Quotes About Sacred

Religious liberty is the chief cornerstone of the American system of government, and provisions for its security are embedded in the written charter and interwoven in the moral fabric of its laws. Anything that tends to invade a right so essential and sacred must be carefully guarded against, and I am satisfied that my countrymen, ever mindful of the suffering and sacrifices necessary to obtain it, will never consent to its impairment for any reason or under any pretext whatsoever.

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We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable that all men are created equal and independent, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent and inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Hold fast the time! Guard it, watch over it, every hour, every minute! Unregarded it slips away, like a lizard, smooth, slippery, faithless, a pixy wife. Hold every moment sacred. Give each clarity and meaning, each the weight of thine awareness, each its true and due fulfillment.

The union of America is the foundation-stone of her independence; the rock on which it is built; and is something so sacred in her constitution, that we ought to watch every word we speak, and every thought we think, that we injure it not, even by mistake.

How impious is the title of sacred majesty applied to a worm, who in the midst of his splendor is crumbling into dust.

The power of Heaven is your legacy," the angel explained weakly. "It is this might that exists within you that will allow you to perform your sacred duties as messenger. It belongs to you—you are its master.

The God whom we worship is holy, the work we are employed in is holy, the place we hope to arrive at is holy; all this calls for holiness.

There have always been a few Initiates in each generation, in the various lands of the earth, who kept alive the sacred flame of the Hermetic Teachings, and such have always been willing to use their lamps to re-light the lesser lamps of the outside world, when the light of truth grew dim, and clouded by reason of neglect, and when the wicks became clogged with foreign matter.

that social media could do something to make the humans bring down themselves." "What's that?" "Weaponize stupidity." "Jesus, where does it all lead?" asked Coleman. "The Big Unraveling." Serge chugged coffee. "It starts with attacks on our most sacred institutions

Jesus, where does it all lead?" asked Coleman. "The Big Unraveling." Serge chugged coffee. "It starts with attacks on our most sacred institutions, like the judiciary and Jeopardy! All these people who would score a negative ten thousand on that game show storm the stage screaming 'Fake answers!' and the screen goes black and Alex Trebek is never heard from again." "Shit's on boil," said Coleman.

Always remember: Your thoughts are God's gift to you, divinely bestowed by the all-knowing life force of the cosmos that's been running through everything since the first stars were born. Every one of your ideas is special. Every one is sacred.

As for sacred polyphony, there is no reason to be afraid of it.

There's something sacred in all of us that we need to protect, and sleep is a way to connect with it, nourish it, and make it more present in our lives.

To others in my family, the dog was something of a sacred object that had prolonged my father's life and helped to steady the rest of us. He was a fine dog, and after him, my father had no other dog.

The logic of idolatry is ultimately self-and world-defeating, because the idolatrous impulse is born out of a deep distrust in God's love and care and a denial of the sacred character of the world. People embark on an idolatrous path when they believe that God's gifts are not sufficient or God's care is misdirected.

Books, for me, used to be a way to escape. I now consider reading a good book a sacred indulgence, a chance to be any place I choose. It is my absolute favorite way to spend time. What I know for sure is that reading opens you up.

I consider reading a book a sacred indulgence.

But just like believing in God, falling in love is such a sacred feeling that it leaves you with no room for any other passions.

Love is a sacred silence.

Ender had never spoken of that to anyone, not even to Mother, but had kept it as a memory of holiness, of how his mother loved him when she thought that no one, not even he, could see or hear. That was what Alai had given him: a gift so sacred that even Ender could not be allowed to understand what it meant.

could see or hear. That was what Alai had given him; a gift so sacred that even Ender could not be allowed

gift so sacred that even Ender could not be allowed to understand what it meant.