"Almost every word is a sentence in itself, and every thought amounts to a demonstration."
— Writing style

January 1, 1970

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Said of Tertullian’s writings.St Jerome speaks of St Paul’s style as, Non verba, sed tonitrua—Not so much “words,” as “thunderings.” (Epistle 48, ad Pammachium, cap. 13)