Respect Quote by Alan Wilson Watts

“Idolatry is not the use of images, but confusing them with what they represent, and in this respect mental images and lofty abstractions can be more insidious than bronze idols” quote by Alan Wilson Watts — Download Open image

““Idolatry is not the use of images, but confusing them with what they represent, and in this respect mental images and lofty abstractions can be more insidious than bronze idols””

Alan Wilson Watts

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