Propitiate Quotes

5 quotes by 5 authors

• Offerings to propitiate the dead then were regarded as belonging to the class of funeral sacrifices, and these are idolatry. Idolatry, in fact, is a… — Tertullian
• In our patriarchal world, we are all taught - whether we like to think we are or not - that God, being male, values maleness… — Sonia Johnson
• When nature made the blue-bird she wished to propitiate both the sky and the earth, so she gave him the color of the one on… — John Burroughs
• Life must be lived as play, playing certain games, making sacrifices, singing and dancing, and then a man will be able to propitiate the gods. — Plato
• All over the world, belief in the supernatural has authorised the sacrifice of people to propitiate bloodthirsty gods, and the murder of witches for their… — Steven Pinker

Who Wrote These Propitiate Quotes

5 authors contributed a total of 5 Propitiate Quotes as follows:

• 1 Propitiate Quote by Tertullian
• 1 Propitiate Quote by Sonia Johnson
• 1 Propitiate Quote by John Burroughs
• 1 Propitiate Quote by Plato
• 1 Propitiate Quote by Steven Pinker