
Tulsidas's practical approach, quoted in "Hindu spirituality: Postclassical and modern", p. 80
Miecz przeznaczenia ma dwa ostrza. Jednym jesteś ty. (pl.)
The Sword Of Destiny (1993)
Source: The Sword Of Destiny
Tulsidas's practical approach, quoted in "Hindu spirituality: Postclassical and modern", p. 80
“Every blade has two edges; he who wounds with one wounds himself with the other.”
University Graduation address (2 July 1963), published in Important Utterances of H. I. M. Emperor Haile Selassie I, 1963-1972 (1972), p. 22.
Context: Education is a means of sharpening the mind of man both spiritually and intellectually. It is a two-edged sword that can be used either for the progress of mankind or for its destruction. That is why it has been Our constant desire and endeavor to develop our education for the benefit of mankind.
A qualified man with vision, unmoved by daily selfish interests, will be led to right decisions by his conscience. In general, a man who knows from whence he comes and where he is going will co-operate with his fellow human beings. He will not be satisfied with merely doing his ordinary duties but will inspire others by his good example. You are being watched by the nation and you should realize that you will satisfy it if you do good; but if, on the contrary, you do evil, it will lose its hope and its confidence in you.
“Size is a double-edged sword with great advantages and disadvantages..”
Interview with Harvard Investment Magazine (Winter 2005) http://www.harvardinvestmentmagazine.org/current/griffin.htm
Response to question about managing a large hedge fund.
“Understanding is a three edged sword: your side, their side, and the truth.”
[2007, Spiritual Perspectives and Human Facts, World Wisdom, 80, 978-1-933316-42-0]
Spiritual path, Esoterism
“Candor is always a double-edged sword; it may heal or it may separate.”
Marriage at the Crossroads (1931), p. 73
“Only the sword now carries any weight in the balance for the destiny of a nation.”
(1914) [Adam Zamoyski, The Polish Way, 1987, 422, John Murray, London, ISBN 0531150690, p. 332]
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