Rite Quotes

168 quotes by 139 authors

What were the relations between the Jews and the secret societies? That is not easy to elucidate, for we lack reliable evidence. Obviously they did… — Bernard Lazare
The problem for me, still today, is that I write purely with one dramatic structure and that is the rite of passage. I'm not really… — Pete Townshend
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other...consequently the information… — Edward S. Curtis
To glorify God is not just to do so in religious worship, singing praise and enacting the traditional rites of the church. To glorify God… — James W. Sire
Today we are raised with the notion that to be secure is to be financially autonomous. Amassing wealth is viewed as the primary rite of… — Jeremy Rifkin
I remember coming back from training one day and Simon Poidevin was talking to a priest. I thought...this was going to be some rough encounter… — Phil Kearns
No doubt they rose up early to observe the rite of May; and, hearing our intent, Came here in grace of our solemnity. — William Shakespeare
Whoever among men who walk the Earth has seen these Mysteries is blessed, but whoever in uninitiated and has not received his share of the… — Homer
In better times the religion of the tribe or state has nothing in common with the private and foreign superstitions or magical rites that savage… — William Robertson Smith
When my father finally got around to teaching me to drive, he was impressed at my "natural" talent for driving, not knowing that I had… — Robert Fulghum
JOSS-STICKS- Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion. — Ambrose Bierce
Condemned and executioner are not coupled in a primitive rite. — Tanith Lee
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
It has always been the prime function of mythology and rite to supply the symbols that carry the human spirit forward. — Joseph Campbell
One must observe the proper rites. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
They say funerals are not for the dead but for the living. Those rites are what permit you to move on, so if you don't… — Ann Aguirre
Life is a terrible conflict, a grandiose and atrocious confluence. Hunting submerges man deliberately in that formidable mystery and therefore contains something of religious rite… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
Even while Jerusalem was standing and the Jews were at peace with us, the practice of their sacred rites was at variance with the glory… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The rite of passage of learning to build a fire that will burn all night with one match is not an insignificant one in my… — Sarah Wayne Callies
I would not go so far as to say that vaccination has never saved a person from smallpox. It is a matter of record that… — Herbert M. Shelton

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