--- title: "8 Observe Sabbath Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Observe Sabbath quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Observe Sabbath sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/george-carlin-155_black-humor_the-muslims-observe-their-sabbath-on-fri_241466.jpg" --- > [The Muslims observe their Sabbath on Friday, the Jews observe on Saturday, and the Christians on Sunday. By the time Monday rolls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/the-muslims-observe-their-sabbath-on-friday-the-jews-observe-on/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/george-carlin-155_black-humor_the-muslims-observe-their-sabbath-on-fri_241466.jpg) > [To really observe the Sabbath in our day and age! To cease for a whole day from all business, from all work,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samson-raphael-hirsch/to-really-observe-the-sabbath-in-our-day-and-age-to-cease-for-a-whole/) [Samson Raphael Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samson-raphael-hirsch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/374/samson-raphael-hirsch-42903_age_to-really-observe-the-sabbath-in-our-day_298213.jpg) > [Now, I know it’s hard, particularly for our young people, to choose to observe the Sabbath day when athletic teams on which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-david-burton/now-i-know-it-s-hard-particularly-for-our-young-people-to-choose-to/) [H. David Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-david-burton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec5/h-david-burton-51844_athletic_now-i-know-it-s-hard-particularly-for-ou_582027.jpg) > [Jesus did not call upon people to repent, or fast, or observe the sabbath. He did not threaten with hell or promise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-w-funk/jesus-did-not-call-upon-people-to-repent-or-fast-or-observe-the/) [Robert W. Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-w-funk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/robert-w-funk-63584_heaven_jesus-did-not-call-upon-people-to-repent_609023.jpg) > [Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-walker/anybody-can-observe-the-sabbath-but-making-it-holy-surely-takes-the/) [Alice Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-walker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/alice-walker-347_holy_anybody-can-observe-the-sabbath-but-maki_1454354.png) > [“both schoolteachers and both dedicated to the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, whose members observe the Sabbath on Saturday, believe in an apocalyptic Second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-didion/both-schoolteachers-and-both-dedicated-to-the-seventh-day-adventist/) [Joan Didion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-didion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c2/joan-didion-497_marriage_both-schoolteachers-and-both-dedicated-t_1550694.jpg) > [“Sanctifying the Sabbath is part of our imitation of God, but it also becomes a way to find God’s presence. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/sanctifying-the-sabbath-is-part-of-our-imitation-of-god-but-it-also/) [Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e83/abraham-joshua-heschel-1851_bible_sanctifying-the-sabbath-is-part-of-our-i_1988189.jpg) > [I was Jewish, through and through, although in our house that didn't mean a whole lot. We never went to synagogue. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilbert-gottfried/i-was-jewish-through-and-through-although-in-our-house-that-didn-t/) [Gilbert Gottfried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilbert-gottfried/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/588/gilbert-gottfried-7822_although_i-was-jewish-through-and-through-althoug_2208034.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/observe-sabbath/#itemlist", "name": "Observe Sabbath Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Muslims observe their Sabbath on Friday, the Jews observe on Saturday, and the Christians on Sunday. 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