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«In family snapshots the flow of profane time has been stopped and a sacred interval of self-conscious revelation has been cut from it by the edge of the picture frame and the light of the sun or the flash.»
«Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing in the realm of nature, whether sacred or profane, out of which profit cannot be squeezed»
«Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: profane, sanctify
«Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? / Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.»
«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»
«Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: profane, sanctify, sanctuaries
«O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called. (1 Timothy 6:20)»
Author: Bible | Keywords: falsely, oppositions, profane, timothy
«I've tried to reduce profanity but I reduced so much profanity when writing the book that I'm afraid not much could come out. Perhaps we will have to consider it simply as a profane book and hope that the next book will be less profane or perhaps more sacred.»
«There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong that money cannot take it by storm»
«No facts are to me sacred; none are profane; I simply experiment, an endless seeker, with no Past at my back»

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