Altar Quotes

235 quotes by 184 authors

This is the sacrifice: the endless possibility that is offered up on the altar of the form... — Martin Buber
In this era of world leadership, the metal detector is the altar and the minicam may be god. — Hugh Sidey
When a buddha is painted, not only a clay altar or lump of earth is used, but the thirty-two marks, a blade of grass, and… — Dogen
He (Thomas Paine) saw oppression on every hand; injustice everywhere; hypocrisy at the altar; venality on the bench, tyranny on the throne; and with a… — Robert Green Ingersoll
O my child, bethink you that just as the bee, having gathered heaven's dew and earth's sweetest juices from amid the flowers, carries it to… — Saint Francis de Sales
When the bee has gathered the dew of heaven and the earth's sweetest nectar from the flowers, it turns it into honey, then hastens to… — Saint Francis de Sales
What mortal is there, over whose first joys and happiness does not break some storm, dispelling with its icy breath his fanciful illusions, and shattering… — Alphonse de Lamartine
All nature is the temple; earth the altar. — Alphonse de Lamartine
If you cannot be great, be willing to serve God in that which is small. If you cannot do great things for Him, cheerfully do… — Samuel Francis Smith
I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance. — Stephen Fry
There are some who want to get married and others who don't. I have never had an impulse to go to the altar. I am… — Greta Garbo
The State is the altar of political freedom and, like the religious altar, it is maintained for the purpose of human sacrifice. — Emma Goldman
Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state… — Ulysses S. Grant
It was a real surprise to me to come across the evidence that Christianity might once have been a danced religion. Certainly, some of the… — Barbara Ehrenreich
Leadership that exploits and sacrifices young people on the altar of its goals is nothing more than raw, demonic power. Genuine leadership is found in… — Daisaku Ikeda
I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. — Thomas Jefferson
Some day the workers will take possession of your city hall, and when we do, no child will be sacrificed on the altar of profit! — Mother Jones
I loved every second of Catholic church. I loved the sickly sweet rotting-pomegranate smells of the incense. I loved the overwrought altar, the birdbath of… — Anne Lamott
Before I took the veil, I was ornamented for the ceremony, and was clothed in a rich dress belonging to the Convent, which was used… — Maria Monk
If proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love then surely, surely we can give everyone… — Michelle Obama

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