Quote by Ezra Pound
The act of bellringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions.

The act of bellringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people. – Ezra Pound

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Music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the dance… poetry begins to atrophy when it gets too far from music. – Ezra Pound

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Music
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If the individual, or heretic, gets hold of some essential truth, or sees some error in the system being practised, he commits so many marginal errors himself that he is worn out before he can establish his point. – Ezra Pound

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Heresy
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If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in Egypt nothing moves people as much as religion. – Naguib Mahfouz

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Religion is just mind control. – George Carlin

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I also dont have organized religion on Pern. I figured – since there were four holy wars going on at the time of writing – that religion was one problem Pern didnt need. – Anne McCaffrey

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I think we have to believe in things we dont see. Thats really important for all of us, whether its your religion or Santa Claus, or whatever. Thats pretty much what its about. – James Caan

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A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart. – Attributed to Heather Pryor

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