Rites Quotes

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Without the letters of condolence, telegrams of congratulations, and occasional postcards, the friendship of a separated friend is not a social reality. It has no… — Mary Douglas
When many people are killed, they should be mourned and lamented. Those who are victorious in war should follow the rites of funerals. — Laozi
The Cabala may be defined to be a system of philosophy which embraces certain mystical interpretations of Scripture, and metaphysical and spiritual beings... Much use… — Albert Mackey
To me rites of passage through life, that's a wonderful, beautiful thing. — Lance Henriksen
LOVE is essentially self-communicative: those who do not have it catch it from those who have it.... No amount of rites, rituals, ceremonies, worship, meditation,… — Meher Baba
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 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
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
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
JOSS-STICKS- Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion. — Ambrose Bierce
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
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
For Death must be somewhere in a society; if it is no longer (or less intensely) in religion, it must be elsewhere; perhaps in this… — Roland Barthes
Mysteries, like the Masonic rites, are ones parents and elders are sworn not to reveal to the uninitiated, which include all children. And so we… — Anthony Hecht
The source of most human violence and suffering has been a hidden children's holocaust throughout history, whereby billions of innocent human beings have been routinely… — Lloyd deMause
Arms are instruments of ill omen.... When one is compelled to use them, it is best to do so without relish. There is no glory… — Laozi
Perhaps already I am dead, And these perhaps are phantoms vain;â€” These motley phantasies that pass At night through my disordered brain. Perhaps with ancient… — Heinrich Heine
And if there are no cars or planes, and if no oneâ€™s Uncle John is out in the wood lot west of town banging away… — Stephen King

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