#ra

When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their lawlessness is not controlled. ↗

— Xun Zi

#controlled #corrected #lack #lawlessness #moral

Each and every master, regardless of the era or the place, heard the call and attained harmony with heaven and earth. There are many paths leading to the top of Mount Fuji, but there is only one summit - love. ↗

— Morihei Ueshiba

#call #each #earth #era #every

Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink - such is the bravery of the dog and boar. ↗

— Xun Zi

#aware #bravery #death #dog #drink

Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die. ↗

— Mel Brooks

#comedy #cut #die #fall #finger

Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them. ↗

— Xun Zi

#animosity #character #mean #others #rouse

Well, you know, 'Spaceballs' is a weird combination, because it's a simple, sweet little fairytale, and it's crazy and out-there and making fun of and taking apart sci-fi, 'Star Wars', and 'Star Trek'. ↗

— Mel Brooks

#because #combination #crazy #fairytale #fun

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones. ↗

— Phillips Brooks

#great #great moments #made #manifested #may

Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life a life like yours, this earth would be God's Paradise. ↗

— Phillips Brooks

#every #every man #god #life #like

It does not take great men to do great things; it only takes consecrated men. ↗

— Phillips Brooks

#does #great #great men #great things #men

No man has come to true greatness who has not felt that his life belongs to his race, and that which God gives to him, He gives him for mankind. ↗