"As [Gershom] Scholem explains, this [Shabbetaian] doctrine is connected to the idea that 'the elect are fundamentally different from the crowd and not to be judged by its standards. Standing under a new spiritual law and representing as it were a new kind of reality, they are beyond good and evil'. Strauss's philosopher-prophet is a secularized version of the same conceit."

-- Shadia Drury

#Spiritual Quotes #Reality Quotes #Law Quotes

“After a while, though, even the deepest sorrow faltered, even the most penetrating despair lost its scalpel edge.”

Source : Richard Matheson (1954). “I Am Legend”, Greenwich, Connecticut : Fawcett
“Dont throw yourself out on anotherâ€™s whim. People change, as do intentions and as a result, consequences. Live for yourself - Love those around you, but realize that theyâ€™ve got their own agendas.”
“Photography is a kind of virtual reality, and it helps if you can create the illusion of being in an interesting world.”
“Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.”
“Anybody who can do anything in Leicester but make a jumper has got to be a genius.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Denunciations of the manipulativeness of advertisers can unfortunately all too easily be turned on their heads into denunciations of the gullibility of consumers. Both are forms of scapegoating, neither accomplishes anything.”
“He who reads much and understands much, receives his fill. He who is full, refreshes others.”
“My pictures are complex and so am I.”

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