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Jerusalem Quotes

“When Christ entered into Jerusalem the people spread garments in the way: when He enters into our hearts, we pull off our own righteousness, and not only lay it under Christ's feet but even trample upon it ourselves.”

People Way Heart Christ Feet Lays Spread Sunday Righteousness Palms Garments Jerusalem Palm Sunday

Book:The works of Augustus M. Toplady

Source: The works of Augustus M. Toplady

“Here (Jerusalem), tears do not weaken the eyes, they only polish and shine the hardness of faces like stone.”

Eye Faces Tears Stones Shining Polish Jerusalem Hardness

Author:Yehuda Amichai

“I feel most strongly about Jerusalem, because architects ultimately have to address that city.”

Feels Cities Addresses Architect Jerusalem

Author:Ben Nicholson

“I always wanted to open a delicatessen in Jerusalem and call it 'Cheeses of Nazareth'.”

Wanted Food Cheese Jerusalem Nazareth

Author:Sandi Toksvig

“Jerusalem is united, will never be divided again.”

United Divided Jerusalem

Author:Yitzhak Rabin

“Long before the word Zionism was uttered for the first time, old religious Jews came from all over the world to die in Jerusalem. It is the finest place to die in - it has always been acknowledged. It has a joie de mourir quite its own.”

World Firsts Long Humor Funny Dies Religious Humorous First Time Jew Israel Finest Jerusalem Zionism

Book:The Prophet Motive: Israel Today and Tomorrow

Source: The Prophet Motive: Israel Today and Tomorrow

“We plan to eliminate the state of Israel and establish a purely Palestinian state. We will make life unbearable for Jews by psychological warfare and population explosion. We Palestinians will take over everything, including all of Jerusalem.”

States Plans Including Population Jew Israel Psychological Islamic Palestinian Warfare Unbearable Explosions Jerusalem Population Explosion Psychological Warfare

Author:Yasser Arafat

“The victory march will continue until the Palestinian flag flies in Jerusalem and in all of Palestine.”

Victory March Flags Palestinian Palestine Jerusalem

Author:Yasser Arafat

“The Palestinian Rifle is ready and we will aim it if they try to prevent us from praying in Jerusalem.”

Ifs Trying Ready Praying Aim Palestinian Jerusalem Rifles

Author:Yasser Arafat

“But always I regarded myself as one who was born in Jerusalem.”

Author:Shmuel Yosef Agnon

“Jerusalem is old, Jerusalem is new, Jerusalem can hold Moslem, Christian, Jew.”

Christian Religion Religious Jew Jerusalem

Author:Don McLean

“Now, my father Matthias was not only eminent on account of is nobility, but had a higher commendation on account of his righteousness, and was in great reputation in Jerusalem, the greatest city we have.”

Father Cities Higher Accounts Reputation Righteousness Nobility Jerusalem Commendation

Book:The Works of Josephus--: Containing Twenty Books of the Jewish Antiquities, Seven Books of the Jewish War, and the Life of Josephus

Source: The Works of Josephus--: Containing Twenty Books of the Jewish Antiquities, Seven Books of the Jewish War, and the Life of Josephus