#priests

When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man. ↗

— Diogenes

#contemptible #i #look #man #men

I hate that which we have decided to call realism, even though I have been made one of its high priests. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#call #decided #even #hate #high

Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends. ↗

— Virginia Woolf

#friends #go #i #others #people

The Catholic men are more upset about women not being able to be priests than are Catholic women. ↗

— Andrew Greeley

#about #being #catholic #men #more

There is good news in the data the strongest support for priests is to be found among the younger generation. ↗

— Andrew Greeley

#data #found #generation #good #good news

When you get to 15 and most of your teachers are priests, there's bound to be a conflict. ↗

— Ian Hart

#conflict #get #most #priests #teachers

Women priests. Great, great. Now there's priests of both sexes I don't listen to. ↗

— Bill Hicks

#great #i #listen #now #priests

How the early priests came into possession of these secrets does not appear, and if there were ever any records of this kind the Church would hardly allow them to become public. ↗

— Harry Houdini

#any #appear #become #came #church

Priests are not men of the world; it is not intended that they should be; and a University training is the one best adapted to prevent their becoming so. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#becoming #best #intended #men #prevent

The Gospel having spread itself into Persia, the pagan priests, who worshipped the sun, were greatly alarmed, and dreaded the loss of that influence they had hitherto maintained over the people's minds and properties. ↗

— John Foxe

#dreaded #gospel #greatly #had #having