Robes Quotes

169 quotes by 136 authors

Unfortunately, what many people forget is that judges are just lawyers in robes. — Tammy Bruce
If delight may provoke men's labour, what greater delights is there then to behold the earth as apparelled with plants, as with a robe of… — John Gerard
Take all the robes of all the good judges that have ever lived on the face of the earth, and they would not be large… — Henry Ward Beecher
Every breath of air and ray of light and heat, every beautiful prospect, is, as it were, the skirts of the (angel's) garments, the waving… — John Henry Newman
Like a robe wears out over time and turns to rags, life wears out from day to day, from second to second. — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
I would hope that we would not lose the real objective of our cherished opportunities to serve. That objective, that eternal goal, is the same… — Thomas S. Monson
Those clouds are angels' robes. — Charles Kingsley
Come, pensive nun, devout and pure, sober steadfast, and demure, all in a robe of darkest grain, flowing with majestic train. — John Milton
We placed the wreaths upon the splendid granite sarcophagus, and at its feet, and felt that only the earthly robe we loved so much was… — Queen Victoria
Church reminded me very much of going to shul. It was a bunch of men wearing long robes, speaking in a language I didn't understand. — Amy-Jill Levine
Now the Fates are here on the beach, three shadows blacker than black, walking through the dunes and looking for their own. Just shadows, lamb-white… — Janet Morris
Exotic names, robes, insignia of office, titles - the trappings of religion - confuse as much as they help. They endorse the assumption of the… — Stephen Batchelor
How'd we come up with the robe? Was some guy just like, 'Hey, I've got an idea! Why don't we make a coat out of… — Jim Gaffigan
I feel fortunate I have this amazing relationship with so many people in America, because I was in their homes at a very private time… — Joan Lunden
Identity would seem to be the garment with which one covers the nakedness of the self, in which case, it is best that the garment… — James A. Baldwin
Five people in robes said they are bigger than the voters of California and Congress combined. And bigger than God. May He forgive us all. — Mike Huckabee
Whether we be Italians or Frenchmen, misery concerns us all. Ever since history has been written, ever since philosophy has meditated, misery has been the… — Victor Hugo
How white are the fair robes of Charity as she walketh amid the lowly habitations of the poor! — Hosea Ballou
I have two favorite songs. My first is called 'Dance of The Robe' and it's a very powerful number where she is feeling the pressure… — Deborah Cox
When Freedom from her mountain-height Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there.… — Joseph Rodman Drake

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