Ceremony Quote by William Wycherley

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Like the sacramental use of water and bread and wine, friendship takes what's common in human experience and turns it into something holy.

— Anonymous

Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity.

— Charles Caleb Colton

“Religion consists much in holy affection; but those exercises of affection which are most distinguishing of true religion are these practical exercises. Friendship between…

— Jonathan Edwards

The generality of friends puts us out of conceit with friendship; just as the generality of religious people puts us out of conceit with…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth. While truths, on which eternal things depend, can hardly find a…

— William Cowper

Well, you know, there are limits to the sacred claims of friendship.

— Anonymous

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires more time than poor busy men can usually command.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Personal relationship with God is not all just the ceremony and not the religion of doing something because you were told that's what you…

— Lenny Kravitz

The truth is friendship is every bit as sacred and eternal as marriage.

— Katherine Mansfield

God-friendship is for God-worshipers; They are the ones he confides in.

— Psalm 25:14

We inspire friendship in men when we have contracted friendship with the gods.

— Henry David Thoreau