Holy Scriptures

Famous quotes containing the words holy scriptures, holy and/or scriptures:

    “For them it’s out-of-date and outmoded to perform miracles; teaching the people is too like hard work, interpreting the holy scriptures is for schoolmen and praying is a waste of time; to shed tears is weak and womanish, to be needy is degrading; to suffer defeat is a disgrace and hardly fitting for one who scarcely permits the greatest of kings to kiss the toes of his sacred feet; and finally, death is an unattractive prospect, and dying on a cross would be an ignominious end.”
    —Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)

    ““What,” it will be questioned, “When the sun rises, do you not see a round disc of fire somewhat like a guinea?” O no, no, I see an innumerable company of the heavenly host crying “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty.””
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    “A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.”
    —Umberto Eco (b. 1932)