“The rules that I shall propose concerning secrecy, and from which I think it not safe to deviate without long and exact deliberation, are, never to solicit the knowledge of a secret,--not willingly, nor without many limitations, to accept such confidence when it is offered; when a secret is once admitted, to consider the trust as of a very high nature, important as society and sacred as truth, and therefore not to be violated for any incidental convenience, or slight appearance of contrary fitness.” ThinkingLongImportantSecretAcceptingSafeSacredAppearanceContraryLimitationSecrecyConvenienceProposeDeliberationDeviate Book:The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius
“Some people, who are deeply involved in an organized, traditional religion, find it very difficult to accept that their way isn't the only way. And that their sacred text isn't the only text and it must be taken literally.” PeopleWayDifficultAcceptingTakenInvolvedSacredTraditionalOrganizedSacred Texts Author:Elizabeth Lesser
“In Russia no one is surprised when an official accepts a bribe while at the same time portraying the state as some sacred entity to which the bourgeois should pay homage. This all sounds absurd. But for Russians it is completely normal.” ShouldStatesSoundPayAcceptingNormalSacredRussiaAbsurdOfficialsEntityBourgeoisHomageBribePortraying Author:Vladimir Sorokin
“Do not accept anything simply because it has been said by your teacher, or because it has been written in your sacred books, or because it has been believed by many, or because it has been handed down by your ancestors. Accept and live only according to what will enable you to see truth face to face.” Has BeensSaidBookFacesAcceptingTeacherWrittenSacredAncestorFace To Face Author:Gautama Buddha
“I accept the Organic Trinity of Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal with as much authority as I accept the Holy Trinity. Both are sacred.” AnimalAcceptingHolyAuthoritySacredVegetablesTrinityMineralsHoly Trinity Book:Leap Source: Leap
“Of all the sacred places on the coast, none is more comforting than where rivers join the sea. By the river's disappearance we are reminded of life's passing, while by the ocean's beauty we accept it, in a hope we cannot explain.” AcceptingSeaOceanRiversSacredPassingPassingsCoastComfortingDisappearanceSacred Places Author:Robert Adams
“Go your own way. Question everything. Accept nothing. Accept no dogma, no cant. There are too many people walking around thinking they're sacred cows, and they're only half right.” PeopleThinkingWayHalfAcceptingAcceptanceWalkingSacredCowsDogmaSacred Cows Author:Rosie DiManno
“I must be frank in my feeling that a notable heresy has come into being throughout our evangelical Christian circles -- the widely accepted concept that we humans can choose to accept Christ only because we need Him as Saviour and that we have the right to postpone our obedience to Him as Lord as long as we want to... The truth is that salvation apart from obedience is unknown in the sacred scripture... Apart from obedience, there can be no salvation, for salvation without obedience is a self-contradictory impossibility.” WantNeedsHumansLongSelfFeelingsChristianChristAcceptingLordTruth IsConceptsSacredSalvationAcceptedScriptureCirclesObedienceFrankImpossibilityContradictoryHeresyNotableSaviourEvangelicalSacred Scripture Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer
“Not all Masons are obligated on the Christian Bible. Masonry is universal and men of every creed are eligible for membership so long as they accept the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man. Therefore, the candidate should be obligated on the Book of the Sacred Law which he accepts as such since his obligation is a solemn and binding one.” MenShouldLongBookChristianLawAcceptingUniversalSacredObligationCandidatesBrotherhoodCreedsFatherhoodSolemnBindingMembershipMasonsMasonicMasonryBrotherhood Of Man Author:George Washington
“It was just one year ago that the world saw this new, invigorated United Nations in action as this Council stood fast against aggression and stood for the sacred principles enshrined in the U.N. Charter. And now it's time to step forward again, make the internal reforms, accelerate the revitalization, accept the responsibilities necessary for a vigorous and effective United Nations. I want to assure the members of this Council and the Secretary-General, the United Nations can count on our full support in this task.” WorldWantYearsActionAmericaNationsUnitedResponsibilityAcceptingStepsPrinciplesSupportSawsMembersYears AgoTasksSacredReformJust OneInternalsAggressionSecretaryUnited NationsCouncilVigorousSteps ForwardCharterAccelerateRevitalization Author:George H. W. Bush