Constantinople Quotes

Constantinople Quotes & Sayings

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I would rather see a Turkish turban in the midst of the City [i.e., Constantinople] than the Latin mitre — Loukas Notaras

Always have the fear of God in your heart, and remember that God is always with you, everywhere, whether you are walking or sitting. — Gennadius Of Constantinople

In every department of life it marks the transition from dreaming aspiration to laborious doing. — C.S. Lewis

Here I come, Constantinople — The Residents

Marcus was Chuck Norris in an off-pink polo shirt. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

Female infanticide was as high in Mecca as in Constantinople, Athens, and Rome - a practice the Quran was to address directly and condemn repeatedly. — Lesley Hazleton

I'm always late. — Sade Adu

If you know your history, then you would know where you coming from, then you wouldn't have to ask me, who the heck do I think I am. — Bob Marley

Infidel, n. In New York, one who does not believe in the Christian religion; in Constantinople, one who does. — Ambrose Bierce

Everything a Good Person Says or Does is not necessary to be Good — Venkat Gandhi

In Constantinople, more Christians were slaughtered by Christians in the years 342-343 than by all the persecutions by pagans in the history of Rome. — Will Durant

Arrogance and fanaticism cause the hardening of positions taken and entrenchment can only lead to a dead end. — Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I Of Constantinople

if the Mufti of Constantinople were to send a missionary to preach Mohammedanism to us, he would find a pulpit at his service. — Benjamin Franklin

The way to avoid the tragedies of the past is not to let them happen to begin with. — Graham Masterton

There is only one theology, but there are many theologians. — Athenagoras I Of Constantinople

Also in 1492, and also for the first time, the 'new Constantinople - Moscow' may have been given its more familiar label of 'the Third Rome'. — Norman Davies

Love is not a straight line yet it still gets us to our destination. — Suzette R. Hinton

I shall not return to Constantinople until I have conquered Egypt! — Djemal Pasha

Post-traumatic shock,' said Shaun. 'He thinks he's a boa constrictor. — Mira Grant

Chicago kept industry, attracted new business, became the center for convention trade and transportation. — Jane Byrne

Essay on tragedy.
(1) The silence of Prometheus.
(2) The Elizabethans.
(3) Moliere.
(4) The spirit of revolt. — Albert Camus

Constantinople had been changing for sometime before the Young Turks got hold of it. It would continue to change long after they had gone. — Charles Emmerson

A street in Constantinople is a picture which one ought to see once - not oftener. — Mark Twain

In 1054, the patriarch of Constantinople and the pope excommunicated each other.
That was the end of holiness for both churches. — Frank Herbert

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love. — Jose Bergamin

When I need God most, He comes
to me the fastest and closest. When
I need the creation most, they run
from me the fastest and farthest. — Yasmin Mogahed

As from the 1490s, the double-headed eagle began to appear as the symbol of state in Moscow as in Vienna, as indeed in Constantinople. — Norman Davies

In other words, the more stupid one is, the more he thinks he knows. — L. Frank Baum

We did our best, Anna and I. We forgave each other for all we were not. — John Banville

Turks have long admired the sultan, Mehmet II, for his military triumphs, especially his capture of Constantinople, now known as Istanbul, in 1453. — Stephen Kinzer

Learning to be silent is far more difficult and far more important than learning to recite prayers. — Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I Of Constantinople