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“Participation in the dance was entirely voluntary, a mental vow to worship the Mystery in this manner being expressed by a man ardently desiring the recovery of a sick relative; or surrounded by an enemy with escape apparently impossible; or, it might be, dying of hunger … since some inscrutable power had swept all game from forest and prairie. Others joined in the ceremony in the hope and firm belief that the Mystery …would grant them successes against the enemy and consequent eminence at home.”
Source : Edward S. Curtis (2015). “The Teton Sioux, The Yanktonai, The Assiniboin”, p.88, Native American Book Publishers, LLC
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“Our fear that communism might someday take over most of the world blinds us to the fact that anti- communism already has.”
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“Anyone who's had a tattoo knows once you get your first one, as you're walking out the door, you're planning the next.”
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“Repetition makes reputation.”
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“If ever there was a moment for an Islamic reformation, it’s now. For the love of God, what are we doing about it?”
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“Misery loves company, particularly when she is herself the hostess, and can give generously of her stores to others.”
Source : John Kendrick Bangs (2015). “The Water Ghost and Others: Bangs Classic Collection”, p.11, 谷月社
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“All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.”
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“Greatness is a lot of small things done well.”