Blessing Ceremonies

Famous quotes containing the words blessing and/or ceremonies:

    “He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up
    his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
    He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from
    the God of his salvation.”
    —Bible: Hebrew Psalm XXIV (l. XXIV, 4–5)

    “All ceremonies are in themselves very silly things; but yet, a man of the world should know them. They are the outworks of Manners and Decency, which would be too often broken in upon, if it were not for that defence, which keeps the enemy at a proper distance.”
    —Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)