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No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edit

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

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I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world. – Ruth Benedict

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