Max Gluckman quotes
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“A science is any discipline in which the fool of this generation can go beyond the point reached by the genius of the last generation.”
-- Max GluckmanSource : Max Gluckman (2012). “Politics, Law and Ritual in Tribal Society”, p.32, AldineTransaction
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“I find that when I am gossiping about my friends, as well as my enemies, I am deeply conscious of performing a social duty. But when I hear they are gossiping about me, I am rightfully filled with righteous indignation.”
-- Max Gluckman
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Source : A.A. Gill (2008). “Previous Convictions: Assignments from Here and There”, p.80, Simon and Schuster
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“One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.”
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“I am putting together a secular bible. My Genesis is when the apple falls on Newton's head.”
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“Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.”
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Source : Abraham Kaplan (1973). “The conduct of inquiry”, p.4, Transaction Publishers
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“Discipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most.”
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“I think there's some connection between absolute discipline and absolute freedom.”
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