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Ancient knowledge and wisdom never go out of style. So much that Confucius has to say speaks right to our own times and circumstances. We should be reading this in school.
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Matthew Holmes said:
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Rumi has been a constant companion since I was about 18 or so. Now pushing 50. Never tire of reading Rumi and always find something new.
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“Man is the cruelest animal.”
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“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.”
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“I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.”
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“There are times, however, and this is one of them, when even being right feels wrong. What do you say, for instance, about a generation that has been taught that rain is poison and sex is death? If making love might be fatal and if a cool spring breeze on any summer afternoon can turn a crystal blue lake into a puddle of black poison right in front of your eyes, there is not much left except TV and relentless masturbation. It's a strange world. Some people get rich and others eat shit and die.”
― Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80's
― Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80's
“There are no facts, only interpretations.”
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