"The pinafore of the child will be more……" — James Martineau
"The pinafore of the child will be more than a match for the frock of the bishop and the surplice of the priest."
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16 Quotes by James Martineau
James Martineau has 16 quotes on this site.
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I bow in reverence before the emotions of every melted heart....The more intense the delight in their presence, the more…
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Religion is the belief in an ever-living God, that is, in a Divine Mind and Will ruling the Universe and…
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The mere lapse of years is not life. To eat, to drink, and sleep; to be exposed to darkness and…
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All beneficent and creative power gathers itself together in silence, ere it issues out in might.
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Grief is only the memory of widowed affections.
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The scepticism which men affect towards their higher inspirations is often not an honest doubt, but a guilty negligence, and…
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Every man's highest, nameless though it be, is his 'living God'.
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All that is noble in the world's past history, and especially the minds of the great and the good, are…
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The incarnation is true, not of Christ exclusively, but of Man universally, and God everlastingly.
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There is no room in the universe for the least contempt or pride; but only for a gentle and a…
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Religion is no more possible without prayer than poetry without language, or music without atmosphere.
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God has so arranged the chronometry of our spirits, that there shall be thousands of silent moments between the striking…
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More Bishop Quotes
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If you have a priest that is pushing social justice, go find another parish. Go alert your bishop.
— Glenn Beck
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For me, it's a great joy to be together with priests: in the end, the bishop of Rome is the…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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For more than 160 years, through the initiative of the French bishop Charles de Forbin Janson, the childhood of Jesus…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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While [the Arians], like men sprung from a dunghill, truly "spoke from the earth" [Jn. 3:31], the bishops [of Nicea],…
— Athanasius of Alexandria
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'You told me, Father, that after my past life it is still possible to become another St. Augustine. I don't…
— Josemaria Escriva
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The weaker the player the more terrible the Knight is to him, but as a player increases in strength the…
— Jose Raul Capablanca
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Although the Knight is generally considered to be on a par with the Bishop in strength, the latter piece is…
— Jose Raul Capablanca
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In blitz, the Knight is stronger than the Bishop
— Vlastimil Hort
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Brothers and sisters, good evening. You all know that the duty of the conclave was to give a bishop to…
— Pope Francis
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It is impossible to overestimate the influence of parents who understand the hearts of their children. Research shows that during…
— Robert D. Hales
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Archbishop Milingo is a good Bishop and his contention that there are satanists in Rome is completely correct. Anybody who…
— Malachi Martin
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With his continual doctrine [Bishop Hooper] adjoined due and discreet correction, not so much severe to any as to them…
— John Foxe
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