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Tertullian


Major theologian in the early Christian church, known for his powerful denunciations of many influences he considered heretical, including the widespread admiration of pagan philosophers and many Gnostic ideas, yet in later life a Montanist, and thus he himself an embracer of beliefs that came to be declared heretical.
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Tertullian
Itaque et ego vanitatem vanitate depellam.
Tertullian quotes
Many variants on this exist, notably “Great lovers are made, not born.” and “(Great) leaders are made, not born.”
Tertullian
Vide, inquiunt, ut invicem se diligant; ipsi enim invicem oderunt: et ut pro alterutro mori sint parati; ipsi enim ad occidendum alterutrum paratiores erunt.




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