"Necessity knows no law except to conquer."

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Publilius Syrus

#Law Quotes #Conquer Quotes

“I'd hate to imply that it's your civic duty to see The House I Live In, but guess what it is.”
“It definitely could have been a horror story [Valley of Violence], oh my God, if the dog was impossible. So could the horses.”
“I do not believe that it is possible to teach a cat to obey; that is contrary to his nature.”
“Ill news is wing'd with fate, and flies apace.”
“I am thankful that the church exists, thankful that it has done such great things, giving us laws, for instance - 'thou shalt' and 'thou shalt not', and established Goodness and Evil. That's what all religions do, and as soon as we try to replace them, worldly religions like fascism and communism take over.”
“What we agree with leaves us inactive, but contradiction makes us productive.”
“I think we each have a personal sweet spot as well. It's the state of mind in which we experience the most joy and satisfaction in being ourselves. And from that place of pleasure and joy in being ourselves, energy arises to flow out into our day bringing with it the depth and resonance of our own beingness, bringing with it blessing.”
“The final goal ... is to grasp the native's point of view, his relation to life, to realise his vision of his world.”

Source : Bronisław Malinowski (2016). “Argonauts of the Western Pacific”, p.60, Booklassic

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