The exile is a singular, whereas refugees tend to be thought of in the mass. Armenian refugees, Jewish refugees, refugees from Fra...nco Spain. But a political leader or artistic figure is an exile. Thomas Mann yesterday, Theodorakis today. Exile is the noble and dignified term, while a refugee is more hapless.... What is implied in these nuances of social standing is the respect we pay to choice. The exile appears to have made a decision, while the refugee is the very image of helplessness.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alteration. A ceremony is a book in which a great deal is written. A...nyone who understands can read it. One rite often contains more than a hundred books.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must l...earn from him who knows.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he "lives" his religion as much as he is able, otherwise i...t is not religion but fantasy or philosophy.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
In properly organized groups no faith is required; what is required is simply a little trust and even that only for a little while..., for the sooner a man begins to verify all he hears the better it is for him.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
A considerable percentage of the people we meet on the street are people who are empty inside, that is, they are actually already ...dead. It is fortunate for us that we do not see and do not know it. If we knew what a number of people are actually dead and what a number of these dead people govern our lives, we should go mad with horror.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »