Orthodox Christianity

Famous quotes containing the words orthodox and/or christianity:

    “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)

    “I believe that men are generally still a little afraid of the dark, though the witches are all hung, and Christianity and candles have been introduced.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)