"Sun-worship and pure forms of nature-worship were, in……" — Annie Besant
"Sun-worship and pure forms of nature-worship were, in their day, noble religions, highly allegorical but full of profound truth and knowledge."
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122 Quotes by Annie Besant
Annie Besant has 122 quotes on this site.
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Better remain silent, better not even think, if you are not prepared to act.
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Refusal to believe until proof is given is a rational position; denial of all outside of our own limited experience…
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Liberty is a great celestial Goddess, strong, beneficent, and austere, and she can never descend upon a nation by the…
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Quick condemnation of all that is not ours, of views with which we disagree, of ideas that do not attract…
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No philosophy, no religion, has ever brought so glad a message to the world as this good news of Atheism.
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I have ever been the queerest mixture of weakness and strength, and have paid heavily for the weakness.
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Every person, every race, every nation, has its own particular keynote which it brings to the general chord of life…
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The generous wish to share with all what is precious, to spread broadcast priceless truths, to shut out none from…
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What is a philosophy? It Is an answer satisfactory to the reason to all the great problems of life. That…
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An accurate knowledge of the past of a country is necessary for everyone who would understand its present, and who…
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Islam believes in many prophets, and Al Quran is nothing but a confirmation of the old Scriptures.
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It is not monogamy when there is one legal wife, and mistresses out of sight.
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More Allegorical Quotes
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You're free to speculate as you wish about the philosophical and allegorical meaning of the film—and such speculation is one…
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I believe in the theory of evolution, but I believe as well in the allegorical truth of creation theory. In…
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Whenever you find a preacher who takes the Bible allegorically and figuratively...that preacher is preaching an allegorical gospel which is…
— Unknown Author
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When you kill somebody in the movies, it matters, whereas in literature it can be allegorical.
— Barbet Schroeder
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Have you considered that the Bible, like all religious doctrine, may be allegorical and symbolic, to direct us toward one…
— Russell Brand
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The bad thing about all religions is that, instead of being able to confess their allegorical nature, they have to…
— Arthur Schopenhauer
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I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show…
— Samuel Johnson
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Among the many problems with taking the Bible literally is it reduces the most mysterious and complex of realities to…
— Jon Meacham
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The men who were well enough to stand had moved across the carriage to cheer the Italians as they went…
— George Orwell
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Q.Do you have any positive message, in your opinion? A.Indeed I do think that I do. Q.Such as what? A.The…
— Tennessee Williams
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Fantasy and science fiction can be literal as well as allegorical and there’s nothing wrong with enjoying a monster like…
— China Mieville
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A metaphorical weight lifted from his allegorical chest and Artemis Fowl felt himself again.
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