Sir John Woodroffe quotes
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“An examination of Indian Vedic doctrines shows that it is in tune with the most advanced scientific and philosophical thought of the West.”
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“Western people often see obscenity where there is only symbolism.”
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“A Mantra is composed of certain letters arranged in definite sequence of sounds, of which the letters are the representative signs. To produce the designed effect, Mantra must be intoned in the proper way, according to rhythm and sound...a Mantra is a potent compelling force, a word of power.”
-- Sir John Woodroffe
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“We need a boundless ethics which will include animals also.”
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“Optimist – A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.”
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Source : "Characteristics", Letter Concerning Enthusiasm, Part I. Sect. V, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations, p. 673-74, 1922.
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“Great success in examinations does naturally not as a rule go with originality of thought.”
Source : Edward Carpenter (1916). “My days and dreams: being autobiographical notes”
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