Edward Conze quotes

“One should therefore not rely on mere words, but everywhere search for the intention behind them. (121)”
-- Edward Conze

Source : Edward Conze (1959). “Buddhist Scriptures”, [Harmondsworth, Middlesex ; Baltimore] : Penguin Books

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“Abide not with dualism, Carefully avoid pursuing it; As soon as you have right and wrong, Confusion ensues, and Mind is lost. (172)”
-- Edward Conze

Source : Edward Conze (1959). “Buddhist Scriptures”, [Harmondsworth, Middlesex ; Baltimore] : Penguin Books

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“One in All All in One-- If only this is realized, No more worry about your not being perfect (175)”
-- Edward Conze

Source : Edward Conze (1959). “Buddhist Scriptures”, [Harmondsworth, Middlesex ; Baltimore] : Penguin Books

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“Unable to function as plants, we must serve as manure.”
-- Edward Conze

Source : Edward Conze (1979). “Politics, people and places”

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“Prajñāpāramitā Buddhism is not a religion suitable for the brainless”
-- Edward Conze

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“Prajñāpāramitā Buddhism is not a religion suitable for the brainless”
-- Edward Conze

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“We are not our best intentions. We are what we do.”

“A single Mass offered for oneself during life may be worth more than a thousand celebrated for the same intention after death.”

“It is in the nature of the New Yorker to be as topical as possible, on a level that is often small in scale and playful in intention.”

Source : BRENDAN GILL (1975). “HER AT THE NEW YORKER”

“Once a leader delegates, he should show utmost confidence in the people he has entrusted.”

“The soul should be examined in the light of other souls.”

“The curse should no longer rest upon the world itself, but upon that which is sinful in it, and instead of monastic flight from the world the duty is now emphasized of serving God in the world, in every position in life.”

Source : Abraham Kuyper (2007). “Lectures on Calvinism”, p.30, Cosimo, Inc.

“He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep.”

“Those who follow are always behind.”

“Better to leave dreams behind and go forward with purpose.”

“As if it were our very birthright, which we could not come to grasp the meaning of until this time of middle life when we looked on only as many years ahead as already lay behind us.”