Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our co

Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of our gods. – G. K. Chesterton

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Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alteration. A ceremony is a book in which a great deal is written. Anyone who understands can read it. One rite often contains more than a hundred books. – George Gurdjieff

Ceremony and ritual spring from our heart of hearts: those who govern us know it well, for they would sooner deny us bread than dare alter the observance of tradition. – F. Gonzalez-Crussi

Any serious attempt to try to do something worthwhile is ritualistic. – Derek Walcott

Ceremony was but devised at first to set a gloss on faint deeds, hollow welcomes, recanting goodness, sorry ere Tis shown; but where there is true friendship, there needs none. – William Shakespeare

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