“ The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest's inner maturity; it is the expression of his personal dignity. ”
- Pope John Paul II- Copy
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“ Marriage may often be a stormy lake, but celibacy is almost always a muddy horse pond. ”
- Thomas Love Peacock- Copy
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“ As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take the course he will. He will be sure to repent. ”
- Socrates- Copy
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“ I think that one of the qualifications of artists should be a vow of celibacy. They should be confined to ruining only their own lives. ”
- Roger Lewis- Copy
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“ Celibacy is not just a matter of not having sex. It is a way of admiring a person for their humanity, maybe even for their beauty. ”
- Timothy Radcliffe- Copy
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“ I have stepped off the relationship scene to come to terms with myself. I have spent most of my adult life being 'someone's girlfriend', and now I am happy being single. ”
- Penelope Cruz- Copy
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“ How deep a wound to morals and social purity has that accursed article of the celibacy of the clergy been! Even the best and most enlightened men in Romanist countries attach a notion of impurity to the marriage of a clergyman. And can such a feeling be without its effect on the estimation of the wedded life in general? Impossible! and the morals of both sexes in Spain, Italy, France, and… ”
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge- Copy
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“ A celibate, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in a perpetual sweetness, but sits alone, and is confined and dies in singularity. ”
- Jeremy Taylor- Copy
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“ The ideal state for a philosopher, indeed, is celibacy tempered by polygamy. ”
- H.L. Mencken- Copy
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“ With serene and fearless mind; practicing celibacy; having the mind under control and thinking of Me; let the yogi sit and have Me as the supreme goal. ”
- Bhagavad Gita- Copy
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“ It is only poverty that makes celibacy contemptible. A single woman of good fortune is always respectable. ”
- Jane Austen- Copy
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“ Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc. ”
- Gilbert K. Chesterton- Copy
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“ I guess I'm a good story teller. What makes me a prolific writer is two factors at work. Celibacy; I don't have a family to distract me. And I'm glib. I reached facility with words. ”
- Andrew Greeley- Copy
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