The greatest burden in the world is superstition, not only of ceremonies in the church, but of imaginary and scarecrow sins at… — John Milton Copy Share Image
“When people die, cultures — African, Klassikan, or otherwise — follow rituals, written and unwritten. But beyond the customs, it is your… — Don Santo Copy Share Image
It is a long established principle of the Church never to completely drop from her public worship any ceremony, object or prayer… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
The only time there's gonna be a transgender bathroom in the White House is during a gay rights ceremony. You know as… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Forms and regularity of proceeding, if they are not justice, partake much of the nature of justice, which, in its highest sense,… — Augustus William Hare Copy Share Image
Religion is the rules, regulations, ceremonies and rituals developed by man to create conformity and uniformity in the approach to God. Spirituality… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
I imagined that the priestly ceremony was perfect sanctification, and that the sin of sins was for either husband or wife to… — Victoria Woodhull Copy Share Image
MARRIAGE CEREMONY, a rite which a clergyman should perform at no charge -- don't they say that you shouldn't profit by other… — Nikhil Saluja Copy Share Image
This is what rituals are for. We do spiritual ceremonies as human beings in order to create a safe resting place for… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
When I voted against the cap-and-trade bill, the phone rang and it was the chief of staff of the president of the… — Eric Massa Copy Share Image
The first consideration is that the ceremonies of the Mosaic Law were abrogated by the coming of Christ and that they can… — Pope Benedict XIV Copy Share Image
Give up all forms of parrotry. Start practicing whatever you truly feel to be true and justly to be just. Do not… — Meher Baba Copy Share Image
There's still another problem which puzzles a lot of people - whether or not a baby will come within the budget. Our… — Marjorie Hillis Copy Share Image
We do Him [God] honor in our pledge of allegiance, in all our public ceremonies. There's nothing wrong with that. It is… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
The manly pride of the Romans, content with substantial power, had left to the vanity of the East the forms and ceremonies… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
The Church [in the 14th century] gave ceremony and dignity to lives that had little of either. It was the source of… — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
Nostalgia is also a trait of the organizations that I call lodges - everything from corporate cultures to religious sects. Their bonding… — Jennifer James Copy Share Image
Have I mentioned that I expect death around every turn, that every blue sky has a safe sailing out of it, that… — Rick Moody Copy Share Image
China is ruthlessly pragmatic. It supports North Korea for its own selfish interests. And I believe that China no longer considers us… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
As the magistrate has no power to impose by his laws the use of any rites and ceremonies in any church, so… — John Locke Copy Share Image
And for the citation of so many authors, 'tis the easiest thing in nature. Find out one of these books with an… — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
To switch lads and lassies from quickie ceremonies back to the catered works in to-be-worm-only-once white dresses, the [wedding] garment producers have… — Malcolm Forbes Copy Share Image
Layla brought her arms around herself, no doubt because she was remembering the feel of another, stronger set. "I have wanted to,… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
... over two hundred women, apparently at their own request, were sealed as wives to Joseph Smith after his death in special… — Fawn M. Brodie Copy Share Image
In the name of religion, we force widowhood upon our three lakh girl-widows who could not understand the import of the marriage… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman. — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
“Steam Lodge Song of the Sun Dance Ceremony: A voice, I will send. Hear me! The land All over, A voice I… — Frances Densmore Copy Share Image
I love Opening Ceremony, Kenzo - anything Humberto Leon and Carol Lim touch. I drool over Christopher Kane, Mary Katrantzou, Delpozo, and… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
Secularism is a religion, a religion that is understood. It has no mysteries, no mumblings, no priests, no ceremonies, no falsehoods, no… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
Humans love truth and justice, and rejoice in ceremonies that honor those qualities. For that sentiment we should indeed thank God. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and… — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
Songwriting requires some sort of ceremony to even get the process started, and it can be somewhat arbitrary. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
For ritual allows those who cannot will themselves out of the secular to perform the spiritual, as dancing allows the tongue-tied man… — Andre Dubus Copy Share Image
I honor most those to whom I show least honor; and where my soul moves with great alacrity, I forget the proper… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
The Presidents Woodruff and Smith both said they were willing for such a ceremony to occur, if done in Mexico, and Pres.… — Abraham H. Cannon Copy Share Image
What, no more ceremony? See, my women! Against the blown rose may they stop their nose That kneel'd unto the buds. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
An MC is somebody who can control the crowd. An MC is a master of ceremonies so not only can you say… — Ice T Copy Share Image
“Ceremony. When we've lost that, we've lost everything, and are only wandering in the dark, like chickens or lambs waiting for eagles.” — Rick Bass Copy Share Image
In Wicca, rituals are ceremonies which celebrate and strengthen our relationships with the Goddess, the God and the Earth. — Scott Cunningham Copy Share Image
“How can this 'I' be said to have any being other than as a pattern of movement in Heaven and Earth's unfolding… — Douglas J. Penick Copy Share Image
![“We do Him [God] honor in our pledge of allegiance, in all our public ceremonies. There's nothing wrong with that. It is in the best of American traditions, and don't let anybody tell you otherwise. I think we have to fight that tendency of the secularists to impose it on all of us through the…” quote by Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/924/antonin-scalia-2855_allegiance_we-do-him-god-honor-in-our-pledge-of-all_953659.jpg)
![“The Church [in the 14th century] gave ceremony and dignity to lives that had little of either. It was the source of beauty and art to which all had some access and which many helped to create.” quote by Barbara Tuchman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/964/barbara-tuchman-3945_access_the-church-in-the-14th-century-gave-cere_1998896.jpg)
![“To switch lads and lassies from quickie ceremonies back to the catered works in to-be-worm-only-once white dresses, the [wedding] garment producers have turned to sociology. Through statistics as carefully laid out as a bridal train, they are establishing a correlation showing a higher divorce…” quote by Malcolm Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/024/malcolm-forbes-1510_bridal_to-switch-lads-and-lassies-from-quickie_2347027.jpg)
