Rites Quotes

“She was pregnant, of course: pregnant women carried out all the Tribe's sacred rituals.”
― Peadar Ó Guilín, The Inferior

“-Hubiese sido mejor venir a la misma hora -dijo el zorro-. Si vienes, por ejemplo, a las cuatro de la tarde, comenzaré a ser feliz desde la tres. Cuanto más avance la hora, más feliz me sentiré. A las cuatro me sentiré agitado e inquieto; ¡descubriré el precio de la felicidad! Pero si vienes a cualquier hora, nunca sabré a qué hora preparar mi corazón... Los ritos son necesarios.”
― Antonie de Saint-Exupéry, El Principito

“He said : Not to know the decree is to be
without the means of being a proper man.
2. Not to know the rites is to be without means to
construct.
3. Not to know words is to
be without the fluid needful to understand men.”
― Confucius, Confucian Analects

“Religious ideas generally are activated in people’s minds only situationally, and religious action, including the act of expressing religious beliefs or attitudes, mainly is bounded and situational.”
― Mark Chaves

“Dies iral, dies illa
Solvet Saeclum in Favilla
Teste David cum Silylla
That Day of Wrath, that day of burning
Seer and Sibly speak concerning
All the world to ashes turning”
― George Henry Smith, Scourge of the Blood Cult

“Your coming to Christ is not for you to fill up the seats or to take part in rites”
― Sunday Adelaja

“Rites, rituals, and sacred ceremonies are not performances. They’re holy portals you can travel through, doorways of change, paths to your greatest potential. The Holy Source of all life is your collaborator in this work, guiding you forward.”
― Ahriana Platten, Ph.D

“(There is speculation that he invented this ancient rite for the occasion, that Octavian was making up the history as he went along. He was very good at restoring traditions, including those that had never existed.")”
― Stacy Schiff, Cleopatra: A Life

“Prayer, even when muttered in hushed tones, can cause a revolutionary shift in the atmosphere.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Sips And Little Portions