Genuine Orthodox Christians

Famous quotes containing the words genuine, orthodox and/or christians:

    “To desire and expect nothing for oneself—and to have profound sympathy for others—is genuine holiness.”
    —Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818–1883)

    “If the jests that you crack have an orthodox smack,
    You may get a bland smile from these sages;
    But should it, by chance, be imported from France,
    Half-a-crown is stopped out of your wages!”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “There is not a Musselman alive who would not imagine that he was performing an action pleasing to God and his Holy Prophet by exterminating every Christian on earth, while the Christians are scarcely more tolerant on their side.”
    —Denis Diderot (1713–1784)