Altar Quotes

235 quotes by 184 authors

He came by a leap to the goal of purpose, not by the toilsome steps of reason. On the instant his headlong spirit declared his… — Gilbert Parker
In olden times sacrifices were made at the altar - a practice which is still continued. — Helen Rowland
In the third grade, a nun stuffed me in a garbage can under her desk because she said that's where I belonged. I also had… — Bruce Springsteen
It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the… — Elie Wiesel
If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in… — Yann Martel
Idiot. Above her head was the only stable point in the cosmos, the only refuge from the damnation of the panta rei, and she guessed… — Umberto Eco
The submission of one's will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God's altar. The many other things we 'give'… — Neal A. Maxwell
So, there I was, tied to an altar made from outdated encyclopedias, about to get sacrificed to the dark powers by a cult of evil… — Brandon Sanderson
A priest once quoted to me the Roman saying that a religion is dead when the priests laugh at each other across the altar. I… — Alan Watts
I could have waited years, now that I knew the end of the story. I was cold and wet and very happy. I could even… — Graham Greene
I won't put my ignorance on an altar and call it God. It feels like idolatry, like the worst kind of idolatry. — Robert Charles Wilson
Stillness is the altar of spirit. — Paramahansa Yogananda
Every fairy tale, it seems, concludes with the bland phrase "happily ever after." Yet every couple I have ever known would agree that nothing about… — Catherine Gilbert Murdock
As you submit your wills to God, you are giving Him the only thing you can actually give Him that is really yours to give.… — Neal A. Maxwell
The TV's the altar. I'm what people are sacrificing to.' 'What do they sacrifice?' asked Shadow. 'Their time, mostly,' said Lucy. 'Sometimes each other. — Neil Gaiman
I'll meet you at the altar" "I'll be the one in white! — Stephenie Meyer
How could I say to Him: Blessed be Thou, Almighty, Master of the Universe, who chose us among all nations to be tortured day and… — Elie Wiesel
Bending his head over hers, Leo murmured, "When I give you away at the altar, Bea, I want you to remember something. I'm not really… — Lisa Kleypas
Jim lights a cigarette and leans indolently back on his elbow smiling at Laura with a warmth and charm which lights her inwardly with altar… — Tennessee Williams
I swore an oath before the altar of God to protect this woman. And if you're tellin' me that ye consider your own authority to… — Diana Gabaldon

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