Quote by Hu Shih
What is sacred among one people may be ridiculous in another and w

What is sacred among one people may be ridiculous in another and what is despised or rejected by one cultural group, may in a different environment become the cornerstone for a great edifice of strange grandeur and beauty. – Hu Shih

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On the basis of biological, sociological, and historical knowledge, we should recognize that the individual self is subject to death or decay, but the sum total of individual achievement, for better or worse, lives on in the immortality of The Larger. – Hu Shih

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Death
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Another important historical factor is the fact that this already very simple religion was further simplified and purified by the early philosophers of ancient China. Our first great philosopher was a founder of naturalism and our second great philosopher was an agnostic. – Hu Shih

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Religion
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Life and human society are the chief concern of Confucianism and, through it, the chief concern of the Chinese people. – Hu Shih

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Society
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The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives. – Albert Einstein

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Im still figuring out why people would want to look at me. Maybe its generic beauty, but its weird to be valued for something I was born with. – Josie Maran

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There are moments of beauty so intense that they will touch you for life. – Dr.SunWolf, 2015 tweet, professorsunwolf.com

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I dont get anything for free. I pay for all my beauty treatments. – Jennifer Lopez

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