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Letter "T" » The temple
«Over the years, we have come to identify quality in a college not by whom it serves but by how many students it excludes. Let us not be a sacred priesthood protecting the temple, but rather the fulfillers of dreams.»
«Leopards break into the temple and drink the sacrificial chalices dry; this occurs repeatedly, again and again; finally it can be reckoned upon beforehand and becomes part of the ceremony»
Author: Franz Kafka
(Writer)
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«Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, / And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.»
«Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.»
Author: Bible
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The temple
«Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.»
«Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? / If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.»
«SACRED, adj. Dedicated to some religious purpose; having a divine character; inspiring solemn thoughts or emotions; as, the Dalai Lama of Thibet; the Moogum of M'bwango; the temple of Apes in Ceylon; the Cow in India; the Crocodile, the Cat and the Onion of ancient Egypt; the Mufti of Moosh; the hair of the dog that bit Noah, etc.All things are either sacred or profane. The former to ecclesiasts bring gain; The latter to the devil appertain. --Dumbo Omohundro»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
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«The temple is being demolished; the body is being plundered, and the soul-bride, left all alone, is captured.»
Author: Sri Guru Granth Sahib
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demolish, demolished, demolishes, demolishing, plundered, The temple
«Man's heart is the temple Divine.»
«See how the sacred old flamingoes come,Painting with shadow all the marble steps:Aged and wise, they seek their wonted perchesWithin the temple, devious walking, madeTo wander by their melancholy minds.»
Author: William Butler Yeats
(Dramatist, Poet, Writer)
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