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Quote by Taisen Deshimaru

“We should learn to think with our fingers.”

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Taisen Deshimaru was a significant Japanese Zen master, born on November 29, 1914, and passed away in 1982. His life and contributions had a profound impact in the Zen community. more

“Politics is the soil in which the nettle of poisonous enmity, evil suspicions, shameless lies, slander, morbid ambitions, and disrespect for the individual grows rapidly and luxuriantly. Name anything bad in man and it is precisely in the soil of political struggle that it grows with particular liveliness and abundance.”

Men Political Lying Evil Politics Names Individual Grows Struggle Particular Ambition Soil Abundance Suspicion Disrespect Slander Poisonous Morbid Enmity Shameless Nettles Political Struggle

Author:Maxim Gorky

“The revolution has overthrown the monarchy, true! But perhaps this means that the revolution simply has driven the skin disease inside the organism.”

Mean Revolution Disease Skins Driven Organisms Monarchy

Author:Maxim Gorky

“Just think, reader, what will happen to you if the truth of a mad beast overpowers the sane truth of man?”

Ifs Thinking Men Happens Truth Reader Mad Beast Sane

Author:Maxim Gorky

“In war it is necessary to kill as many people as possible -- such is the cynical logic of war. Brutality in a fight is unavoidable; have you seen how cruelly children fight in the streets?”

People Children War Fighting Streets Logic Cynical Brutality

Author:Maxim Gorky

“Our salvation is in work, but let us also take delight in that work.”

Work Salvation Delight

Author:Maxim Gorky

“The more a human creature has tasted of bitter things the more it hungers after the sweet things of life.”

Humans Sweet Creatures Hunger Bitter Sweet Things

Book:The Maxim Gorky MEGAPACK®: 61 Classic Novels and Stories

Source: The Maxim Gorky MEGAPACK®: 61 Classic Novels and Stories

Quote by Taisen Deshimaru

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