146 Quotes by Tertullian

It is a fundamental human right, a privilege of nature, that every man should worship according to his own convictions.

In one sense there will be something difficult even for God – namely, that which He has not done – not because He could not, but because He would not, do it. For with God, to be willing is to be able, and to be unwilling is to be unable; all that He has willed, however, He has both been able to accomplish, and has displayed His ability.

The nature of rumor is known to all.

The usual complaint is, ‘I have no other way of earning a living.’ The harsh reply can be, ‘Do you have to live?’

It is certain because it is impossible. -Certum est quia impossibile.

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.

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.

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?