothing of common people) have been delivered from devils, and healed of diseases!

There is strife between God s ways and human ways; damned by you, we are absolved by God.

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

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.