A mans indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude. – Ruth Benedict
The crucial differences which distinguish human societies and human beings are not biological. They are cultural. – Ruth Benedict
Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make. – Ruth Benedict
The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences. – Ruth Benedict
No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking. – Ruth Benedict
If we justify war, it is because all peoples always justify the traits of which they find themselves possessed, not because war will bear an objective examination of its merits. – Ruth Benedict
I havent strength of mind not to need a career. – Ruth Benedict
We grow in time to trust the future for our answers. – Ruth Benedict
I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world. – Ruth Benedict
Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future. – Ruth Benedict
