“We do not exist for the sake of something else. We exist for the sake of ourselves.”
Shunryu Suzuki (1904–1971) Japanese Buddhist missionary
Source: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
“Courts do not exist for the sake of discipline, but for the sake of deciding matters in controversy.”
Cropper v. Smith (1884), L. R. 26 C. D. 710.
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Mas, sea verdad o sueño,
obrar bien es lo que importa.
Si fuere verdad, por serlo;
si no, por ganar amigos
para cuando despertemos.
Segismundo, Act III, l. 236.
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