"Religion united its influence with those of loyalty and love, and the order of knighthood, endowed with all the sanctity and religious awe that attended the priesthood, became an object of ambition to the greatest sovereigns."

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Source : Thomas Bulfinch (2015). “Bulfinch's Mythology”, p.378, Booklassic

Thomas Bulfinch

#Loyalty Quotes #Religious Quotes #Ambition Quotes

“Jesus liberated us from religion. Jesus taught simple religious practices over major theorizing.Â… The only thoughts Jesus told us to police were our own: our own negative thoughts, our own violent thoughts, our own hateful thoughts-not other people's thoughts.”
“I fell in love with flora of all types, especially ferns. Loved the sparse structure and repetition of shape - almost fractal.”
“Back 12 years ago, when Dr. Mathews was president here, we had a plan that when I got ready to quit, we'd bring a certain guy in and he'd take over that day and I'd leave. But as time wore on, I realized that wouldn't have been good at all.”
“I never listen that you can't.”
“In America there's a saying that children should be seen and not heard, .. In Cambodia, children should not be seen nor heard because you would not survive.”
“The natural world is so adaptable...So adaptable you wonder what's natural.”
“The morphlings from District 6 are in the camouflage station, painting each other's faces with bright pink swirls.”
“I've travelled around the UK a lot recently and have discovered that I really like trains. If you're in the quiet carriage, nobody can get hold of you and you can relax.”

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