Religion Called Reformed

Famous quotes containing the words religion, called and/or reformed:

    “This religion takes away the courage of thinking of unusual things and prohibits self-examination above all as the most egregious of sins.... It is one step away from protestantism.”
    —Stendhal [Marie Henri Beyle] (1783–1842)

    “That cold accretion called the world, which, so terrible in the mass, is so unformidable, even pitiable, in its units.”
    —Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)

    “To what a bad choice is many a worthy woman betrayed, by that false and inconsiderate notion, That a reformed rake makes the best husband!”
    —Samuel Richardson (1689–1761)