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Ruth Benedict Quotes
Ruth Benedict
American
Scientist
Born:
Jun 5
,
1887
Died:
Sep 17
,
1948
Culture
Future
History
Long
Our
World
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Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future.
Ruth Benedict
Future
Faith
Long
Before
Our
Out
Dies
Present
Culture is not a biologically transmitted complex.
Ruth Benedict
Culture
Complex
Transmitted
Biologically
A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude.
Ruth Benedict
Gratitude
Man
Job
Virtue
He
Himself
Repayment
His
Begins
Actively
The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community.
Ruth Benedict
Life
History
First
Community
Down
Individual
Accommodation
His
Foremost
Handed
Patterns
Standards
We grow in time to trust the future for our answers.
Ruth Benedict
Future
Time
Trust
Our
Answers
Grow
I haven't strength of mind not to need a career.
Ruth Benedict
Strength
Mind
Career
Need
I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world.
Ruth Benedict
Myself
Strength
World
Live
Having
Lives
Two
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