Burton Watson quotes
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“Just go along with things and let your mind move freely. Resign yourself to what cannot be avoided and nourish what is within you - this is best. What more do you have to do to fulfill your mission? Nothing is as good as following orders (obeying fate) - that's how difficult it is!”
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“The government of the enlightened king? His achievements blanket the world but appear not to be his own doing. His transforming influence touches the ten thousand things but the people do not depend on him. With him there is no promotion or praise - he lets everything find its own enjoyment. He takes his stand on what cannot be fathomed and wanders where there is nothing at all.”
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“The singular man is singular in comparison to other men, but a companion of Heaven. So it is said, the petty man of Heaven is a gentleman among men; the gentleman among men is the petty man of Heaven.”
-- Burton Watson
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“Prayer is the mighty engine that is to move the missionary work.”
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“The anvil of justice is planted firm, and fate who makes the sword does the forging in advance.”
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“To be brave in misfortune is to be worthy of manhood; to be wise in misfortune is to conquer fate.”
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“A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck.”
Source : Keep the Faith, Baby! "Black Power: A Form of Godly Power" (1967)
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