People are talking high of Thiruvalluvar. But in practice they do not respect his teachings. They act against him and disregard him”.
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Veeramani, Collected Works of Periyar, p. 505.Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
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Someone was talking about the respect we owe the public. “Yes,” said M…., “It's a question of prudence. Nobody has a high opinion of fishwives but who would dare offend them while walking through the fish market.”
Nicolas Chamfort
Please don't say lightly that these are just religious concepts and not practical. These are laws governing human conduct, which apply as rigidly as the law of gravity. When we disregard these laws in any walk of life, chaos results. Through obedience to these laws this world of ours will enter a period of peace and richness of life beyond our fondest dreams.
The key word for our time is practice. We have all the light we need, we just need to put it into practice.Peace Pilgrim
Silence is a learned practice that requires far more than just not talking. Not talking is not silence; it's just not talking.
Caroline Myss
I have spoken all over the world and I have great respect for Muslims, I have great respect for the African people, I have respect for the other races. Even back home in Lousiana, I'm called a racist, but I have respect for the Black people of my country and I want them to have their own life, too, and I want them to be able to pursue their own destiny and not be controlled, and not be damaged.
David Duke
As far as the game of marbles is concerned, there is therefore no contradiction between the egocentric practice of games and the mystical respect entertained for rules. This respect is the mark of a mentality fashioned, not by free cooperation between equals, but by adult constraint.
Jean Piaget
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