Accord Quotes & Sayings

Accord Quotes & Sayings

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At least one way of measuring the freedom of any society is the amount of comedy that is permitted, and clearly a healthy society permits more satirical comment than a repressive, so that if comedy is to function in some way as a safety release then it must obviously deal with these taboo areas. This is part of the responsibility we accord our licensed jesters, that nothing be excused the searching light of comedy. If anything can survive the probe of humour it is clearly of value, and conversely all groups who claim immunity from laughter are claiming special privileges which should not be granted. - Eric Idle



The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious accord. - Edward Gibbon



The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities. It is best to win without fighting. - Sun Tzu



What does reason demand of a man? A very easy thing to live in accord with his nature. - Seneca



It is bad when one thing becomes two. One should not look for anything else in the Way of the Samurai. It is the same for anything that is called a Way. If one understands things in this manner, he should be able to hear about all ways and be more and more in accord with his own. - Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) Movie



I wanted to try to live in accord with the prompting's which came from my true self. Why is that so difficult? - Hermann Hesse



There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord. - Thomas Paine



Not until we dare to regard ourselves as a nation, not until we respect ourselves, can we gain the esteem of others, or rather only then will it come of its own accord. - Albert Einstein