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A social fact is every way of acting, fixed or not, capable of exercising on the individual an external constraint; or again,…
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An act cannot be defined by the end sought by the actor, for an identical system of behaviour may be adjustable to…
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Man is only a moral being because he lives in society, since morality consists in solidarity with the group, and varies according…
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Society is not a mere sum of individuals. Rather, the system formed by their association represents a specific reality which has its…
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The first and most fundamental rule is: Consider social facts as things.
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Each victim of suicide gives his act a personal stamp which expresses his temperament, the special conditions in which he is involved,…
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Our excessive tolerance with regard to suicide is due to the fact that, since the state of mind from which it springs…
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Man's characteristic privilege is that the bond he accepts is not physical but moral; that is, social. He is governed not by…
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Even one well-made observation will be enough in many cases, just as one well-constructed experiment often suffices for the establishment of a…
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The man whose whole activity is diverted to inner meditation becomes insensible to all his surroundings.
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For a long time it has been known that the first systems of representations with which men have pictured to themselves the…
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Science cannot describe individuals, but only types. If human societies cannot be classified, they must remain inaccessible to scientific description.
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Religion becomes a matter of belief, and belief acts as a limitation on the mind; and the mind then is never free.…
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Humanity will never be religious unless all organized religions disappear and religion becomes an individual commitment towards existence.
— Rajneesh
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One might say that where Religion becomes artificial, it is reserved for Art to save the spirit of religion.
— Richard Wagner
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But when a man’s religion becomes really frantic; when it is a positive torment to him; and in fine, makes this earth…
— Moby
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If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division it were better to be without it...
— Abdu'l-Bahá
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Religion becomes a hollow shell of its former self when ritual remains and thoughtful reflection disappears.
— Nouman Ali Khan
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Religion becomes a state of mind achievable in almost any activity of life, if this activity is raised to a suitable level…
— Abraham Maslow
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When religion becomes artificial, art has a duty to rescue it. Art can show that the symbols which religions would have us…
— Richard Wagner
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Religion becomes a matter of belief, and belief acts as a limitation on the mind; and the mind then is never free.
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
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When state and religion are one, religion becomes a means for the powerful to remain in power.
— Walter Jon Williams
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Once God and grace move us to the second half of life, religion becomes a mystical matter, rather than a moral matter.
— Richard Rohr
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Religion should unite all hearts and cause wars and disputes to vanish from the face of the earth; it should give birth…
— Abdu'l-Bahá
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