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The most socially significant events in life are the ones that are ritually bracketed and framed, i.e., ceremonies.
 
In Buddhism, ignorance as the root cause of suffering refers to a fundamental misperception of the true nature of the self and all phenomena.
 
If words are not things, or maps are not the actual territory, then, obviously, the only possible link between the objective world and the linguistic world is found in structure, and structure alone.
 
Each individual has a universal responsibility to shape institutions to serve human needs.
 
Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.
 
If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.
 
The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should disdain the superficial and let the true beauty of one's soul shine through. If there are places on your body where this is a possibility, you are not attractive - you
 
I am not apt to follow blindly the lead of other men.
 
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
 
A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure.
 
When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bustling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.
 
The earth has grown a nervous system, and it's us.
 
The only freedom is the freedom from the known.
 
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
 
Allow rather than resist what arises in the present moment-inside or out. Let it be interesting rather than good or bad.
 
We need to stop looking to politicians to make our world better. Politicians don't make the world a better place. Everything that's ever made the world a better place has come from inventors, engineers, scientists, teachers, artists, builders, philosophers, healers, and people that choose love over hate.
 
Never have your wallet with you onstage. It's bad luck. You shouldn't play the piano with money in your pocket. Play like you need the money.
 
Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.
 
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
 
We are in the world as words are in a book. Each generation is like a line, a phrase.
 
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