Quote by Huston Smith
Every society and religion has rules, for both have moral laws. An

Every society and religion has rules, for both have moral laws. And the essence of morality consists, as in art, of drawing the line somewhere. – Huston Smith

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Exclusively oral cultures are unencumbered by dead knowledge, dead facts. Libraries, on the other hand, are full of them. – Huston Smith

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Knowledge
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Human intelligence is a reflection of the intelligence that produces everything. In knowing, we are simply extending the intelligence that comes to and constitutes us. We mimic the mind of God, so to speak. Or better, we continue and extend it. – Huston Smith

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Intelligence
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Religion
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Most men would kill the truth if truth would kill their religion. – Lemuel K. Washburn, Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays

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Religion

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion. – Mahatma Gandhi

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Religion

Religion is all bunk. – Thomas A. Edison

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Religion

The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes. – Dave Barry

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Religion

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But lets just say, Im Irish. I grew up in the 1950s. Religion had a very tight iron fist. – Liam Neeson

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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. – German Proverb

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Will power is only the tensile strength of ones own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce. – Cesare Pavese

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With any group of people in life, sad things happen, and crazy things, and happy things. When youre in the public eye, its just amplified, thats all. – Margot Kidder

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sad