"By religion, then, I understand a propitiation or conciliation of powers superior to man which are believed to direct and control the course of nature and of human life."

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Source : "The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion". Book by James G. Frazer, 1890.

James G. Frazer

#Men Quotes #Religion Quotes #Human Life Quotes

“I'm always so surprised when people fill their homes up with stuff.”
“Inspiration is everywhere so don't get trapped in reading and watching too much. Get out. Talk to people, friends, family, loved ones. Draw inspiration from everyday life. It has inexhaustible references and is always original.”
“Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.”
“Well, I think we ought to let him hang there. Let him twist slowly, slowly in the wind.”

Source : Quoted in Wash. Post, 27 July 1973
“Go to you bosom: Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know.”
“We think we have no power when in fact we have more than enough power.”
“We're going to do it. We're going to get to the World Cup.”
“It's time for America to get right.”

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