Clergymen Quote by Voltaire Download Open image “The first clergyman was the first rascal who met the first fool.” — Voltaire ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Clergymen Firsts Fool Foolishness Mets Rascals Religion
A clergyman is one who feels himself called upon to live without working at the expense of the rascals who work to live. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Is there in all the history of human folly a greater fool than a clergymen in politics? — Pat Robertson Copy Share Image
The worst that one can say of the Christian clergyman today is that he actually believes what he teaches. — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
“Do you wonder then that this man’s behaviour used to puzzle me tremendously? He was an ordinary clergyman at that time as well as… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
The life of a conscientious clergyman is not easy. I have always considered a clergyman as the father of a larger family than he… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“He hears false power in the preacher's voice, sees outsiders pretending. Old fool, he thinks, new fools are here to take your place.” — Breece D'J Pancake Copy Share Image
This fellow is wise enough to play the fool; And to do that well craves a kind of wit: He must observe their mood… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
In the world we live in, one fool makes many fools, but one sage only a few sages. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Copy Share Image
“What fools the public were! They were exactly like sheep…thought Mr. Abbott sleepily…following each other’s lead, neglecting one book and buying another just because… — D.E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Fanaticism, to which men are so much inclined, has always served not only to render them more brutalized but more wicked. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part, the rest are lost in the multitude. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Meslier was the most singular phenomenon ever seen among all the meteors fatal to the Christian religion. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Every sensible man, every honorable man, must hold the Christian sect in horror." "Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd and bloody religion… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them — Voltaire Copy Share Image
When his highness sends a ship to Egypt, does he trouble his head whether the mice on board are at their ease or not? — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked,… — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
“All religions worthy of the name are now making great efforts to purify their doctrines and return to their original standpoint, — all except… — Virchand Gandhi Copy Share Image
I believe in an America where the rights that I have described are enjoyed by all, regardless of their race or their creed or… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I questioned the faithful of all communions; I particularly sought the society of clergymen, who are the depositories of the various creeds and have… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
The election makes me think of a story of a man who was dying. He had only two minutes to live, so he sent… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
No doctrine is more excellent, or necessary to be preached and studied, than Jesus Christ, and him crucified. — John Flavel Copy Share Image
Anyone who makes a decision at our meetings is seen later and referred to a local clergyman, Protestant, Catholic, or Jewish. — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
One person I do feel a little sorry for, though, is the Archbishop of Canterbury, the most important clergyman in Britain and he's only… — Pat Condell Copy Share Image
Of all the classes of men, I dislike the most those who make their livings by talking - actors, clergymen, politicians, pedagogues, and so… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
There was reference made to a book written in Greek by a former Rabbi who had been converted to Christianity. There was reference to… — Julius Streicher Copy Share Image
I have always considered a clergyman as the father of a larger family than he is able to maintain. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I liked the thought of being a country clergyman. Accordingly I read with care Pearson on the Creed and a few other books on… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
