"Myth embodies the nearest approach to absolute truth that can be stated in words."

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Source : Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, Rama P. Coomaraswamy (2004). “The Essential Ananda K. Coomaraswamy”, p.273, World Wisdom, Inc

Ananda Coomaraswamy

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“It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins.”
“My father taught me things about body language that psychologists have been catching up with ever since. He always knew when I was lying, because my posture was all wrong.”
“I didn't want to be a boy, ever, but I was outraged that his height and intelligence were graces for him and gaucheries for me.”

Source : Jane Rule (2013). “Lesbian Images: Essays”, p.9, Open Road Media
“I want to continually play characters that speak to me, but also are different than what I've just done.”
“Those who scorn you taunt only themselves -- I knew this without reading one word; because in reading one is reminded of the truth man is given at birth -- by man I mean man and woman.”
“The nearer we live to God while we live, the more ready we will be to dwell forever in His presence when we die.”
“If you don't live it, you don't believe it.”
“Put paying your dues and all that puts so much into being a success. You have an understanding of what its about, being on your own for three or four years and living day to day on $3, or living in an apartment with no electricity.”

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