Tertullian The Prescription Against Heretics still this is not enough for any man who examines before he believes, since even the Lord Himself did not bear witness of Himself.[244] Origen Against Celsus Book I For it may be observed as a trait of the character of Jesus, that He on all occasions avoided unnecessary talk about Himself; and on that account said, "If I speak of Myself, My witness is not true."[90] Cyprian Epistle LXVIII "If," He says, "I bear witness of myself, my testimony is not true; but there is another who beareth witness of me."[4]