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title: "8 Parson Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Parson quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Parson sayings and thoughts."
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> [God is love, the parson whined. Yes, and is he also blind?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-h-white-2/god-is-love-the-parson-whined-yes-and-is-he-also-blind/)

[T. H. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-h-white-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee4/t-h-white-2-21390_blind_god-is-love-the-parson-whined-yes-and-is_496195.jpg)

> [It's past parsons to console us: No, nor no doctor fetch for me: I can die without my bolus; Two of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-meredith/it-s-past-parsons-to-console-us-no-nor-no-doctor-fetch-for-me-i-can/)

[George Meredith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-meredith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/george-meredith-6931_agree_it-s-past-parsons-to-console-us-no-nor-n_501169.jpg)

> [A learned parson, rusting in his cell at Oxford or Cambridge, will reason admirably well upon the nature of man; will profoundly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-chesterfield/a-learned-parson-rusting-in-his-cell-at-oxford-or-cambridge-will/)

[Lord Chesterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lord-chesterfield/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c80/lord-chesterfield-757_cambridge_a-learned-parson-rusting-in-his-cell-at_524854.jpg)

> [Never spare the parson's wine nor the baker's pudding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin/never-spare-the-parson-s-wine-nor-the-baker-s-pudding/)

[Benjamin Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/370/benjamin-franklin-65_bakers_never-spare-the-parson-s-wine-nor-the-ba_856413.png)

> [In some countries a hunting parson is no uncommon sight. Such a one might make a good shepherd's dog, but is far…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/in-some-countries-a-hunting-parson-is-no-uncommon-sight-such-a-one/)

[Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbf/henry-david-thoreau-20_country_in-some-countries-a-hunting-parson-is-no_2040638.jpg)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joanne-harris/nat-parson-says-it-s-the-devil-s-mark-nat-parson-s-a-gobshite-maddy/)

[Joanne Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joanne-harris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7f/joanne-harris-1428_admiration_nat-parson-says-it-s-the-devil-s-mark-na_2661587.png)

> [He--the country parson--is not witty or learned or eloquent, but holy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/he-the-country-parson-is-not-witty-or-learned-or-eloquent-but-holy/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f26/george-herbert-107_clergymen_he-the-country-parson-is-not-witty-or-le_2668415.jpg)

> [The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/the-parson-knows-enough-who-knows-a-duke/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d56/william-cowper-779_duke_the-parson-knows-enough-who-knows-a-duke_3225619.png)

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