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“At every moment of his life the Shoshone must be careful to observe the complicated folkways of his group, to do reverence to superhuman powers, to remember the courtesies and obligations of family, to pay homage to certain sacred plants, or to avoid particular places.”

Moments Remember Certain Pay Groups Particular Sacred Plant Careful Complicated Obligation Be Careful Reverence Courtesy Homage Superhuman Superhuman Powers Folkways

Book:Man's Rise to Civilization as Shown by the Indians of North America from Primeval Times to the Coming of the Industrial State

Source: Man's Rise to Civilization as Shown by the Indians of North America from Primeval Times to the Coming of the Industrial State

“Such words as amen, hallelujah, glory and others of like sacred association are repeated endlessly and meaninglessly in the apparent belief that they have in them some strange power for good. This can be no more than high-grade magic. It will pay us to search our own hearts thoroughly to discover just why we use these words.”

Heart Use Belief Pay Magic Strange Glory Sacred Grades Association Amen Hallelujah

Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer

“In Russia no one is surprised when an official accepts a bribe while at the same time portraying the state as some sacred entity to which the bourgeois should pay homage. This all sounds absurd. But for Russians it is completely normal.”

Should States Sound Pay Accepting Normal Sacred Russia Absurd Officials Entity Bourgeois Homage Bribe Portraying

Author:Vladimir Sorokin

“Conscience is the most sacred of all property; other property depending in part on positive law, the exercise of that being a natural and unalienable right. To guard a man's house as his castle, to pay public and enforce private debts with the most exact faith, can give no title to invade a man's conscience, which is more sacred than his castle, or to withhold from it that debt of protection for which the public faith is pledged by the very nature and original conditions of the social pact.”

Source: Letters and Other Writings of James Madison

“Be an example in your Church activity-honor the Sabbath day, attend your meetings, observe the Word of Wisdom, pay your tithes and offerings, support your leaders, and otherwise keep the commandments. Serve cheerfully and gratefully in every calling you receive. Live worthy of a temple recommend and enjoy the sweet, sacred spirit that comes from frequent temple attendance.”

Source: Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice

“Ancient wisdom: deal in personal trust; your word is your bond; avoid extremes; treat the money you invest for others as something sacred; don't take any more perks than you would wish others to take; don't borrow what you couldn't suddenly pay back; imagine the worse case financial scenario and expect it very may well happen; the wealthier you become the more humble you should act.”

Should Wells May Happens Wish Deals Pay Cases Imagine Treats Sacred Financial Ancient Humble Extremes Scenarios Perks Ancient Wisdom

Author:Victor Davis Hanson

“We've got to temper anything we say with that. On the other hand, you've got to be serious about what you do. And you've got to understand the price you pay for frivolity or just for greed - it's a very high price, especially if you're involved in this sacred material, which is about the human heart and human desire and human tragedy.”

Ifs Humans Heart Hands Desire Pay Serious Materials Involved Tragedy Sacred Greed Temper Human Heart High Prices Frivolity

Author:Leonard Cohen

“Let me be serious: divorce is a sacred institution between a man and a woman who hate each other. God wanted Adam to pay alimony to Eve, not Steve.”

Men Wanted Hate Pay Serious Let Me Institutions Sacred Divorce Adam Alimony

Author:Lewis Black

“Self-deceit—It’s in the “Nine Satanic Statements” but deserves to be repeated here. Another cardinal sin. We must not pay homage to any of the sacred cows presented to us, including the roles we are expected to play ourselves. The only time self-deceit should be entered into is when it’s fun, and with awareness. But then, it’s not self-deceit!”

Should Self Play Fun Sin Pay Roles Awareness Deserve Sacred Including Expected Nine Statements Deceit Cows Only Time Homage Cardinals Satanic Sacred Cows

Author:Anton Szandor LaVey

“But if you've really learned how to think, how to pay attention, then you will know you have other options. It will be within your power to experience a crowded, loud, slow, consumer-hell-type situation as not only meaningful but sacred, on fire with the same force that lit the stars - compassion, love, the sub-surface unity of all things.”

Ifs Thinking Persons Force Stars Pay Attention Compassion Situation Hell Fire Type All Things Sacred Unity Surface Meaningful Consumers Pay Attention Loud Lit Crowded

Author:David Foster Wallace

“One desire has been the ruling passion of my life. One high motive has acted like a spur upon my mind and soul. and sooner than that I should seek escape from the sacred necessity that is laid upon me, let the breath of life fail me. It is this: That in spite of all worldly opposition, God's holy ordinances shall be established again in the home, in the school and in the State for the good of the people; to carve as it were into the conscience of the nation the ordinances of the Lord, to which Bible and Creation bear witness, until the nation pays homage again to God”