“ To honor him whom we have made is far from honoring him that hath made us. ”
- Michel Eyquem de Montaigne- Copy
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“ A few observations and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning lead to truth. ”
- Alexis Carrel- Copy
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“ It is in the familiar structure of the Mass itself that a Catholic not only encounters but finds himself received into the very gospel itself, day by day, year after year… the entire liturgy is a seamless gospel fabric, so to speak. It is the gospel, in public, ceremonial, ritual, explicit form. ”
- Thomas Howard- Copy
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“ Rituals are important. Nowadays it's hip not to be married. I'm not interested in being hip. ”
- John Lennon- Copy
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“ In our society many of the old rituals have lost much of their power. New ones have not arisen. ”
- R. D. Laing- Copy
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“ We are pleased to bring to New York the spirit of Sundance. Our collaboration with BAM is the keystone of our 25th Anniversary celebration plans during the year. ”
- Robert Redford- Copy
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“ But to my mind, though I am native here And to the manner born, it is a custom More honoured in the breach than the observance. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ Ceremony and ritual spring from our heart of hearts. Those who govern us know it well, for they would sooner deny us bread than dare alter the observance of tradition. ”
- F. Gonzalez Crussi- Copy
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“ Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty. ”
- James Russell Lowell- Copy
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“ I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis on the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement. ”
- Calvin Coolidge- Copy
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“ Observance of customs and laws can very easily be a cloak for a lie so subtle that our fellow human beings are unable to detect it. ”
- Carl Jung- Copy
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“ The knowledge of truth, combined with the proper regard for it and it's faithful observance, constitutes true education. ”
- Joseph F. Smith- Copy
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“ The possibility of divorce renders both marriage partners stricter in their observance of the duties they owe to each other. Divorces help to improve morals and to increase the population. ”
- Denis Diderot- Copy
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“ True religion is not a narrow dogma. It is not external observance. It is faith in God and living in the presence of God. It means faith in a future life, in truth and Ahimsa. There prevails today a sort of apathy towards these things of the Spirit. ”
- Mahatma Gandhi- Copy
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“ There's nothing to be gained from passive observance, the simple documenting of conditions, because, at its core, it sets a bad example. Every time something is observed and not fixed, or when one has a chance to give in some way and does not, there is a lie being told, the same lie we all know by heart but which needn't be reiterated. ”
- Dave Eggers- Copy
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“ Commemoration of Margery Kempe, Mystic, after 1433 That crowd of Jews would have followed Christ at that moment because He was giving them what they wanted , and they wished to use Him for their plans and dreams and purposes. That attitude to Christ still lingers in men's minds… ”
- William Barclay- Copy
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“ A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. ”
- Thomas Jefferson- Copy
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“ DISOBEY, v.t. To celebrate with an appropriate ceremony the maturity of a command. His right to govern me is clear as day, My duty manifest to disobey; And if that fit observance e'er I shut May I and duty be alike undone. Israfel Brown. ”
- Ambrose Bierce- Copy
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