--- title: "8 Great Cathedrals Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 8 Great Cathedrals quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Great Cathedrals sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/549/h-rider-haggard-3876_quote_out-of-the-vast-main-aisle-there-opened_329315.jpg" --- > [“Out of the vast main aisle there opened here and there smaller caves, exactly, Sir Henry said, as chapels open out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-rider-haggard/out-of-the-vast-main-aisle-there-opened-here-and-there-smaller-caves/) [H. Rider Haggard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-rider-haggard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/549/h-rider-haggard-3876_quote_out-of-the-vast-main-aisle-there-opened_329315.jpg) > [I went and looked at one of these great cathedrals one day, and I was blown away by it. From there I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-follett/i-went-and-looked-at-one-of-these-great-cathedrals-one-day-and-i-was/) [Ken Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-follett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/001/ken-follett-941_blown-away_i-went-and-looked-at-one-of-these-great_731177.jpg) > [Not even the most secular among us can fail to be uplifted by Christianity's architectural legacy - the great cathedrals. These immense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/not-even-the-most-secular-among-us-can-fail-to-be-uplifted-by/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/martin-rees-3002_among_not-even-the-most-secular-among-us-can-f_928852.jpg) > [“The Invisible mom: “As mothers, we are BUILDING great cathedrals. We cannot be seen if we’re doing it right. And one day,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-johnson/the-invisible-mom-as-mothers-we-are-building-great-cathedrals-we/) [Nicole Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/317/nicole-johnson-22501_mother_the-invisible-mom-as-mothers-we-are-buil_1116095.jpg) > [As regards my own 'philosophy,' I continue to be inspired by the music, liturgy and architectural tradition of the Anglican Church in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/as-regards-my-own-philosophy-i-continue-to-be-inspired-by-the-music/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5af/martin-rees-3002_anglican_as-regards-my-own-philosophy-i-continue_1233325.jpg) > [The secret of great cathedrals is that their proportions conform to cosmic laws, 'shaping' people who spend time in them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodor-schwenk/the-secret-of-great-cathedrals-is-that-their-proportions-conform-to/) [Theodor Schwenk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodor-schwenk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/theodor-schwenk-78869_architecture_the-secret-of-great-cathedrals-is-that-t_1649887.png) > [All great cathedrals began their building by the placement of a single stone. The building unit of a great society is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-ron-hubbard/all-great-cathedrals-began-their-building-by-the-placement-of-a/) [L. Ron Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-ron-hubbard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ae/l-ron-hubbard-881_building_all-great-cathedrals-began-their-buildin_1960550.jpg) > [“As mothers, we are building great cathedrals. We cannot be seen if we're doing it right. And one day, it is very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-johnson/as-mothers-we-are-building-great-cathedrals-we-cannot-be-seen-if-we/) [Nicole Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8df/nicole-johnson-22501_mother_as-mothers-we-are-building-great-cathedr_2957122.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-cathedrals/#itemlist", "name": "Great Cathedrals Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Out of the vast main aisle there opened here and there smaller caves, exactly, Sir Henry said, as chapels open out of great cathedrals. Some were large, but one or two—and this is a wonderful instance of how nature carries out her handiwork by the same unvarying laws, utterly irrespective of size—were tiny. 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