He--the country parson--is not witty or learned or…

The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.

— William Cowper

Nat Parson says it's the devil's mark." "Nat Parson's a gobshite." Maddy was torn between a natural feeling of sacrilege and a deep admiration…

— Joanne Harris

In some countries a hunting parson is no uncommon sight. Such a one might make a good shepherd's dog, but is far from being…

— Henry David Thoreau

Never spare the parson's wine nor the baker's pudding

— Benjamin Franklin

A learned parson, rusting in his cell at Oxford or Cambridge, will reason admirably well upon the nature of man; will profoundly analyze the…

— Lord Chesterfield

It's past parsons to console us: No, nor no doctor fetch for me: I can die without my bolus; Two of a trade, lass,…

— George Meredith

God is love, the parson whined. Yes, and is he also blind?

— T. H. White

“Clergymen, judges, statesmen--the wisest, calmest, holiest persons of their day--stood in the inner circle round about the gallows, loudest to applaud the work of…

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

Anyone who makes a decision at our meetings is seen later and referred to a local clergyman, Protestant, Catholic, or Jewish.

— Billy Graham

No doctrine is more excellent, or necessary to be preached and studied, than Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

— John Flavel

The election makes me think of a story of a man who was dying. He had only two minutes to live, so he sent…

— Mark Twain

I questioned the faithful of all communions; I particularly sought the society of clergymen, who are the depositories of the various creeds and have…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

I believe in an America where the rights that I have described are enjoyed by all, regardless of their race or their creed or…

— John F. Kennedy

“All religions worthy of the name are now making great efforts to purify their doctrines and return to their original standpoint, — all except…

— Virchand Gandhi

If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked,…

— Steven Wright