"One does not divine this by impressions or knowledge. What this means is that no matter how much you try to figure or calculate by means of impressions or knowledge, it will not prove the least bit useful. Therefore, separate yourself from the discrimination of figuring things out."

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Source : Takuan Sōhō (1986). “The unfettered mind: writings of the Zen master to the sword master”, Kodansha Amer Inc

Takuan Soho

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“The peers just fill the air with their speeches.""And from what I've seen, vice versa.”

Source : Gregory Benford (2010). “Timescape”, p.46, Spectra
“I know that many in Europe are unhappy with their governments' policies toward the Palestinians.”
“I've told you before. You shouldn't judge people based on appearances and your preconceptions.”
“She's 32, and she has three children. She loves to be pregnant but she doesn't want anymore children in her life. So she decided to help another couple. And she's just been amazing.”
“When you give the government an inch, they take a mile.”
“Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.”
“We are disturbed about the effect of the Jewish influence on our press, radio, and motion pictures. It may become very serious. (Fulton) Lewis told us of one instance where the Jewish advertising firms threatened to remove all their advertising from the Mutual System if a certain feature was permitted to go on the air. The threat was powerful enough to have the feature removed.”
“Agriculture is the #1 source of deforestation. By some estimates it accounts for 80% of the forests chopped down in the tropics.”

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