Binding Quote by Irving Babbitt

“The ultimate binding element in the medieval order was subordination to the divine will and its earthly representatives, notably the pope.”

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One thing that Chairman Mao did was to end the appalling foot binding of women. That alone justifies the Mao Tse-tung era.

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Love is the binding force on every level of existence.

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There is one single thread binding my way together...the way of the Master consists in doing one's best...that is all.

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And priests in black gowns were walking their rounds and binding with briars my joys and desires. (from 'The Garden of Love')

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Christ's commandment to hear the Church . . . is binding on all men, in every period, and every country.

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