Ruth Benedict Famous Quotes



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Ruth Benedict Quotations






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Life is an adventure in forgiveness.
Norman Cousins

"We live by encouragement and die without it--slowly, sadly, angrily."
Celeste Holm

God is seated in the hearts of all.
Bhagavad Gita

"There is a vast world of work out there in this country, where at least 111 million people are employed in this country alone--many of whom are bored out of their minds. All day long. Not for nothing is their motto TGIF -- 'Thank God It's Friday.' They live for the weekends, when they can go do what they really want to do."
Richard Nelson Bolles

Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man.
Norman Cousins

"I mean to live my life an obedient man, but obedient to God, subservient to the wisdom of my ancestors never to the authority of political truths arrived at yesterday at the voting booth."
William Frank Buckley Jr

There is no disinfectant like success.
Daniel J Boorstin

Oregano is the spice of life.
Henry J Tillman

The person who knows how will always have a job. The person who knows why will always be his boss.
Diane Ravitch

What plays the mischief with the truth is that men will insist upon the universal application of a temporary feeling or opinion.
Daisy Bates