"Esterni sumus, & vestra omnia implevimus, Vrbes, Insulas, Castella, Municipia, Conciliabula, Castra ipsa, Tribus, Decurias, palatium, Senatum, Forum, sola vobis relinquimus Templa."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
We are but of yesterday, and yet we have filled all the places that belong to you — cities, islands, forts, towns, exchanges; the military camps themselves, tribes, town councils, the palace, the senate, the market-place; we have left you nothing but your temples. — Chapter 37, Tertullian's Plea For Allegiance, A.2
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tertullian
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Tertullian
Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus (c. 155 – c. 240) was a 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 Gnostic ideas. Later in life Tertullian defended Montanism, a belief that was later declared heretical.
80 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Tertullian →
Related Quotes
"Else, if it be the later Abraham whom you follow as your father—that is, the digamist (Abraham)—receive him withal in…"
"Omnia periclitabuntur aliter accipi quam sunt, et amittere quod sunt dum aliter accipiuntur, si aliter quam sunt cogn…"
"Why lean upon a blind guide, if you have eyes of your own? Why be clothed by one who is naked, if you have put on Chr…"
"Qui fugiebat, rursus sibi proeliabitur."
"Omnium gentium unus homo, uarium nomen est, una anima, uaria uox, unus spiritus, uarius sonus, propria cuique genti l…"
"Veritas autem docendo persuadet non suadendo docet."
"Nihil veritas erubescit"
"Prorsus credibile est, quia ineptum est."
"Certum est, quia impossibile."
"Nec religionis est cogere religionem"