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"תכו נגד ברזל בעודו חם"

"טוב להיות זנב לאריות מאשר ראש לשועלים"

"טובה ציפור אחת ביד משתיים על העץ"

"בכל החזיתות שאנו מטילים על אחרים אנחנו מדגימים את הפוטנציאל שלנו, דרך הילדים שלנו אנחנו מגלים את המציאות שלנו. - לורנס קלמן, כדי ללבות עמ 'נשמה"

".נפלה האבן על הקדרה, אוי לקדרה. נפלה הקדרה על האבן, אוי לקדרה"

"תפסת מרובה - לא תפסת"

"רחוק מהעין - רחוק מהלב"

"צרות באות בצרורות"

"על דאטפת אטפוך וסוף מטיפייך - יטופון (Mishnah Avot 2,7)"

"נאה דורש - נאה מקיים"

"מרוב עצים לא רואים את היער"

"אין הנחתום מעיד על עיסתו"

"אין עשן בלי אש"

"Another potent element of the new cult milieu was the therapy sect, which offered believers the chance to achieve their full human potential through personal growth and self-actualization by taking total responsibility for one's actions."

"Years ago recruitment for cultic groups was far more obvious than today because extreme religious groups were easy to identify. They lived isolated from the general population, and the public had become aware of their deceptive recruiting techniques. Today many are attracted to organizations that are less overtly cultic, not overtly religious, and are often linked with the human potential movement, while others operate as businesses, with their tactics focused around financial success."

"Some of these terms, including "cult" and "sect," have long traditions of use, stretching back to the centuries when Latin was the official language of scholars. But the meanings of words often change over time; and terms that once were neutral or simply descriptive sometimes take on harshly negative implications and potentially lose their original usefulness, including the two just mentioned. Other terms have been coined more recently to circumvent the stereotypes associated with older categories. Among this newer terminology are "outsider groups" and "New Religious Movements." Sometimes the newer nomenclature is useful despite certain limitations. "Marginal religious communities," for example, is a positional designation — not a qualitative judgment — implying a location on the margin or edge of mainstream religious groups. When using these terms, it is important to recognize that they are often loaded with powerful assumptions and implications."

"Whenever there is an absolute truth at stake, the manners become careless. This applies both to the owners as well as their opponents of that truth and to all people involved."

"Outsiders often criticize the extreme commitment of group members. But what is really happening is that leader and followers are conspiring to realize a vision that is falsified daily. For the cult is not paradise, and the leader is not God. Hence the follower is embattled; to squarely confront the many failings of the leader and the group is to call into question one's own great work. Only by daily recommitting himself can the follower continue to work toward his ultimate goal. Each follower works out a secret compromise, acknowledging some things while denying or distorting others. Clearly this is a high-risk strategy that may go awry."

"Another term coined by Haack is Psychokulte (therapy cults), of which he distinguished two kinds: those with techniques which promise self-discovery or self-realization and establishments with therapies (Therapie-Institutionene)—Heelas's 'self-religions'. The followers of both types show the effects of Psychomutation, a distinct personality change (Haack, 1990a:191). Schneider (1995:189–190) lists organizations, such as Landmark Education, Verein zur Förderung der Psychologischen Menschenkenntnis (VPM), Scientology/Dianetics, Ontologische Einweihungsschule (Hannes Scholl), EAP and Die Bewegung (Silo) as examples of 'therapy cults'. These groups do not immediately suggest religion of Weltanschauung, but reveal ideological and religious elements on closer inspection. Their slogans are 'We have the saving principle' or 'We enable those who are able' and they offer Lebenshilfe (advice on how to live). Such advice is a commodity which is sold in very expensive seminars. The ideologies involved often lie in the grey areas between the humanities, psychotherapies, Lebenshilfe, 'mental hygiene' (Psychohygiene), and religion."

"Political, scientific, or religious debates are often distorted according to an immutable principle: one brings together the person who is wrong, who is a hardened demagogue, and whose cause one secretly espouses, to face an opponent who is right but who does not know the case well enough to counter his adversary on precise technical points. Take the case of the charlatan who claims to transmit thoughts at a distance. A newspaper that claims to be objective, well-balanced, reader-respectful, and nonpartisan will put two discourses in opposition: that of the charlatan who claims to have abilities not explained by physics, and that of critics: academicians or Nobel Prize winners who will bring out their authority, express their righteous indignation, say that they cannot give any credence to a phenomenon so manifestly opposed to the most sacred laws of physics, and the like. The reader to whom the two contradictory discourses have been served up will not fail to congratulate the newspaper for its remarkable objectivity. The only one who will not be given the floor is the professional magician who "knows the trick" and could perform it without further ado for the public. Had he been allowed to speak, the reader would understand everything right away, and there would be nothing left to write in the next few days on this subject. The whole art thus consists of getting the charlatans to speak on the one hand and the distinguished scientists to speak on the other, provided the latter have nothing relevant to say on the subject. But it sometimes happens, alas, that an independent journal comes along and lets the cat out of the bag."

"In Marathi, a very popular proverb goes as follows: Kashees jaave, nitya vadaave (Keep contemplating and stating every day that you will go to Kashi some day of your life; that might then just materialize)."

"बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है (Hindi)"

"आसमान से गिरे खजूर में अटके (Hindi)"

"अब पछताए होत क्या जब चिड़िया चुग गई खेत (Hindi)"

"बंदर क्या जाने अदरक का स्वाद (Hindi)"

"घर का भेदी लंका ढाये (Hindi)"

"जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी ॥"

"जिस की लाठी उस की भैंस (Hindi)"

"जंगल में मोर नाचा किस ने देखा ? (Hindi)"

"जान है तो जहान है(Hindi)"

"வெளுத்ததெல்லாம் பாலல்ல / மின்னுவதெல்லாம் பொன்னல்ல (Tamil)"

"सौ सोनार की, एक लोहार की (Hindi)"

"Orsak nog till krig, när man måste värja sig."

"Övning ger färdighet."

"Ögonen vill ha mer än magen."

"Även solen har sina fläckar."

"Även en blind höna kan hitta ett korn."

"Även dåren tros vis om han tiger."

"Även den bäste/mästaren kan fela."

"Äta bör man annars dör man."

"Äras den som äras bör."

"Är huvudet dumt får kroppen lida."

"Är det inte det ena så är det det andra, sa flickan som blödde näsblod."

"Äpplet faller inte långt från trädet."

"Ändamålet helgar medlen."

"Älska mig när jag minst av allt förtjänar det, för det är då jag behöver det som mest."

"Åsnan känns igen på öronen, den dumme på sina ord."

"Världen är liten."

"Väggarna har öron."

"Vägen till mannens hjärta går genom magen."