Sacred Quotes - Page 10

In the eyes of dialectical philosophy, nothing is established for all times, nothing is absolute or sacred.

Striving for longevity through versatility facilitates what we might call an ecological or true materialism. ... we are not truly materialist because we fail to invest deep or sacred meanings in material goods. Instead, our materialism connotes an unbounded desire to acquire followed by a throwaway mentality. True materialism could become part of a new ecological consciousness.

We inhabit ourselves without valuing ourselves, unable to see that here, now, this very moment is sacred; but once it’s gone – its value is incontestable.

Awareness of the sacred in life is what holds our world together, and the lack of awareness of the sacred is what is tearing it apart.

No matter what happens, it will, then, always remain secret: only I know exactly the weight and force of the covenants I have made -- I and the Lord with whom I have made them -- unless I choose to reveal them. If I do not, then they are secret and sacred no matter what others may say or do. Anyone who would reveal these things has not understood them, and therefore that person has not given them away. You cannot reveal what you do not know!

Questioning the status quo can result in banishment, imprisonment, ridicule or being burned at the stake, depending on your era, your locale, and the sacred cows you wish to butcher.

The creation of freedom for oneself and a sacred "No" even to duty -- for that, my brothers, the lion is needed.

Professors of classics - not even a professor of English - professors of classics, they're something sacred; it's almost like being a priest.

We have really lost in our society the sense of the sacredness of life.

Mining in BC's Sacred Headwaters is like drilling for oil in the Sistine Chapel

Once you know about these things, you will also love them, because you will see that without a sense of the sacred, you are less than a man.

Each being is sacred - meaning that each has inherent value that cannot be ranked in a hierarchy or compared to the value of another being.

The need of truth is more sacred than any other need.

I consider music to be very sacred and I feel I'm blessed to be born with a talent which allows me to make the best of it.

There are not sacred and profane things, places, and moments. There are only sacred and desecrated things, places, and moments-and it is we alone who desecrate them by our blindness and lack of reverence. It is one sacred universe, and we are all a part of it.

Beneath the Sacred Host, Christ is contained, the Redeemer of the world

Our Pastoral solicitude induces us to earnestly protect and preserve in everything and especially in the sacred rites of the Church the best and old norm.

Love consists in feeling the Sacred One beating inside the loved one.

Irreverence is our only sacred cow.

The Declaration of Independence is a sacred part of American history.

Sacred cows make very poor gladiators.

The purpose of all relationships is to create a sacred context within which you can express the fullness of who you are. And who you are is an experience you have before you enter relationship, not because you did.

Your body is sacred. You’re far more precious than diamonds and pearls, and you should be covered too.

Sacred scripture tells us that Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, and not the earth.

Samhain had its origins, like many modern holidays or celebrations, in pagan times. As the sidhe-seers had been inclined to erect churches and abbeys on their sacred sites, the Vatican had been wont to “Christianize” ancient, pagan celebrations in an if-you-can’t-beat-them-and-don’t-wantto- join-them-rename-it-and-pretend-it-was-yours-all-along campaign.