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“The gamester, if he die a martyr to his profession, is doubly ruined. He adds his soul to every other loss, and by the act of suicide, renounces earth to forfeit Heaven.”

Ifs Soul Earth Dies Heaven Loss Suicide Add Profession Gambling Ruined Martyr Renounce Forfeit

Book:Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan

Source: Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seamed with scars; martyrs have put on their coronation robes glittering with fire, and through their tears have the sorrowful first seen the gates of Heaven.”

Firsts Soul Character Suffering Heaven Fire Tears Sorrow Massive Gates Strongest Scar Martyr Robes Sorrowful Coronation Gates Of Heaven

Author:Bill Vaughan

“Faith is powerful enough to immunize people against all appeals to pity, to forgiveness, to decent human feelings. It even immunizes them against fear, if they honestly believe that a martyr's death will send them straight to heaven.”

People Ifs Believe Humans Enough Feelings Heaven Powerful Atheism Positive Atheism Honestly Pity Appeals Decent Martyr Selfish Gene

Author:Richard Dawkins

“Avarice begets more vices than Priam did children and like Priam survives them all. It starves its keeper to surfeit those who wish him dead, and makes him submit to more mortifications to lose heaven than the martyr undergoes to gain it.”

Children Heaven Wish Loses Gains Vices Submit Martyr Avarice Begets Keepers Mortification Priam

Book:Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

“O, how much those men are to be valued who, in the spirit with which the widow gave up her two mites, have given up themselves! How their names sparkle! How rich their very ashes are! How they will count up in heaven!”

Men Two Spirit Names Given Heaven Rich Ashes Martyr Given Up Gave Up Widows Sparkle

Author:Edwin Hubbel Chapin