Famous quotes containing the words matthew, parker, archbishop and/or canterbury:
“Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”
—Bible: New Testament Matthew 10:16.
Jesus, sending forth the Apostles.
“Where’s the man could ease a heart
Like a satin gown?”
—Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)
“The archbishop is away. The church is gray.
He has left his robes folded in camphor
And, dressed in black, he walks
Among fireflies.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“And indeed we believe you [God] to be something than which a greater cannot be conceived.”
—Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109)