Sacred Quotes · Page 23

The most sacred of the duties of a government [is] to do equal and impartial justice to all its citizens.

— Thomas Jefferson

Words command us. Names define us. Definitions bind us. Words are where we keep our sacred secrets.

— Hal Duncan

Apollo, sacred guard of earth's true core, Whence first came frenzied, wild prophetic word...

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

The tantras are ancient sacred books of India and Tibet. The tantras detail specific means for attaining liberation.

— Frederick Lenz

The sacred books should be burned rather than made available to women.

— The Talmud

In every well-governed state wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing.

— Anatole France

The point is that most of what we currently hold sacred is not sacred for any reason other than that it was…

— Sam Harris

In church, sacred music would make believers of us all — but preachers can be counted on to restore the balance.

— Mignon McLaughlin

Students of reading, writing and common arithmetick . . . Graecian [Greek], Roman, English and American history . . . should be…

— Thomas Jefferson

In imitating the exemplary acts of a god or of a mythic hero, or simply by recounting their adventures, the man of…

— Mircea Eliade

I believe that owning our worthiness is the act of acknowledging that we are sacred. Perhaps embracing vulnerability and overcoming numbing is…

— Brené Brown

Arnold Schwarzenegger has come out against gay marriage. He said marriage is a sacred union between a groupie and any number of…

— Bill Maher

Laughter is a holy thing. It is as sacred as music and silence and solemnity, maybe more sacred. Laughter is like a…

— Ted Loder

“The two most sacred documents known to man are the Bible and the Declaration of Independence. Better that a whole generation of…

— Geraldine Brooks

How well does your experience of the sacred in nature enable you to cope more effectively with the problems of mankind when…

— Willi Unsoeld

Knowledge carefully recorded is knowledge available in time of need. Spiritually sensitive information should be kept in a sacred place that communicates…

— Richard G. Scott

When Galileo discovered he could use the tools of mathematics and mechanics to understand the motion of celestial bodies, he felt, in…

— William J. Clinton

It's strange how deserts turn us into believers. I believe in walking in a landscape of mirages, because you learn humility. I…

— Terry Tempest Williams

I believe not only that religious faith will be victorious, but that it is vital to humankind that it shall be. We…

— Herbert Hoover

Across the continent, on the shores of small tributaries, in the shadows of sacred mountains, on the vast expanse of the prairies,…

— Winona LaDuke

A love of neighbor manifests itself in the tolerance not only of opinions of others but, what is more important, of the…

— Joshua L. Liebman

To have humility is to experience reality, not in relation to ourselves, but in its sacred independence. It is to see, judge,…

— Dag Hammarskjold

It’s walking the razor’s edge of the sacred moment where you don’t know, you can’t count on, and comfort yourself with any…

— Joanna Macy

I have transported many, thousands; and to all of them, my river has been nothing but an obstacle on their travels. They…

— Hermann Hesse

If 'ecstasy' meant the sudden intrusion of the sacred into the ordinary, then it had just happened to me.

— Abraham Verghese

It's called a private life for a reason - it's mine, and it's special and sacred.

— Lili Reinhart

“Wind is the sacred music of the leaves; wherever and whenever the wind blows, over there leaves start their holy dancing frantically!”

— Mehmet Murat ildan

I have rules about eating, exercising and rules about staying positive. And these rules are sacred to me.

— Richard Simmons

A glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic like the sun, It gives a light to every age, It gives, but borrows none.

— William Cowper

“Your body, mind and soul are sacred space. Your happiness is sacred.”

— Jan Porter

“Everyone has honour and a good name. It is the only sacred thing that every person has.”

— Viktor Shel

Virtually every civilized society today holds sacred the right to peaceably bury their dead.

— Mike Schmidt

Children and babies should be held in the most sacred regard. We feel that they're the most natural and true magicians.

— Zeena Schreck

The right to vote is a sacred right given only to United States citizens.

— Nicole Malliotakis

I accept the Organic Trinity of Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal with as much authority as I accept the Holy Trinity. Both are…

— Terry Tempest Williams

The sacred page is not meant to be the end, but only the means toward the end, which is knowing God Himself.

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

Making music is so spiritual. I'm not a spiritual person, but music is sacred to me.

— Kevin Parker

To stand alone against all adversity is the most sacred moment of existence.

— Frank Herbert

The talents of an artist, small or large, are God-given... They are a sacred trust.

— Paul Robeson

“Ô, the wine of a woman from heaven is sent, more perfect than all that a man can invent.”

— Roman Payne