And every man that strives for self control is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
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Tertullian of Carthage
AD 220
They are kept from luxury, from daintier meats, from more pleasant drinks; they are pressed, racked, worn out; the harder their labours in the preparatory training, the stronger is the hope of victory. "And they "says the apostle, "that they may obtain a corruptible crown."