Quote by Huston Smith
Whether things turn out for the better depends on what we do. We o

Whether things turn out for the better depends on what we do. We ought not spend our time masterminding the future, but recognize our marching orders: to do the best we can for history and the planet. – Huston Smith

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It is commonly said and known that each civilization has its own religion. Now my claim is that if we look deeper, the different civilizations were brought into being by the different revelations. – Huston Smith

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First of all, my persuasion is what really breeds violence is political differences. But because religion serves as the soul of community, it gets drawn into the fracas and turns up the heat. – Huston Smith

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If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe. – Simone Weil

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If this is not done, future ages will certainly look back upon us as a people so immersed in the pursuit of wealth as to be blind to higher considerations. – Alfred Russel Wallace

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It also allows you to look as though youre not particularly from the present, future or past, either. – Doug Coupland

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I suppose Im intrigued with the bad traits of society, because Im a part of society, and the bad traits pose the dangerous questions for our future. – Jude Law

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