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Priestly Quotes (page 11)

Not our logical faculty, but our imaginative one is king over us. I might say, priest and prophet to lead us to heaven-ward, or magician and wizard to lead us hellward. Thomas Carlyle
Victor Hugo quote: "An opulent priest is a contradiction."
An opulent priest is a contradiction. Victor Hugo
Jean-Paul Sartre quote: "I am neither virgin nor priest enough to play with the inner..."
I am neither virgin nor priest enough to play with the inner life. Jean-Paul Sartre
Victor Hugo quote: "The first proof of charity in a priest, especially a bishop,..."
The first proof of charity in a priest, especially a bishop, is poverty. Victor Hugo
Who but the artist has the power to open man up, to set free the imagination? The others - priest, teacher, saint, statesman, warrior - hold us to the path of history. They keep us chained to the rock, that the vultures may eat out our hearts. It is the artist who has the courage to go against the crowd; he is the unrecognized "hero of our time" - and of all time. Henry Miller
Maria Monk quote: "Some of the priests from the Seminary were in the nunnery..."
Some of the priests from the Seminary were in the nunnery every day and night, and often several at a time. Maria Monk
I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. Maria Monk
I must be informed, that one of my great duties was, to obey the priests in all things; and this I soon learnt, to my utter astonishment and horror, was to live in the practice of criminal intercourse with them. Maria Monk
Henry Miller quote: "The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests,..."
The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens. Henry Miller
There is a kind of thinking in the Church that wants to reduce the priest to a mere functionary, a managing director, where administration rather than doctrine and worship are to determine the form of the Church. Arthur Middleton
The Incarnation is the medicine of the soul, undoing the Fall and bringing man to the Tree of Life, and the office of a priest is to administer this medicine in the sacraments. Arthur Middleton
As priests uphold their people in prayer, so their people are to uphold them with prayer and love, for he cannot work without his people. Arthur Middleton
The man or country that fights priestcraft and priests is to my mind striking deeper for freedom than can be struck anywhere. George Meredith
G. I. Gurdjieff quote: "If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest."
If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest. G. I. Gurdjieff
Andrew Greeley quote: "There is good news in the data the strongest support for..."
There is good news in the data the strongest support for priests is to be found among the younger generation. Andrew Greeley

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