Celibacy/secular

Famous quotes containing the words celibacy and/or secular:

“Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

“peace hath her victories
No less renowned than war; new foes arise,
Threatening to bind our souls with secular chains:
Help us to save free conscience from the paw
Of hireling wolves whose gospel is their maw.”
—John Milton (1608–1674)