Holy

Famous quotes containing the word holy:

    “Ireland still remains the Holy Isle whose aspirations must on no account be mixed with the profane class-struggles of the rest of the sinful world ... the Irish peasant must not on any account know that the Socialist workers are his sole allies in Europe.”
    —Friedrich Engels (1820–1895)

    “The holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money.”
    —Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)

    “It is a beauteous evening, calm and free,
    The holy time is quiet as a Nun
    Breathless with adoration;”
    —William Wordsworth (1770–1850)