"The atom cannot disobey the law. Whether..." - Quote by Swami Vivekananda
The atom cannot disobey the law. Whether it is the mental or the physical atom, it must obey the law. "What is the use of [external restraint]?"
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“the study of the law is useful in a variety of points of view. it qualifies a man to be useful to himself, to his neighbors, & to the public.”
“There never was a law yet made, I conceive, that hit the taste exactly of every man, or every part of the community; of course, if this be a reason for opposition, no law can be executed at all without force, and every man or set of men will in that case cut and carve for themselves; the consequences of which must be deprecated by all classes of men, who are friends to order, and to the peace and happiness of the country.”
“Once you attempt legislation upon religious grounds, you open the way for every kind of intolerance and religious persecution.”
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“There is a certain standard of grace and beauty which consists in a certain relation between our nature, such as it is, weak or strong, and the thing which pleases us. Whatever is formed according to this standard pleases us, be it house, song, discourse, verse, prose, woman, birds, rivers, trees, room, dress, and so on. Whatever is not made according to this standard displeases those who have good taste.”
“Algebra applies to the clouds.”
“The earth laughs in flowers.”