Ceremony Quotes

279 Ceremony quotes by 236 unique authors

A wedding is a ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable. — Ambrose Bierce
For to enter the palace of learning at the great gate requires an expense of time and forms, therefore men of much haste and little… — Jonathan Swift
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, the blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere the ceremony of innocence is drowned. — William Butler Yeats
The most important part of the daily ministration was the service performed in behalf of individuals. ... By his own hand the animal was then… — Ellen G. White
Participation in the dance was entirely voluntary, a mental vow to worship the Mystery in this manner being expressed by a man ardently desiring the… — Edward S. Curtis
Surrounded and absorbed, we tread like Etruscans on the edge of useless law; we pray to the giver of prayer, we give the cane whistle… — Elizabeth Cook-Lynn
CEREMONY OF FLIES hits the road like a nitrous-fueled GTO...and then pulls the ultimate stunt of getting better. What starts as a deceptively simple hard-boiled… — Lisa Morton
It should come as no surprise to readers of the MAPS Bulletin that psychedelic plants are used as a sacrament by many native cultures all… — Rick Doblin
If there is such a thing as marriage, it takes place long before the ceremony; in a car on the way to the airport; or… — Simon Van Booy
Mankind has moved away from the heart of the world to the logic of the mind, and their belief is in the chemist, the physicist,… — Drunvalo Melchizedek
I hate the word 'production'. It's a ceremony, a ritual - you should go out of the theatre more human than when you went in. — Ariane Mnouchkine
Without the tao, Kindness and compassion are replaced by law and justice; Faith and trust are supplanted by ritual and ceremony. — Laozi
The tea ceremony requires years of training and practice ... yet the whole of this art, as to its detail, signifies no more than the… — Lafcadio Hearn
We have to do that. We have to be thankful. That's what we said. Two things were told to us: To be thankful, so those… — Oren Lyons
Designers must educate the public that design is about strategy, not decoration. However, such attempts are repeatedly undermined by a design world hooked on competitions… — Unknown Author
When one rows it is not the rowing which moves the ship: rowing is only a magical ceremony by means of which one compels a… — Friedrich Nietzsche
In ceremonies of the horsemen, even the pawn must hold a grudge. — Bob Dylan
God alone created marriage. Adam slept through the entire ceremony. Eve came in late. It seems to me men are still sleeping through marriage, and… — Beth Moore
Introduction - a social ceremony invented by the devil for the gratification of his servants and the plaguing of his enemies. — Ambrose Bierce
RITE, n. A religious or semi-religious ceremony fixed by law, precept or custom, with the essential oil of sincerity carefully squeezed out of it. — Ambrose Bierce
The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a religious ceremony that's not of your choosing simply because you're… — Ira Glasser
I cured with the power that came through me. Of course, it was not I who cured,it was the power from the Outer World; the… — Black Elk
Tea ceremony is a way of worshipping the beautiful and the simple. All one's efforts are concentrated on trying to achieve perfection through the imperfect… — Paulo Coelho
Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same. — Oliver Goldsmith
If you know your ceremonies and culture you'll know where the offense takes place — Floyd Red Crow Westerman

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