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holy man

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person of exceptional holiness

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Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man. Denis Diderot

If a white cloth is stained even with a small spot, the stain appears very ugly indeed. So the smallest fault of a holy man becomes painfully prominent. Ramakrishna

SAGE. A wise and Holy man who died a long time ago. No one modern qualifies. Diana Wynne Jones

I'm a holy man minus the holiness. E. M. Forster

No one can blather on like a holy man with a trapped audience. Well, maybe a politician. Daniel Abraham

How in hell are you going to recognize a legitimate holy man when you see one if you don't even know a cup of consecrated chicken soup when it's right in front of your nose? J. D. Salinger

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