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private ::: a. --> Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one&
privateered ::: imp. & p. p. --> of Privateer
privateering ::: p. pr. & vb. n. --> of Privateer ::: n. --> Cruising in a privateer.
privateer ::: n. --> An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque, under Marque.
The commander of a privateer. ::: v. i. --> To cruise in a privateer.
privateersman ::: n. --> An officer or seaman of a privateer.
privateersmen ::: pl. --> of Privateersman
private key "cryptography" A piece of data used in {private-key cryptography} and {public-key cryptography}. In the former the private key is known by both sender and recipient whereas in the latter it is known only to the sender. (2008-02-07)
private-key cryptography "cryptography" As opposed to {public-key cryptography}, a cryptographic method in which the same key is used to encrypt and decrypt the message. Private-key algorithms include the obsolescent {Data Encryption Standard} (DES), triple-DES (3DES), the {Advanced Encryption Standard} (AES), also known as Rijndael, Blowfish, Twofish RC2, {RC4}, RC5 and RC6. A problem with private-key cryptography is that the sender and the recipient of the message must agree on a common key via some alternative secure channel. {Public-key cryptography} gives an answer to this problem. (2008-02-07)
private-key cryptography ::: (cryptography) As opposed to public-key cryptography, a cryptographic method in which the same key is used to encrypt and decrypt the message. triple-DES (3DES), the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), also known as Rijndael, Blowfish, Twofish RC2, RC4, RC5 and RC6.A problem with private-key cryptography is that the emitter and the recipient of the message must agree secretly on a common key beforehands; but how can they do so?Public-key cryptography gives an answer to this problem.(2003-04-12)
privately ::: adv. --> In a private manner; not openly; without the presence of others.
In a manner affecting an individual; personally not officially; as, he is not privately benefited.
privateness ::: n. --> Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy; secrecy.
The state of one not invested with public office.
private {privacy}
private ::: secluded from the sight, presence, or intrusion of others.
Private Automatic Branch eXchange "communications" (PABX) A telephone exchange operated within an organisation, used for switching calls between internal lines and between internal and {PSTN} lines. In contrast to a {PMBX}, a PABX can route calls without manual intervention, based entirely on the number dialed. Not all PABXs can route external calls to internal numbers automatically however. (1998-08-07)
Private Automatic Branch eXchange ::: (communications) (PABX) A telephone exchange operated within an organisation, used for switching calls between internal lines and between manual intervention, based entirely on the number dialed. Not all PABXs can route external calls to internal numbers automatically however. (1998-08-07)
Private benefits – The benefit of an activity to an individual or a business.
Private Branch Exchange "communications" (PBX) A telephone exchange local to a particular organisation who use, rather than provide, telephone services. The earliest PBXs were manual ({Private Manual Branch EXchange}, PMBX) but are now more likely to be automatic ({Private Automatic Branch eXchange}). (1997-06-25)
Private Branch Exchange ::: (communications) (PBX) A telephone exchange local to a particular organisation who use, rather than provide, telephone services. The earliest PBXs were manual (Private Manual Branch EXchange, PMBX) but are now more likely to be automatic (Private Automatic Branch eXchange). (1997-06-25)
Private corporation (company) - A corporation whose ownership is held with the private sector i.e. either LTD or PLC.
Private costs – The cost of an activity to an individual or business.
Private efficiency - Where a person's marginal benefit from a given activity equals the marginal cost.
Private equity – Refers to the equity securities of companies which are unlisted i.e. non-publicly traded.
Private good - A good (or service), each unit of which is consumed by only one individual.
Private limited company (Ltd) - A company owned by its shareholders. Shareholders' liability is limited to the value of their shares. Shares can only be bought and sold privately.
Private Manual Branch eXchange "communications" (PMBX) The original manual equivalent of a {PABX}; a PMBX involves company employed operators manually switching each call using a manual switchboard. (1998-08-07)
Private Manual Branch eXchange ::: (communications) (PMBX) The original manual equivalent of a PABX; a PMBX involves company employed operators manually switching each call using a manual switchboard. (1998-08-07)
Private saving - Saving on the part of individuals, the part of disposable income that is not spent on consumption.
Private sector - The portion of an economy in which goods and services are produced by non governmental units, such as firms and households.
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192.168.1.1 "networking" The default {IP address} used to connect to many brands of {router} to set them up. It can be used from a {web browser} in the {URL} {(http://192.168.1.1)}. This URL, and the necessary default login details, are often printed on the router. The same address may also be accessible via a {telnet} {command line interface}. This is a {private address} that is only visible when connected directly to the router, i.e. it will not be routed by other network hardware. {i19216811.com (http://www.i19216811.com/)}. (2012-09-20)
Accountant - One who performs accounting services. Accountants prepare financial statements and tax returns, audit financial records, and develop financial plans. They work in private accounting (e.g., for a corporation), public accounting (e.g., for a CPA. firm), not-for-profit accounting (e.g., for a governmental agency). Accountants often specialise in a particular area such as taxes, cost accounting, auditing, and management advisory services. A book keeper is distinguished from an accountant as one who employs lesser professional skills. The bookkeeping function is primarily one of recording transactions in the journal and posting to the. ledger
Acroamatic: Communicated orally. Applied especialy to Aristotle's more private teachings to his select advanced students. Hence, esoteric, abstruse. -- C.A.B.
A distinction is frequently drawn between two observational methods in psychology: (a) introspection which appeals to private data, accessible to a single observer (see Introspection), and (b) objective observation of public data, accessible to a number of observers among whom there is substantial agreement (see Behaviorism). These two methods, though they are often regarded as disparate, may perhaps be more properly regarded as the extremes of a continuum of observational objectivity, many varying degrees of which can be found in psychological experimentation.
Advanced RISC Machine "processor" (ARM, Originally {Acorn} RISC Machine). A series of low-cost, power-efficient 32-bit {RISC} {microprocessors} for embedded control, computing, {digital signal processing}, {games}, consumer {multimedia} and portable applications. It was the first commercial RISC microprocessor (or was the {MIPS R2000}?) and was licensed for production by {Asahi Kasei Microsystems}, {Cirrus Logic}, {GEC Plessey Semiconductors}, {Samsung}, {Sharp}, {Texas Instruments} and {VLSI Technology}. The ARM has a small and highly {orthogonal instruction set}, as do most RISC processors. Every instruction includes a four-bit code which specifies a condition (of the {processor status register}) which must be satisfied for the instruction to be executed. Unconditional execution is specified with a condition "true". Instructions are split into load and store which access memory and arithmetic and logic instructions which work on {registers} (two source and one destination). The ARM has 27 registers of which 16 are accessible in any particular processor mode. R15 combines the {program counter} and processor status byte, the other registers are general purpose except that R14 holds the {return address} after a {subroutine} call and R13 is conventionally used as a {stack pointer}. There are four processor modes: user, {interrupt} (with a private copy of R13 and R14), fast interrupt (private copies of R8 to R14) and {supervisor} (private copies of R13 and R14). The {ALU} includes a 32-bit {barrel-shifter} allowing, e.g., a single-{cycle} shift and add. The first ARM processor, the ARM1 was a prototype which was never released. The ARM2 was originally called the Acorn RISC Machine. It was designed by {Acorn Computers Ltd.} and used in the original {Archimedes}, their successor to the {BBC Micro} and {BBC Master} series which were based on the eight-bit {6502} {microprocessor}. It was clocked at 8 MHz giving an average performance of 4 - 4.7 {MIPS}. Development of the ARM family was then continued by a new company, {Advanced RISC Machines Ltd.} The {ARM3} added a {fully-associative} on-chip {cache} and some support for {multiprocessing}. This was followed by the {ARM600} chip which was an {ARM6} processor {core} with a 4-kilobyte 64-way {set-associative} {cache}, an {MMU} based on the MEMC2 chip, a {write buffer} (8 words?) and a {coprocessor} interface. The {ARM7} processor core uses half the power of the {ARM6} and takes around half the {die} size. In a full processor design ({ARM700} chip) it should provide 50% to 100% more performance. In July 1994 {VLSI Technology, Inc.} released the {ARM710} processor chip. {Thumb} is an implementation with reduced code size requirements, intended for {embedded} applications. An {ARM800} chip is also planned. {AT&T}, {IBM}, {Panasonic}, {Apple Coputer}, {Matsushita} and {Sanyo} either rely on, or manufacture, ARM 32-bit processor chips. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.sys.arm}. (1997-08-05)
adytum ::: n. --> The innermost sanctuary or shrine in ancient temples, whence oracles were given. Hence: A private chamber; a sanctum.
adytum ::: the innermost part of a temple; the secret shrine whence oracles were delivered; a most sacred or reserved part of any place of worship; hence, fig. a private or inner chamber, a sanctum.
Aladdin Enterprises ::: (company) A small, privately owned, US software consulting and development company, founded in 1986, best known as the original developer of Ghostscript.Address: San Francisco Peninsula, California, USA.Not to be confused with Aladdin Systems, Inc.. .(2003-09-24)
Aladdin Enterprises "company" A small, privately owned, US software consulting and development company, founded in 1986, best known as the original developer of {Ghostscript}. Address: San Francisco Peninsula, California, USA. Not to be confused with {Aladdin Systems, Inc.}. {Aladdin Enterprises Home (http://aladdin.com/)}. (2003-09-24)
All books in this Bibliography have been examined by the author in various libraries or private
Allocative efficiency - The situation that occurs when no resources are wasted - when no one can be made better off without making someone else worse off. Allocative efficiency in any activity is achieved where any reallocation would lead to a decline in net benefit. It is achieved where marginal benefit equals marginal cost. Private efficiency is achieved where marginal private benefit equals marginal private cost (ME = MC). Social efficiency is achieved where marginal social benefit equals marginal social cost (MSB = MSC)
American National Standards Institute ::: (body, standard) (ANSI) The private, non-profit organisation (501(c)3) responsible for approving US standards in many areas, including computers and communications. ANSI is a member of ISO. ANSI sells ANSI and ISO (international) standards. .Address: New York, NY 10036, USA. Sales: 1430 Broadway, NY NY 10018. Telephone: +1 (212) 642 4900.(2004-01-14)
American National Standards Institute "body, standard" (ANSI) The private, non-profit organisation (501(c)3) responsible for approving US {standards} in many areas, including computers and communications. ANSI is a member of {ISO}. ANSI sells ANSI and ISO (international) standards. {ANSI Home (http://ansi.org/)}. Address: New York, NY 10036, USA. Sales: 1430 Broadway, NY NY 10018. Telephone: +1 (212) 642 4900. (2004-01-14)
anecdote ::: n. --> Unpublished narratives.
A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life.
Apocrypha [from Greek apokryphos secret] Esoteric, hid, secret; later spurious. First applied to writings regarded as esoteric, for private instruction, and of profounder import than the exoteric writings; but the rise of bogus esoteric schools gradually brought the word into contempt and clothed it with its later meaning of spurious or doubtful.
appeal ::: v. t. --> To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause was appealed from an inferior court.
To charge with a crime; to accuse; to institute a private criminal prosecution against for some heinous crime; as, to appeal a person of felony.
To summon; to challenge.
aside ::: adv. --> On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the way; apart.
Out of one&
AST Computers, LLC ::: (company) The private company formed in January 1999 when Mr. Beny Alagem, the former chairman of Packard Bell NEC, Inc., bought the name and intellectual property of AST Research, Inc.. AST Computers, LLC provide hardware, software, and services for small US businesses.Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., of Seoul, Korea, owns a minority stake. .Address: Los Angeles, CA, USA.(2000-03-28)
AST Computers, LLC "company" The private company formed in January 1999 when Mr. Beny Alagem, the former chairman of {Packard Bell NEC, Inc.}, bought the name and intellectual property of {AST Research, Inc.}. AST Computers, LLC provide {hardware, software}, and services for small US businesses. {Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.}, of Seoul, Korea, owns a minority stake. {(http://ast.com/)}. Address: Los Angeles, CA, USA. (2000-03-28)
auricular ::: a. --> Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing; as, auricular nerves.
Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular confession to the priest.
Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as, auricular evidence.
Received by the ear; known by report.
Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
“A work which contains all that is found in the Zohar of Simeon Ben-Jochai, and much more. It must be the older by many centuries, and in one sense its original, as it contains all the fundamental principles taught in the Jewish Kabbalistic works, but none of their blinds. It is very rare indeed, there being perhaps only two or three copies extant, and these in private hands” (TG 75).
backstair ::: a. --> Private; indirect; secret; intriguing; -- as if finding access by the back stairs.
back stairs ::: --> Stairs in the back part of a house, as distinguished from the front stairs; hence, a private or indirect way.
Benefits in kind - Goods or services which the state provides directly to the recipient at no charge or at a subsidised price. Alternatively, the state can subsidise the private sector to provide them.
bolting ::: p. pr. & vb. n. --> of Bolt
of Bolt ::: n. --> A darting away; a starting off or aside.
A sifting, as of flour or meal.
A private arguing of cases for practice by students, as in
bondholder ::: n. --> A person who holds the bonds of a public or private corporation for the payment of money at a certain time.
Bookviewer ::: A hypertext documentation system from Oracle based on Oracle Toolkit. It allows the user to create private links and bookmarks, and to make multimedia annotations.
Bookviewer A hypertext documentation system from Oracle based on Oracle Toolkit. It allows the user to create private links and bookmarks, and to make multimedia annotations.
boudoir ::: n. --> A small room, esp. if pleasant, or elegantly furnished, to which a lady may retire to be alone, or to receive intimate friends; a lady&
private ::: a. --> Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one&
privateered ::: imp. & p. p. --> of Privateer
privateering ::: p. pr. & vb. n. --> of Privateer ::: n. --> Cruising in a privateer.
privateer ::: n. --> An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque, under Marque.
The commander of a privateer. ::: v. i. --> To cruise in a privateer.
privateersman ::: n. --> An officer or seaman of a privateer.
privateersmen ::: pl. --> of Privateersman
private key "cryptography" A piece of data used in {private-key cryptography} and {public-key cryptography}. In the former the private key is known by both sender and recipient whereas in the latter it is known only to the sender. (2008-02-07)
private-key cryptography "cryptography" As opposed to {public-key cryptography}, a cryptographic method in which the same key is used to encrypt and decrypt the message. Private-key algorithms include the obsolescent {Data Encryption Standard} (DES), triple-DES (3DES), the {Advanced Encryption Standard} (AES), also known as Rijndael, Blowfish, Twofish RC2, {RC4}, RC5 and RC6. A problem with private-key cryptography is that the sender and the recipient of the message must agree on a common key via some alternative secure channel. {Public-key cryptography} gives an answer to this problem. (2008-02-07)
private-key cryptography ::: (cryptography) As opposed to public-key cryptography, a cryptographic method in which the same key is used to encrypt and decrypt the message. triple-DES (3DES), the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), also known as Rijndael, Blowfish, Twofish RC2, RC4, RC5 and RC6.A problem with private-key cryptography is that the emitter and the recipient of the message must agree secretly on a common key beforehands; but how can they do so?Public-key cryptography gives an answer to this problem.(2003-04-12)
privately ::: adv. --> In a private manner; not openly; without the presence of others.
In a manner affecting an individual; personally not officially; as, he is not privately benefited.
privateness ::: n. --> Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy; secrecy.
The state of one not invested with public office.
private {privacy}
private ::: secluded from the sight, presence, or intrusion of others.
bucky bits /buh'kee bits/ 1. Obsolete. The bits produced by the CONTROL and META shift keys on a SAIL keyboard ({octal} 200 and 400 respectively), resulting in a 9-bit keyboard character set. The MIT AI TV (Knight) keyboards extended this with TOP and separate left and right CONTROL and META keys, resulting in a 12-bit character set; later, LISP Machines added such keys as SUPER, HYPER, and GREEK (see {space-cadet keyboard}). 2. By extension, bits associated with "extra" shift keys on any keyboard, e.g. the ALT on an IBM PC or command and option keys on a Macintosh. It has long been rumored that "bucky bits" were named after Buckminster Fuller during a period when he was consulting at Stanford. Actually, bucky bits were invented by Niklaus Wirth when *he* was at Stanford in 1964--65; he first suggested the idea of an EDIT key to set the 8th bit of an otherwise 7 bit ASCII character. It seems that, unknown to Wirth, certain Stanford hackers had privately nicknamed him "Bucky" after a prominent portion of his dental anatomy, and this nickname transferred to the bit. Bucky-bit commands were used in a number of editors written at Stanford, including most notably TV-EDIT and NLS. The term spread to MIT and CMU early and is now in general use. Ironically, Wirth himself remained unaware of its derivation for nearly 30 years, until {GLS} dug up this history in early 1993! See {double bucky}, {quadruple bucky}. (2001-06-22)
by-corner ::: n. --> A private corner.
by-end ::: n. --> Private end or interest; secret purpose; selfish advantage.
by-interest ::: n. --> Self-interest; private advantage.
by-lane ::: n. --> A private lane, or one opening out of the usual road.
by-law ::: n. --> A local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation made by a corporation for its own government.
A law that is less important than a general law or constitutional provision, and subsidiary to it; a rule relating to a matter of detail; as, civic societies often adopt a constitution and by-laws for the government of their members. In this sense the word has probably been influenced by by, meaning secondary or aside.
bypath ::: n. --> A private path; an obscure way; indirect means.
by-place ::: n. --> A retired or private place.
by-respect ::: n. --> Private end or view; by-interest.
byroad ::: n. --> A private or obscure road.
by-room ::: n. --> A private room or apartment.
by-street ::: n. --> A separate, private, or obscure street; an out of the way or cross street.
by-view ::: n. --> A private or selfish view; self-interested aim or purpose.
by-walk ::: n. --> A secluded or private walk.
byway ::: n. --> A secluded, private, or obscure way; a path or road aside from the main one.
By way of connoting different types of society, many contemporary Marxists, especially in the U.S.S.R., building upon Marx's analysis of the two phases of "communist society" ("Gotha Program") designate the first or lower phase by the term socialism, the second or higher by the term communism (q.v.). The general features of socialist society (identified by Soviet thinkers with the present phase of development of the U.S.S.R.) are conceived as follows: Economic collective ownership of the means of production, such as factories, industrial equipment, the land, and of the basic apparatus of distribution and exchange, including the banking system; the consequent abolition of classes, private profit, exploitation, surplus value, (q.v.) private hiring and firing and involuntary unemployment; an integrated economy based on long time planning in terms of needs and use. It is held that only under these economic conditions is it possible to apply the formula, "from each according to ability, to each according to work performed", the first part of which implies continuous employment, and the second part, the absence of private profit. Political: a state based upon the dictatorship of the proletariat (q.v.) Cultural the extension of all educational and cultural facilities through state planning; the emancipation of women through unrestricted economic opportunities, the abolition of race discrimination through state enforcement, a struggle against all cultural and social institutions which oppose the socialist society and attempt to obstruct its realization. Marx and Engels held that socialism becomes the inevitable outgrowth of capitalism because the evolution of the latter type of society generates problems which can only be solved by a transition to socialism. These problems are traced primarily to the fact that the economic relations under capitalism, such as individual ownership of productive technics, private hiring and firing in the light of profits and production for a money market, all of which originally released powerful new productive potentialities, come to operate, in the course of time, to prevent full utilization of productive technics, and to cause periodic crises, unemployment, economic insecurity and consequent suffering for masses of people. Marx and Engels regarded their doctrine of the transformation of capitalist into socialist society as based upon a scientific examination of the laws of development of capitalism and a realistic appreciation of the role of the proletariat. (q.v.) Unlike the Utopian socialism (q.v.) of St. Simon, Fourier, Owen (q.v.) and others, their socialism asserted the necessity of mass political organization of the working classes for the purpose of gaining political power in order to effect the transition from capitalism, and also foresaw the probability of a contest of force in which, they held, the working class majority would ultimately be victorious. The view taken is that Marx was the first to explain scientifically the nature of capitalist exploitation as based upon surplus value and to predict its necessary consequences. "These two great discoveries, the materialist conception of history and the revelation of the secret of capitalist production by means of surplus value we owe to Marx. With these discoveries socialism became a science . . ." (Engels: Anti-Dühring, pp. 33-34.) See Historical materialism. -- J.M.S.
cabal ::: n. --> Tradition; occult doctrine. See Cabala
A secret.
A number of persons united in some close design, usually to promote their private views and interests in church or state by intrigue; a secret association composed of a few designing persons; a junto.
The secret artifices or machinations of a few persons united in a close design; intrigue.
cabinet ::: n. --> A hut; a cottage; a small house.
A small room, or retired apartment; a closet.
A private room in which consultations are held.
The advisory council of the chief executive officer of a nation; a cabinet council.
A set of drawers or a cupboard intended to contain articles of value. Hence:
A decorative piece of furniture, whether open like an
camarilla ::: n. --> The private audience chamber of a king.
A company of secret and irresponsible advisers, as of a king; a cabal or clique.
capelle ::: n. --> The private orchestra or band of a prince or of a church.
caper ::: v. i. --> To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance. ::: n. --> A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.
A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer.
Capitalism: A mode of economic production which is characterized by the fact that the instruments of production (land, factories, raw materials, etc.) are controlled to a greater or lesser extent by private individuals or groups. Since the control an individual can exercise over means of production is never absolute and as a matter of fact fluctuates widely with the ever-changing natural and social environment, "capitalism" is a very loose term which covers a host of actually different economic systems. An implication of this basic notion of individual control is that the individual will control production in his own interests. The ideological counterpart to this fact is the concept of "profit," just as the ideological counterpart to the control itself is the myth of "private property" and "free enterprise." -- M.B.M.
Capitalism - An economic system individuals privately own the productive resources of land and capital.
carpetbagger ::: n. --> An adventurer; -- a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War (1865).
Certificate Authority "cryptography, body" (CA or "Trusted Third Party") An entity (typically a company) that issues {digital certificates} to other entities (organisations or individuals) to allow them to prove their identity to others. A Certificate Authority might be an external company such as {VeriSign} that offers digital certificate services or they might be an internal organisation such as a corporate {MIS} department. The Certificate Authority's chief function is to verify the identity of entities and issue digital certificates attesting to that identity. The process uses {public key cryptography} to create a "network of trust". If I want to prove my identity to you, I ask a CA (who you trust to have verified my identity) to encrypt a {hash} of my signed key with their {private key}. Then you can use the CA's {public key} to decrypt the hash and compare it with a hash you calculate yourself. Hashes are used to decrease the amount of data that needs to be transmitted. The hash function must be {cryptographically strong}, e.g. {MD5}. {(http://home.netscape.com/comprod/server_central/support/faq/certificate_faq.html
chairman ::: n. --> The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or private meeting, or of any organized body.
One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan.
chamber ::: 1. Archaic or poetic: A room in a private house, esp. a bedroom. 2. An enclosed space; compartment. chamber"s, chambers, work-chamber.
chamberlain ::: n. --> An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or chambers.
An upper servant of an inn.
An officer having the direction and management of the private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in Europe, one of the high officers of a court.
A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc.
chapel ::: n. --> A subordinate place of worship
a small church, often a private foundation, as for a memorial
a small building attached to a church
a room or recess in a church, containing an altar.
A place of worship not connected with a church; as, the chapel of a palace, hospital, or prison.
In England, a place of worship used by dissenters from the
chat ::: (chat, messaging) Any system that allows any number of logged-in users to have a typed, real-time, on-line conversation via a network.The medium of chat is descended from talk, but the terms (and the media) have been distinct since at least the early 1990s. talk is prototypically for a small however, there are many channels in which any number of people can talk; and users may send private (one-to-one) messages.Some early chat systems (in use 1998) include IRC, ICQ and Palace. More recent alternatives include MSN Messenger and Google Talk.Chat systems have given rise to a distinctive style combining the immediacy of talking with all the precision (and verbosity) that written language entails. It is difficult to communicate inflection, though conventions have arisen to help with this.The conventions of chat systems include special items of jargon, generally abbreviations meant to save typing, which are not used orally. E.g. BCNU, BBL, BTW, CUL, FWIW, FYA, FYI, IMHO, OT, OTT, TNX, WRT, WTF, WTH, g>, gr&d>, BBL, HHOK, NHOH, ROTFL, AFK, b4, TTFN, TTYL, OIC, re.Much of the chat style is identical to (and probably derived from) Morse code jargon used by ham-radio amateurs since the 1920s, and there is, not talk systems. Many of these expressions are also common in Usenet news and electronic mail and some have seeped into popular culture, as with emoticons.The MUD community uses a mixture of emoticons, a few of the more natural of the old-style talk mode abbreviations, and some of the social list above. In MUD cultures, which tend to include many touch typists. Abbreviations specific to MUDs include: FOAD, ppl (people), THX (thanks), UOK? (are you OK?).Some BIFFisms (notably the variant spelling d00d) and aspects of ASCIIbonics appear to be passing into wider use among some subgroups of MUDders and are already pandemic on chat systems in general.See also hakspek. .(2006-05-31)
chat "chat, messaging" Any system that allows any number of logged-in users to have a typed, real-time, on-line conversation via a {network}. The medium of {chat} is descended from {talk}, but the terms (and the media) have been distinct since at least the early 1990s. {talk} is prototypically for a small number of people, generally with no provision for {channels}. In {chat} systems, however, there are many {channels} in which any number of people can talk; and users may send private (one-to-one) messages. Some early chat systems (in use 1998) include {IRC}, {ICQ} and {Palace}. More recent alternatives include {MSN Messenger} and {Google Talk}. Chat systems have given rise to a distinctive style combining the immediacy of talking with all the precision (and verbosity) that written language entails. It is difficult to communicate inflection, though conventions have arisen to help with this. The conventions of chat systems include special items of jargon, generally abbreviations meant to save typing, which are not used orally. E.g. {BCNU}, {BBL}, {BTW}, {CUL}, {FWIW}, {FYA}, {FYI}, {IMHO}, {OT}, {OTT}, {TNX}, {WRT}, {WTF}, {WTH}, {"g"}, {"gr&d"}, {BBL}, {HHOK}, {NHOH}, {ROTFL}, {AFK}, {b4}, {TTFN}, {TTYL}, {OIC}, {re}. Much of the chat style is identical to (and probably derived from) {Morse code} jargon used by ham-radio amateurs since the 1920s, and there is, not surprisingly, some overlap with {TDD} jargon. Most of the jargon was in use in {talk} systems. Many of these expressions are also common in {Usenet} {news} and {electronic mail} and some have seeped into popular culture, as with {emoticons}. The {MUD} community uses a mixture of {emoticons}, a few of the more natural of the old-style {talk mode} abbreviations, and some of the "social" list above. In general, though, MUDders express a preference for typing things out in full rather than using abbreviations; this may be due to the relative youth of the MUD cultures, which tend to include many touch typists. Abbreviations specific to MUDs include: {FOAD}, ppl (people), THX (thanks), UOK? (are you OK?). Some {BIFF}isms (notably the variant spelling "d00d") and aspects of {ASCIIbonics} appear to be passing into wider use among some subgroups of MUDders and are already pandemic on {chat} systems in general. See also {hakspek}. {Suck article "Screaming in a Vacuum" (http://suck.com/daily/96/10/23/)}. (2006-05-31)
clancularly ::: adv. --> privately; secretly.
clandestine ::: a. --> Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine marriage.
C++ "language" One of the most used {object-oriented} languages, a superset of {C} developed primarily by {Bjarne Stroustrup} "bs@alice.att.com" at {AT&T} {Bell Laboratories} in 1986. In C++ a {class} is a user-defined {type}, syntactically a {struct} with {member functions}. {Constructors} and {destructors} are member functions called to create or destroy {instances}. A {friend} is a nonmember function that is allowed to access the private portion of a class. C++ allows {implicit type conversion}, {function inlining}, {overloading} of operators and function names, and {default function arguments}. It has {streams} for I/O and {references}. C++ 2.0 (May 1989) introduced {multiple inheritance}, {type-safe linkage}, pointers to members, and {abstract classes}. C++ 2.1 was introduced in ["Annotated C++ Reference Manual", B. Stroustrup et al, A-W 1990]. {MS-DOS (ftp://grape.ecs.clarkson.edu/pub/msdos/djgpp/djgpp.zip)}, {Unix ANSI C++ (ftp://gnu.org/pub/gnu/g++-1.39.0.tar.Z)} - X3J16 committee. (They're workin' on it). See also {cfront}, {LEDA}, {uC++}. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.lang.c++}. ["The C++ Programming Language", Bjarne Stroustrup, A-W, 1986]. (1996-06-06)
closely ::: adv. --> In a close manner.
Secretly; privately.
Closely held corporation - Firm that has only a few stockholders. It contrasts with a privately held corporation in that a closely held corporation is public although few of the shares are traded. The socalled "corporate pocket-books" may become subject to the additional personal holding company tax on income not distributed. For example, deductions and losses in transactions between a major stockholder and the corporation may be disallowed under certain circumstances.
Coase theorem - The proposition that if private parties can bargain without cost over the allocation of resources, they can solve the problem of externalities on their own.
Commercial Waste Management Facility::: A treatment, storage, disposal, or transfer facility which accepts waste from a variety of sources, as compared to a private facility which normally manages a limited waste stream generated by its own operations.
common carrier "communications, company" (Or "phone company") A private company that offers telecommunications services to the public. (1995-03-20)
common carrier ::: (communications, company) (Or phone company) A private company that offers telecommunications services to the public. (1995-03-20)
Common stock - Share in a public company or privately held firm. Common stockholders have voting and dividend rights. The issuing company shows common stock at its total par value, or no-par value, or stated value in the capital stock section of stockholders' equity.
Communist country - A country in which there is limited private ownership of productive capital and of firms, limited reliance placed on the market as a means of allocating resources, and in which government agencies plan and direct the production and distribution of most goods and services.
Competitive Access Provider ::: (networking) (CAP, or Bypass Carrier) A company which provides network links between the customer and the IntereXchange Carrier or even directly to the Internet Service Provider. CAPs operate private networks independent of Local Exchange Carriers.[Getting Connected The Internet at 56k and Up, Kevin Dowd, First Edition, p. 49, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., June 1996, ISBN 1-56592-154-2 (US), ISBN 1-56592-203-4 (international)]. (1997-07-23)
Competitive Access Provider "networking" (CAP, or "Bypass Carrier") A company which provides network links between the customer and the {IntereXchange Carrier} or even directly to the {Internet Service Provider}. CAPs operate private networks independent of {Local Exchange Carriers}. ["Getting Connected The Internet at 56k and Up", Kevin Dowd, First Edition, p. 49, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., June 1996, ISBN 1-56592-154-2 (US), ISBN 1-56592-203-4 (international)]. (1997-07-23)
computer ethics ::: (philosophy) Ethics is the field of study that is concerned with questions of value, that is, judgments about what human behaviour is good or any other area. Computers raise problems of privacy, ownership, theft, and power, to name but a few.Computer ethics can be grounded in one of four basic world-views: Idealism, Realism, Pragmatism, or Existentialism. Idealists believe that reality is considered RELATIVIST worldviews because they are based or something relational (that is, society or the individual, respectively).Thus ethical judgments will vary, depending on the judge's world-view. Some examples:First consider theft. Suppose a university's computer is used for sending an e-mail message to a friend or for conducting a full-blown private business because they tied up too much memory and slowed down the machine, but the e-mail message wasn't wrong because it had no significant effect on operations.Next consider privacy. An instructor uses her account to acquire the cumulative grade point average of a student who is in a class which she instructs. She the student was consistent with the student's overall academic performance record, the relativist might agree that such use was acceptable.Finally, consider power. At a particular university, if a professor wants a computer account, all she or he need do is request one but a student must obtain problems than faculty? Is this a hold-over from the days of in loco parentis?). .Usenet newsgroups: bit.listserv.ethics-l, alt.soc.ethics. (1995-10-25)
computer ethics "philosophy" Ethics is the field of study that is concerned with questions of value, that is, judgments about what human behaviour is "good" or "bad". Ethical judgments are no different in the area of computing from those in any other area. Computers raise problems of privacy, ownership, theft, and power, to name but a few. Computer ethics can be grounded in one of four basic world-views: Idealism, Realism, Pragmatism, or Existentialism. Idealists believe that reality is basically ideas and that ethics therefore involves conforming to ideals. Realists believe that reality is basically nature and that ethics therefore involves acting according to what is natural. Pragmatists believe that reality is not fixed but is in process and that ethics therefore is practical (that is, concerned with what will produce socially-desired results). Existentialists believe reality is self-defined and that ethics therefore is individual (that is, concerned only with one's own conscience). Idealism and Realism can be considered ABSOLUTIST worldviews because they are based on something fixed (that is, ideas or nature, respectively). Pragmatism and Existentialism can be considered RELATIVIST worldviews because they are based or something relational (that is, society or the individual, respectively). Thus ethical judgments will vary, depending on the judge's world-view. Some examples: First consider theft. Suppose a university's computer is used for sending an e-mail message to a friend or for conducting a full-blown private business (billing, payroll, inventory, etc.). The absolutist would say that both activities are unethical (while recognising a difference in the amount of wrong being done). A relativist might say that the latter activities were wrong because they tied up too much memory and slowed down the machine, but the e-mail message wasn't wrong because it had no significant effect on operations. Next consider privacy. An instructor uses her account to acquire the cumulative grade point average of a student who is in a class which she instructs. She obtained the password for this restricted information from someone in the Records Office who erroneously thought that she was the student's advisor. The absolutist would probably say that the instructor acted wrongly, since the only person who is entitled to this information is the student and his or her advisor. The relativist would probably ask why the instructor wanted the information. If she replied that she wanted it to be sure that her grading of the student was consistent with the student's overall academic performance record, the relativist might agree that such use was acceptable. Finally, consider power. At a particular university, if a professor wants a computer account, all she or he need do is request one but a student must obtain faculty sponsorship in order to receive an account. An absolutist (because of a proclivity for hierarchical thinking) might not have a problem with this divergence in procedure. A relativist, on the other hand, might question what makes the two situations essentially different (e.g. are faculty assumed to have more need for computers than students? Are students more likely to cause problems than faculty? Is this a hold-over from the days of "in loco parentis"?). {"Philosophical Bases of Computer Ethics", Professor Robert N. Barger (http://nd.edu/~rbarger/metaethics.html)}. {Usenet} newsgroups: {news:bit.listserv.ethics-l}, {news:alt.soc.ethics}. (1995-10-25)
concierge ::: n. --> One who keeps the entrance to an edifice, public or private; a doorkeeper; a janitor, male or female.
conciliable ::: n. --> A small or private assembly, especially of an ecclesiastical nature. ::: a. --> Capable of being conciliated or reconciled.
conclave ::: n. --> The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope.
The body of cardinals shut up in the conclave for the election of a pope; hence, the body of cardinals.
A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.
conduit ::: n. --> A pipe, canal, channel, or passage for conveying water or fluid.
A structure forming a reservoir for water.
A narrow passage for private communication.
confidante ::: a woman to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
Contrasted with &
Control Program for Microcomputers ::: (operating system) (CP/M) An early microcomputer operating system written by Gary Kildall of Digital Research for 8080 and Zilog Z80-based 8-bit computers. CP/M was very popular in the late 1970s but was virtually wiped out by MS-DOS after the release of the IBM PC in 1981.Many of CP/M's features and conventions strongly resemble those of early DEC operating systems such as TOPS-10, OS/8, RSTS and RSX-11.CP/M might have been the OS for the IBM PC instead of MS-DOS but Kildall wanted to keep control of his creation and only license it to IBM. Big Blue however wanted to own and control it completely. Kildall spent the day IBM's reps wanted to meet him enjoying the perfect flying weather in his private plane.[Did CP/M use the same FAT file system as MS-DOS?] (1996-01-07)
Control Program for Microcomputers "operating system" (CP/M) An early {microcomputer} {operating system} written by Gary Kildall of {Digital Research} for {8080} and {Zilog Z80}-based 8-bit computers. CP/M was very popular in the late 1970s but was virtually wiped out by {MS-DOS} after the release of the {IBM PC} in 1981. Many of CP/M's features and conventions strongly resemble those of early {DEC} operating systems such as {TOPS-10}, {OS/8}, {RSTS} and {RSX-11}. CP/M might have been the {OS} for the {IBM PC} instead of {MS-DOS} but Kildall wanted to keep control of his creation and only license it to IBM. Big Blue however wanted to own and control it completely. Kildall spent the day IBM's reps wanted to meet him enjoying the perfect flying weather in his private plane. The {file system} of MS-DOS was patterned closely on {CP/M}'s, including the use of 8 + 3 (upper case) character file names. The first version (MS-DOS 1.0) was even limited to a single directory, like CP/M. (2019-01-21)
conventicle ::: n. --> A small assembly or gathering; esp., a secret assembly.
An assembly for religious worship; esp., such an assembly held privately, as in times of persecution, by Nonconformists or Dissenters in England, or by Covenanters in Scotland; -- often used opprobriously, as if those assembled were heretics or schismatics.
copybook "programming, library" (Or "copy member", "copy module") A common piece of {source code} designed to be copied into many source programs, used mainly in {IBM} {DOS} {mainframe} programming. In {mainframe} {DOS} (DOS/VS, DOS/{VSE}, etc.), the copybook was stored as a "book" in a {source} library. A library was comprised of "books", prefixed with a letter designating the language, e.g., A.name for Assembler, C.name for Cobol, etc., because {DOS} didn't support multiple libraries, private libraries, or anything. This term is commonly used by {COBOL} programmers but is supported by most {mainframe} languages. The {IBM} {OS} series did not use the term "copybook", instead it referred to such files as "libraries" implemented as "partitioned data sets" or {PDS}. Copybooks are functionally equivalent to {C} and {C++} {include} files. (1997-07-31)
counsel ::: n. --> Interchange of opinions; mutual advising; consultation.
Examination of consequences; exercise of deliberate judgment; prudence.
Result of consultation; advice; instruction.
Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
A secret opinion or purpose; a private matter.
One who gives advice, especially in legal matters; one professionally engaged in the trial or management of a cause in court;
covertly ::: adv. --> Secretly; in private; insidiously.
covert ::: v. t. --> Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.
Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband. ::: a.
cybercrime "security, legal" Any of a broad range of activities that use computers or networks to commit illegal acts, including theft of {personal data}, {phishing}, distribution of {malware}, {copyright} infringement, {denial of service attacks}, {cyberstalking}, {bullying}, online harassment, child {pornography}, child predation, stock market manipulation and corporate espionage. For example, a vulnerability in a victim's {web browser} might result in him unknowingly downloading a {Trojan horse} {virus}, which installs a {keystroke logger} on his computer, which allows the {cracker} to steal private data such as Internet banking or {e-mail} passwords. The degree to which an activity counts as "cybercrime" rather than just "crime" depends on whether they could exist without computers or networks. (2015-02-14)
Dataphone Digital Service ::: (communications, product) (DDS) The first private-line digital service offered by AT&T, with data rates typically at 2.4, 4.8, 9.6 and 56 kilobits per second. DDS is now part of AT&T's Accunet family of services. Most LEC (local exchange carriers) and IXC (IntereXchange Carriers) offer similar services. (1995-02-28)
Dataphone Digital Service "communications, product" (DDS) The first private-line digital service offered by {AT&T}, with data rates typically at 2.4, 4.8, 9.6 and 56 kilobits per second. DDS is now part of AT&T's {Accunet} family of services. Most LEC (local exchange carriers) and IXC (IntereXchange Carriers) offer similar services. (1995-02-28)
dedimus ::: n. --> A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, as to examine a witness, etc.
Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications "communications, standard" (DECT, formerly ".. European ..") A {standard} developed by the {European Telecommunication Standard Institute} from 1988, governing pan-European {digital mobile telephony}. DECT covers wireless {PBXs}, {telepoint}, residential {cordless telephones}, wireless access to the {public switched telephone network}, Closed User Groups (CUGs), {Local Area Networks}, and wireless {local loop}. DECT defines only the radio connection between two points and can be used for remote access to public and private networks. Other mobility standards, such as {GSM}, {TACS}, and {DCS 1800} add the necessary switching, signaling, and management functions that are not specified by DECT. The DECT Common Interface radio standard is a {multicarrier} {time division multiple access}, {time division duplex} (MC-TDMA-TDD) radio transmission technique using ten {radio frequency} channels from 1880 to 1930 MHz, each divided into 24 time slots of 10ms, and twelve {full-duplex} accesses per {carrier}, for a total of 120 possible combinations. A DECT base station (an RFP, Radio Fixed Part) can transmit all 12 possible accesses (time slots) simultaneously by using different frequencies or using only one frequency. All signaling information is transmitted from the RFP within a multiframe (16 frames). {Voice} signals are digitally encoded into a 32 kbit/s signal using {Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation}. The {handover} process is requested autonomously by the portable terminal and the Radio Fixed Parts, according to the carrier signal levels. A "Generic Access Profile" defines a minimum set of requirements for the support of speech telephony. {(http://italtel.it/catalog/data/inglese/capc_5.htm)}. (1999-04-13)
Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications ::: (communications, standard) (DECT, formerly .. European ..) A standard developed by the European Telecommunication Standard Institute from 1988, switched telephone network, Closed User Groups (CUGs), Local Area Networks, and wireless local loop.DECT defines only the radio connection between two points and can be used for remote access to public and private networks. Other mobility standards, such as GSM, TACS, and DCS 1800 add the necessary switching, signaling, and management functions that are not specified by DECT.The DECT Common Interface radio standard is a multicarrier time division multiple access, time division duplex (MC-TDMA-TDD) radio transmission technique time slots of 10ms, and twelve full-duplex accesses per carrier, for a total of 120 possible combinations.A DECT base station (an RFP, Radio Fixed Part) can transmit all 12 possible accesses (time slots) simultaneously by using different frequencies or using a multiframe (16 frames). Voice signals are digitally encoded into a 32 kbit/s signal using Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation.The handover process is requested autonomously by the portable terminal and the Radio Fixed Parts, according to the carrier signal levels. A Generic Access Profile defines a minimum set of requirements for the support of speech telephony. . (1999-04-13)
digital signature "cryptography" Extra data appended to a message which identifies and authenticates the sender and message data using {public-key encryption}. The sender uses a {one-way hash function} to generate a hash-code of about 32 bits from the message data. He then encrypts the hash-code with his private key. The receiver recomputes the hash-code from the data and decrypts the received hash with the sender's public key. If the two hash-codes are equal, the receiver can be sure that data has not been corrupted and that it came from the given sender. (1995-02-07)
digital signature ::: (cryptography) Extra data appended to a message which identifies and authenticates the sender and message data using public-key encryption.The sender uses a one-way hash function to generate a hash-code of about 32 bits from the message data. He then encrypts the hash-code with his private key. The with the sender's public key. If the two hash-codes are equal, the receiver can be sure that data has not been corrupted and that it came from the given sender. (1995-02-07)
Direct Client to Client Protocol ::: (networking) (DCC) An IRC protocol created to allow users to chat privately and to send and receive files directly instead of having to go thorugh of available bandwidth as the data does not need to be broadcast all over the world just to reach a specific user.The available DCC commands include DCC CHAT (direct user to user chat), DCC SEND (direct user to user file send) and DCC GET (file acknowledgement from a receiver). (1995-04-12)
Direct Client to Client Protocol "networking" (DCC) An {IRC} {protocol} created to allow users to chat privately and to send and receive files directly instead of having to go thorugh the IRC servers. DCC protects users from being monitored by IRC Server operators that have enabled conversation logging. It also allows much more efficient use of available {bandwidth} as the data does not need to be {broadcast} all over the world just to reach a specific user. The available DCC commands include DCC CHAT (direct user to user chat), DCC SEND (direct user to user file send) and DCC GET (file acknowledgement from a receiver). (1995-04-12)
disinterest ::: p. a. --> Disinterested. ::: n. --> What is contrary to interest or advantage; disadvantage.
Indifference to profit; want of regard to private advantage; disinterestedness.
dispark ::: v. t. --> To throw (a park or inclosure); to treat (a private park) as a common.
To set at large; to release from inclosure.
dispensatory ::: v. t. --> Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations. ::: n. --> A book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic description of drugs, and of preparations made from them. It is usually, but not always, distinguished from a pharmacop/ia in that it issued by private parties, and not by an official body or by
divulged ::: made known (something private or secret).
domestically ::: adv. --> In a domestic manner; privately; with reference to domestic affairs.
eavesdropping ::: n. --> The habit of lurking about dwelling houses, and other places where persons meet fro private intercourse, secretly listening to what is said, and then tattling it abroad. The offense is indictable at common law.
eavesdrop ::: v. i. --> To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private. ::: n. --> The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.
Econet ::: 1. One of the IGC networks. EcoNet serves individuals and organisations working for environmental preservation and sustainability. Important issues covered include: global warming, energy policy, rainforest preservation, legislative activities, water quality, toxics and environmental education.EcoNet users can send and receive private messages, including fax and telex, to and from more than 18,000 international users on the APC networks or to millions effectiveness of organisations through the use of electronic networking. FTP/Telnet: igc.apc.org.2. A network produced by Acorn Computers Ltd. for the BBC Microcomputer and its successors.
Econet 1. One of the IGC networks. EcoNet serves individuals and organisations working for environmental preservation and sustainability. Important issues covered include: global warming, energy policy, rainforest preservation, legislative activities, water quality, toxics and environmental education. EcoNet users can send and receive private messages, including fax and telex, to and from more than 18,000 international users on the APC networks or to millions on other networks. EcoNet seeks to build coalitions and partnerships with activist and non-profit organisations to develop the use of the electronic communications medium. EcoNet provides subsidies and financial incentives to environmental organisations and committed individuals who foster the effectiveness of organisations through the use of electronic networking. FTP/Telnet: igc.apc.org. 2. A network produced by {Acorn Computers} Ltd. for the {BBC Microcomputer} and its successors.
elope ::: v. t. --> To run away, or escape privately, from the place or station to which one is bound by duty; -- said especially of a woman or a man, either married or unmarried, who runs away with a paramour or a sweetheart.
embezzle ::: v. t. --> To appropriate fraudulently to one&
encryption ::: (algorithm, cryptography) Any procedure used in cryptography to convert plaintext into ciphertext (encrypted message) in order to prevent any but the intended recipient from reading that data.Schematically, there are two classes of encryption primitives: public-key cryptography and private-key cryptography; they are generally used algorithms include the obsolescent Data Encryption Standard, the Advanced Encryption Standard, as well as RC4.The Unix command crypt performs a weak form of encryption. Stronger encryption programs include Pretty Good Privacy and the GNU Privacy Guard.Other closely related aspects of cryptograph include message digests.(2003-04-12)
encryption "algorithm, cryptography" Any procedure used in {cryptography} to convert {plaintext} into {ciphertext} (encrypted message) in order to prevent any but the intended recipient from reading that data. Schematically, there are two classes of encryption primitives: {public-key cryptography} and {private-key cryptography}; they are generally used complementarily. Public-key encryption algorithms include {RSA}; private-key algorithms include the obsolescent {Data Encryption Standard}, the {Advanced Encryption Standard}, as well as {RC4}. The {Unix} command {crypt} performs a weak form of encryption. Stronger encryption programs include {Pretty Good Privacy} and the {GNU Privacy Guard}. Other closely related aspects of {cryptograph} include {message digests}. (2003-04-12)
Engels, Frederick: Co-founder of the doctrines of Marxism (see Dialectical materialism) Engels was the life-long friend and collaborator of Karl Marx (q.v.). He was born at Barmen, Germanv, in 1820, the son of a manufacturer. Like Marx, he became interested in communism early in life, developing and applying its doctrines until his death, August 5, 1895. Beside his collaboration with Marx on Die Heilige Familie, Die Deutsche Ideologie, Manifesto of the Communist Party, Anti-Dühring and articles for the "New York Tribune" (a selection from which constitutes "Germany: revolution and counter-revolution"), and his editing of Volumes II and III of Capital, published after Marx's death, Engels wrote extensively on various subjects, from "Condition of the Working Class in England (1844)" to military problems, in which field he had received technical training. On the philosophical side of Marxism, Engels speculated on fundamental questions of scientific methodology and dialectical logic in such books as Dialectics of Nature and Anti-Dühring. Works like Ludwig Feuerbach and the Outcome of Classical German Philosophy and Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State are likewise regarded as basic texts. The most extensive collection of Engels' works will be found in Marx-Engels "Gesamtausgabe", to which there is still much unpublished material to be added. -- J.M.S.
Engels, Friedrich: Anti-Dühring. Dialectics of Nature. Ludwig Feuerback and the Outcome of Classical German Philosophy. Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State.
ensign ::: n. --> A flag; a banner; a standard; esp., the national flag, or a banner indicating nationality, carried by a ship or a body of soldiers; -- as distinguished from flags indicating divisions of the army, rank of naval officers, or private signals, and the like.
A signal displayed like a standard, to give notice.
Sign; badge of office, rank, or power; symbol.
Formerly, a commissioned officer of the army who carried the ensign or flag of a company or regiment.
entertainment ::: n. --> The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general.
That which entertains, or with which one is entertained; as: (a) Hospitality; hospitable provision for the wants of a guest; especially, provision for the table; a hospitable repast; a feast; a formal or elegant meal. (b) That which engages the attention agreeably, amuses or diverts, whether in private, as by conversation,
EPL 1. {Early PL/I}. 2. {Experimental Programming Language}. 3. {Eden Programming Language}. 4. {Equational Programming Language} 5. {Ethernet Private Line}
esoteric ::: a. --> Designed for, and understood by, the specially initiated alone; not communicated, or not intelligible, to the general body of followers; private; interior; acroamatic; -- said of the private and more recondite instructions and doctrines of philosophers. Opposed to exoteric.
Esoteric [from Greek esoterikos pertaining to the inner] Applied to the advanced instructions given to qualified candidates in Mysteries or schools of philosophy, first used popularly in Greece by Aristotle. Jesus in the Bible had teachings for his disciples in private, and others for the public, precisely as all other ancient religious and philosophical teachers always had. Esoteric teachings both were and are such as could not be understood or profitably received by those not previously prepared by study and probation. Exoteric or outer teachings were often given in symbolic language which revealed the esoteric meaning only to those who were in possession of the keys to interpretation.
Ethernet Private Line "networking" (EPL) A data service defined by the {Metro Ethernet Forum}, providing a point-to-point Ethernet connection between a pair of dedicated User-Network Interfaces (UNIs), with a high degree of transparency. (2010-09-21)
exhibition ::: n. --> The act of exhibiting for inspection, or of holding forth to view; manifestation; display.
That which is exhibited, held forth, or displayed; also, any public show; a display of works of art, or of feats of skill, or of oratorical or dramatic ability; as, an exhibition of animals; an exhibition of pictures, statues, etc.; an industrial exhibition.
Sustenance; maintenance; allowance, esp. for meat and drink; pension. Specifically: (Eng. Univ.) Private benefaction for the
External debt - The total value of all private and public debt owed by a country to other countries.
extranet "web" The extension of a company's {intranet} out onto the {Internet}, e.g. to allow selected customers, suppliers and mobile workers to access the company's private data and applications via the {web}. This is in contrast to, and usually in addition to, the company's public {website} which is accessible to everyone. The difference can be somewhat blurred but generally an extranet implies real-time access through a {firewall} of some kind. Such facilities require very careful attention to security but are becoming an increasingly important means of delivering services and communicating efficiently. [Did {Marc Andreessen} invent the term in September 1996?] (1997-12-17)
Financial crowding out - When an increase in government borrowing diverts money away from the private sector.
Financial institution - An institution or organisation which may be public or private that is engaged in the act of collecting funds from the public and/or other organisations with the intention of investing these funds into financial assets.
Florentine Academy: It was a loose and informal circle of scholars and educated persons which gathered in Florence around the Platonic philosopher Marsilio Ficino. Its activities consisted in regular lectures on Platonic philosophy as well as in informal discussions and parties. "Platonic" love or friendship was considered as the spiritual link between the members of the group which was organized and named after the model of Plato's Academy. The main documents describing it are Ficino's correspondence and a number of dialogues like Ficino's commentary on Plato's Symposion, Landino's Disputationes Camaldulenses , and Benedetto Colucci's Declamationes. Outstanding members or associates of the Academy were Cosimo, Piero, and Lorenzo de'Medici, Angelo Poliziano, and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. The Academy which was first founded in 1462, dissolved after the revolution in Florence (1494) and after Ficino's death (1499), but the tradition of Platonic philosophy was continued in other private circles as well as at the universities of Florence and Pisa throughout the sixteenth century. -- P.O.K.
Free enterprise - A system in which private business firms are able to obtain resources. to organize those resources and to sell the finished product in they choose.
Free-rider problem - The tendency for the scale of provision of a public good to be too small – to be allocatively inefficient - if it is privately provided. The free-rider problem means that people are often unwilling to pay for things if they can make use of things other people have bought. This problem can lead to people not purchasing things which would be to the benefit of themselves and other members of society to have.
genitals ::: a. --> The organs of generation; the sexual organs; the private parts.
Going public (initial public offering IPO) - Refers to those activities and steps that relate to and are needed when offering a private company's shares to the public at large i.e. floating the private company on the stock exchange.
guardsman ::: n. --> One who guards; a guard.
A member, either officer or private, of any military body called Guards.
hall ::: n. --> A building or room of considerable size and stateliness, used for public purposes; as, Westminster Hall, in London.
The chief room in a castle or manor house, and in early times the only public room, serving as the place of gathering for the lord&
home-felt ::: a. --> Felt in one&
homemade ::: a. --> Made at home; of domestic manufacture; made either in a private family or in one&
homily ::: n. --> A discourse or sermon read or pronounced to an audience; a serious discourse.
A serious or tedious exhortation in private on some moral point, or on the conduct of life.
hospital ::: n. --> A place for shelter or entertainment; an inn.
A building in which the sick, injured, or infirm are received and treated; a public or private institution founded for reception and cure, or for the refuge, of persons diseased in body or mind, or disabled, infirm, or dependent, and in which they are treated either at their own expense, or more often by charity in whole or in part; a tent, building, or other place where the sick or wounded of an army cared for.
hostility ::: n. --> State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity.
An act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in the plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy.
Hotline Connect "messaging" A suite of communication products developed by {Hotline Communications Ltd.} Hotline Connect is a {real-time}, {multi-platform Internet}/{Intranet} communication suite, that operates independent of the {web}. It provides easy-to-use private and public {virtual community} building and live interaction with real-time {chat}, conferencing, {messaging}, {data warehousing}, {file transfer}, and viewing. Version: 1.7.2, as of 1999-12-07. (1999-12-07)
hypocaust ::: n. --> A furnace, esp. one connected with a series of small chambers and flues of tiles or other masonry through which the heat of a fire was distributed to rooms above. This contrivance, first used in bath, was afterwards adopted in private houses.
idio- ::: --> A combining form from the Greek /, meaning private, personal, peculiar, distinct.
idiot ::: n. --> A man in private station, as distinguished from one holding a public office.
An unlearned, ignorant, or simple person, as distinguished from the educated; an ignoramus.
A human being destitute of the ordinary intellectual powers, whether congenital, developmental, or accidental; commonly, a person without understanding from birth; a natural fool; a natural; an innocent.
income ::: n. --> A coming in; entrance; admittance; ingress; infusion.
That which is caused to enter; inspiration; influence; hence, courage or zeal imparted.
That gain which proceeds from labor, business, property, or capital of any kind, as the produce of a farm, the rent of houses, the proceeds of professional business, the profits of commerce or of occupation, or the interest of money or stock in funds, etc.; revenue; receipts; salary; especially, the annual receipts of a private person,
Indicative planning - A system which involves the government setting up general targets for the major sectors of the economy in order to guide the private sector in their decision taking.
Information Infrastructure Task Force "networking, body" (IITF) A US government body created in 1993 by President Clinton to control and oversee the {NII} project. The IITF consists of representatives of the federal agencies involved in information technology. They work with the private sector to develop policy. Various IITF committees work on telecommunications, {IPR}, {privacy}, government information and applications. In 2013, the IITF does not appear to have any presence on the {WWW}, which strongly suggests that it no longer exists (or that it is pretty out of touch with modern information infrastructure). {(http://itlaw.wikia.com/wiki/Information_Infrastructure_Task_Force)}. [Did it ever achieve anything? What happened to it?] (2013-11-16)
inimical ::: a. --> Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable; -- chiefly applied to private, as hostile is to public, enmity.
Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic; inconsistent; incompatible; adverse; repugnant.
In respect to the field of ethics in general, Soviet philosophers have lately been developing the doctrine known as socialist or proletarian humanism. As distinguished from "bourgeois humanism", this term signifies that system of social institutions and personal values designed to insure that there be no underprivileged gioup or class de facto excluded from full participation in the good life conceived in terms of the educational and cultural development of the individual and the full enjoyment of the things of this world. Such objectives, it is held, are only possible of attainment in a classless society where there is economic security for all. The view taken is that the freedoms and liberties proclaimed by "bourgeois humanism" represented a great historical advance, but one that was, in general, limited in application to the emancipation of the bourgeoisie (q.v.) from the restrictions of feudalism while retaining and making use, to greater or lesser extent, of slavery, serfdom and a system of private capitalism invoking the precarious economic existence and cultural darkness of large proletarian masses. While it is held that there is an absolute light binding upon all, vaguely expressed in such formulations as, each for all and all for each, it is asserted that in class society, the position and class interest of one class may motivate it to oppose a genuine application of this right, whereas the class interest of another class may coincide with such an application. It is held that the proletariat is in this latter position, for its class interest as well as its moral obligation is considered to be in abolishing itself as a proletariat, which is taken to mean, abolishing classes generally.
Intelsat "company, communications" A private satellite communications company that provides telephony, corporate network, {video} and {Internet} solutions around the globe via capacity on 25 geosynchronous satellites. (2003-05-13)
Intelsat ::: (company, communications) A private satellite communications company that provides telephony, corporate network, video and Internet solutions around the globe via capacity on 25 geosynchronous satellites.(2003-05-13)
intimate ::: n. 1. A close friend or confidant. intimates. adj. 2. Marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity. 3. Of or relating to the essential part or nature of something; intrinsic. 4. Very private; closely personal. 5. Familiarly associated. adv. intimately.
Intranet – The private network used within the company. An intranet serves the internal needs of the business entity. Intranet users are able to access the Internet, but firewalls keep outsiders from accessing confidential data.
intraparietal ::: a. --> Situated or occurring within an inclosure; shut off from public sight; private; secluded; retired.
inward ::: a. --> Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to outward.
Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul.
Intimate; domestic; private.
Alt. of Inwards ::: n.
inwardly ::: adv. --> In the inner parts; internally.
Toward the center; inward; as, to curve inwardly.
In the heart or mind; mentally; privately; secret/y; as, he inwardly repines.
Intimately; thoroughly.
Iolo Morganwg A Welsh stonemason of the 18th and early 19th centuries, who claimed to have copied the documents contained in the book Barddas from manuscripts he found in private libraries in Wales. These documents claim to detail the philosophy of the Druids; the teachings given make clear the meaning of numberless passages of Welsh literature from the 6th to the 15th century, and are also in accord with the esoteric doctrine of all the ancient nations.
It is an error to see Bergson's philosophy as being exclusively an intuitive critique of knowledge. Such a mode of exposition constructs of his thought a mere "ism", a species of intuitionalism. Bergson was the first to try to give the term intuition a scientific basis. He transformed and regrounded the static pattern of the older forms of intuitionism by giving it a biogenetic and psychologically dynamic justification. Intuitive knowledge is not limited to the favored few, is not a private, purely solipsistic affair, but is a general property of all thinking minds. Bergson's conception of intuition represents a fusion of scientific objectivity and artistic directness.
It is held that society has not accomplished many basic transformations peacefully, that fundamental changes in the economic system or the social superstructure, such as that from medieval serf-lord to modern worker-capitalist economy, have usually involved violence wherein the class struggle passes into the acute stage of revolution because the existing law articulates and the state power protects the obsolete forms and minority-interest classes which must be superseded. The evolution of capitalism is considered to have reached the point where the accelerating abundance of which its technics are capable is frustrated by economic relationships such as those involved in individual ownership of productive means, hiring and firing of workers in the light of private profits and socially unplanned production for a money market. It is held that only technics collectively owned and production socially planned can provide employment and abundance of goods for everyone. The view taken is that peaceful attainment of them is possible, but will probably be violently resisted by priveleged minorities, provoking a contest of force in which the working class majority will eventually triumph the world over.
jobber ::: n. --> One who works by the job.
A dealer in the public stocks or funds; a stockjobber.
One who buys goods from importers, wholesalers, or manufacturers, and sells to retailers.
One who turns official or public business to private advantage; hence, one who performs low or mercenary work in office, politics, or intrigue.
jobbing ::: p. pr. & vb. n. --> of Job ::: a. --> Doing chance work or add jobs; as, a jobbing carpenter.
Using opportunities of public service for private gain; as, a jobbing politician.
job ::: n. --> A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
A piece of chance or occasional work; any definite work undertaken in gross for a fixed price; as, he did the job for a thousand dollars.
A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or
Joint Academic NETwork (JANET) The {wide area network} which links UK academic and research institutes. JANET is controlled by the {Joint Network Team} (JNT) and Network Executive (NE). It is an {internet} (a large number of interconnected sub-networks) that provides connectivity within the community as well as access to external services and other communities. The {hub} is the JANET subnetwork, a private {X.25} {packet-switched} network that interconnects over 100 sites. At the majority of sites, {local area networks} (LANs) are connected to JANET allowing off-site access for the computers and terminals connected to these networks. The {Coloured Book} {protocol} architecture is used to support interactive terminal access to computers (for both character terminals and screen terminals), inter-host file transfers, {electronic mail} and remote {batch} job submission. {(http://nic.ja.net/)}. See also {JIPS}, {SuperJanet}. (1995-02-07)
key 1. "database" A value used to identify a {record} in a database, derived by applying some fixed function to the record. The key is often simply one of the {fields} (a {column} if the database is considered as a table with records being rows, see "{key field}"). Alternatively the key may be obtained by applying some function, e.g. a {hash function}, to one or more of the fields. The set of keys for all records forms an {index}. Multiple indexes may be built for one database depending on how it is to be searched. 2. "cryptography" A value which must be fed into the {algorithm} used to decode an encrypted message in order to reproduce the original {plain text}. Some encryption schemes use the same (secret) key to encrypt and decrypt a message, but {public key encryption} uses a "private" (secret) key and a "public" key which is known by all parties. 3. "hardware" An electromechanical {keyboard} button. (2003-07-04)
key ::: 1. (database) A value used to identify a record in a database, derived by applying some fixed function to the record. The key is often simply one of the for all records forms an index. Multiple indexes may be built for one database depending on how it is to be searched.2. (cryptography) A value which must be fed into the algorithm used to decode an encrypted message in order to reproduce the original plain text. Some but public key encryption uses a private (secret) key and a public key which is known by all parties.3. (hardware) An electromechanical keyboard button.(2003-07-04)
lancepesade ::: n. --> An assistant to a corporal; a private performing the duties of a corporal; -- called also lance corporal.
Layer Two Tunneling Protocol "protocol" (L2TP) An {IETF} standard {protocol} for creating {Virtual Private Networks}. L2TP is an {open standard} with mutlivendor {interoperability} and acceptance. Compare: {PPTP}. [Sponsored by {Cisco Systems, Inc.}?] (1998-09-24)
Layer Two Tunneling Protocol ::: (protocol) (L2TP) An IETF standard protocol for creating Virtual Private Networks. L2TP is an open standard with mutlivendor interoperability and acceptance.Compare: PPTP.[Sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.?] (1998-09-24)
leased line "communications, networking" A private telephone circuit permanently connecting two points, normally provided on a lease by a local {PTT}. (1998-03-24)
leased line ::: (communications, networking) A private telephone circuit permanently connecting two points, normally provided on a lease by a local PTT. (1998-03-24)
library ::: n. --> A considerable collection of books kept for use, and not as merchandise; as, a private library; a public library.
A building or apartment appropriated for holding such a collection of books.
loke ::: n. --> A private path or road; also, the wicket or hatch of a door.
lurch ::: v. i. --> To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.
To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.
To dodge; to shift; to play tricks. ::: n.
lynch law ::: --> The act or practice by private persons of inflicting punishment for crimes or offenses, without due process of law.
mailing list "messaging" (Often shortened in context to "list") An {electronic mail address} that is an alias (or {macro}, though that word is never used in this connection) which is expanded by a {mail exploder} to yield many other e-mail addresses. Some mailing lists are simple "reflectors", redirecting mail sent to them to the list of recipients. Others are filtered by humans or programs of varying degrees of sophistication; lists filtered by humans are said to be "moderated". The term is sometimes used, by extension, for the people who receive e-mail sent to such an address. Mailing lists are one of the primary forms of hacker interaction, along with {Usenet}. They predate {Usenet}, having originated with the first {UUCP} and {ARPANET} connections. They are often used for private information-sharing on topics that would be too specialised for or inappropriate to public {Usenet} groups. Though some of these maintain almost purely technical content (such as the {Internet Engineering Task Force} mailing list), others (like the "sf-lovers" list maintained for many years by Saul Jaffe) are recreational, and many are purely social. Perhaps the most infamous of the social lists was the eccentric bandykin distribution; its latter-day progeny, {lectroids} and {tanstaafl}, still include a number of the oddest and most interesting people in hackerdom. Mailing lists are easy to create and (unlike {Usenet}) don't tie up a significant amount of machine resources (until they get very large, at which point they can become interesting torture tests for mail software). Thus, they are often created temporarily by working groups, the members of which can then collaborate on a project without ever needing to meet face-to-face. There are several programs to automate mailing list maintenance, e.g. {Listserv}, {Listproc}, {Majordomo}. Requests to subscribe to, or leave, a mailing list should ALWAYS be sent to the list's "-request" address (e.g. ietf-request@cnri.reston.va.us for the IETF mailing list). This prevents them being sent to all recipients of the list and ensures that they reach the maintainer of the list, who may not actually read the list. [{Jargon File}] (2001-04-27)
Main works: Grundl. d. Geschichtswiss., 1905; Lebensformen, 1914; Die Geisteswiss. u. d. Schule, 1920; Die wissensch. Grundl. d. Schulverfassungslehre u. d. Schulpolitik, 1925; Das deutsche Bildungsideal, 1928; Volk, Staat, Erziehung, 1930. Ssu: Partiality, selfishness. A private name. "Only a particular substance bears the name." (Neo-Mohism).
Management Information Base ::: (networking) (MIB) A database of managed objects acessed by network management protocols. An SNMP MIB is a set of parameters which an SNMP management station can query or set in the SNMP agent of a network device (e.g. router).SNMP has two standard MIBs. The first, MIB I, was established in RFC 1156, was defined to manage TCP/IP-based internets. MIB II, defined in RFC 1213, is an update.Standard minimal MIBs have been defined, and many hardware (and certain software, e.g. DBMS) providers have developed private MIBs in ASN.1 format allowing them to be compiled for use in a Network Management System. In theory, any SNMP manager can talk to any SNMP agent with a properly defined MIB.See also client-server model.(2004-07-22)
Management Information Base "networking" (MIB) A {database} of managed objects acessed by {network management} {protocols}. An {SNMP} MIB is a set of parameters which an {SNMP} {management station} can query or set in the {SNMP agent} of a network device (e.g. {router}). {SNMP} has two {standard} MIBs. The first, MIB I, was established in {RFC 1156}, was defined to manage {TCP/IP}-based {internets}. MIB II, defined in {RFC 1213}, is an update. Standard minimal MIBs have been defined, and many hardware (and certain software, e.g. {DBMS}) providers have developed private MIBs in {ASN.1} format allowing them to be compiled for use in a {Network Management System}. In theory, any {SNMP manager} can talk to any {SNMP agent} with a properly defined MIB. See also {client-server model}. (2004-07-22)
Marginal private cost - The marginal cost directly incurred by the producer of a good or service.
Marginal social cost - The total cost of producing one additional unit of output. This includes the costs borne by the producer and any indirect costs indirectly incurred by any other member of society. It is the marginal private cost incurred by the producer plus any marginal costs imposed as an externality on others.
market ::: n. --> A meeting together of people, at a stated time and place, for the purpose of traffic (as in cattle, provisions, wares, etc.) by private purchase and sale, and not by auction; as, a market is held in the town every week.
A public place (as an open space in a town) or a large building, where a market is held; a market place or market house; esp., a place where provisions are sold.
An opportunity for selling anything; demand, as shown by
Microsoft Basic ::: (language) (MS-BASIC) A dialect of BASIC from Microsoft, originally developed by Bill Gates in a garage back in the CP/M days. It was originally known as GWBasic, then QBASIC and finally MS-BASIC.When the MS-DOS operating system came out, it incorporated the GWBASIC.EXE or BASICA.EXE interpreters. GWBASIC (Gee Whiz) incorporated graphics and a screen editor and was compatible with earlier BASICs.QBASIC was more sophisticated. Version 4.5 had a full screen editor, debugger and compiler. The compiler could also produce executable files but to run these a utility program (BRUN44.EXE) had to be present. Thus source code could be kept private.From DOS 5.0 or 6.0 onward, MS-BASIC was standard.Current version: 1.1, also produces stand-alone executables and can display graphics.Usenet newsgroup: comp.lang.basic.misc.[Relationship to BASIC in ROM on first IBM PC?] (1995-05-12)
Microsoft Basic "language" (MS-BASIC) A dialect of {BASIC} from {Microsoft}, originally developed by {Bill Gates} in a garage back in the {CP/M} days. It was originally known as GWBasic, then QBASIC and finally MS-BASIC. When the {MS-DOS} {operating system} came out, it incorporated the GWBASIC.EXE or BASICA.EXE interpreters. GWBASIC ("Gee Whiz") incorporated graphics and a {screen editor} and was compatible with earlier BASICs. QBASIC was more sophisticated. Version 4.5 had a full screen editor, debugger and compiler. The compiler could also produce executable files but to run these a utility program (BRUN44.EXE) had to be present. Thus {source code} could be kept private. From DOS 5.0 or 6.0 onward, MS-BASIC was standard. Version 1.1 produced {stand-alone} executables and could display graphics. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.lang.basic.misc}. [Relationship to BASIC in ROM on first IBM PC?] (1995-05-12)
minder ::: n. --> One who minds, tends, or watches something, as a child, a machine, or cattle; as, a minder of a loom.
One to be attended; specif., a pauper child intrusted to the care of a private person.
More, Thomas: (1478-1535) Lord chancellor of England. One of the leading humanists along with his friends Colet and Erasmus. He was beheaded for his refusal to recognize the king as the head of the church. In his classic, Utopia, he has left a vision of an Ideal state in which war and all glories connected with it were abhorrent. The prince and all magistrates were elected. Nothing is private. All work and all enjoyment are shared. There is no oppression, neither industrial nor religious. The work gives no philosophical analysis of the nature of the state, but merely an exposition of what the author conceived to be and what we have since come to call utopian. -- L.E.D.
National Information Infrastructure ::: (project) (NII, or information superhighway) Future integrated communications in the USA. The NII will be based on a nationwide network of networks, and will supposedly allow all Americans to take advantage of the country's information, communication, and computing resources.The NII will include current and future public and private high-speed, interactive, narrow-band and broadband networks. It is the satellite, components and captures the vision of a nationwide, invisible, seamless, dynamic web of transmission mechanisms, information appliances, content, and people. . (1995-04-08)
National Information Infrastructure "project" (NII, or "{information superhighway}") Future integrated communications in the USA. The NII will be based on a nationwide network of networks, and will supposedly allow all Americans to take advantage of the country's information, communication, and computing resources. The NII will include current and future public and private high-speed, interactive, {narrow-band} and {broadband} networks. It is the satellite, terrestrial, and wireless communications systems that deliver content to homes, businesses, and other public and private institutions. It is the information and content that flows over the infrastructure whether in the form of {databases}, the written word, a film, a piece of music, a sound recording, a picture, or computer software. It is the computers, televisions, telephones, radios, and other products that people will employ to access the infrastructure. It is the people who will provide, manage, and generate new information, and those that will help others do the same. And it is the individual Americans who will use and benefit from the NII. The NII is a term that encompasses all these components and captures the vision of a nationwide, invisible, seamless, dynamic web of transmission mechanisms, information appliances, content, and people. {(http://sunsite.unc.edu/nii/NII-Table-of-Contents.html)}. (1995-04-08)
Nationalised industries - Public corporations previously part of the private sector which were taken into state ownership.
National saving - The sum of public saving and private saving; all national income that is not spent on government purchases or private consumption.
netiquette ::: (convention, networking) /net'ee-ket/ or /net'i-ket/ Network etiquette.The conventions of politeness recognised on Usenet and in mailing lists, such as not (cross-)posting to inappropriate groups and refraining from commercial advertising outside the biz groups.The most important rule of netiquette is Think before you post. If what you intend to post will not make a positive contribution to the newsgroup and be of interest to several readers, don't post it! Personal messages to one or two individuals should not be posted to newsgroups, use private e-mail instead.When following up an article, quote the minimum necessary to give some context to your reply and be careful to attribute the quote to the right person. If the appropriate to your reply, especially if the original message was posted to one or more inappropriate groups in the first place.Re-read and edit your posting carefully before you post. Check the spelling and grammar. Keep your lines to less than 70 characters. Don't post test messages humorous or sarcastic comments, it is conventional to append a smiley, but don't overuse them.Before asking a question, read the messages already in the group and read the group's FAQ if it has one. When you do post a question, follow it with please summary by mail. This avoids umpteen people posting the same answer to the group and umpteen others posting me toos.If you believe someone has violated netiquette, send them a message by _private e-mail_, DO NOT post a follow-up to the news. And be polite, they may not responsible for the crime - their account may have been used by someone else or their address forged.Be proud of your postings but don't post just to see your name in pixels. Remember: your future employer may be reading. . .[Jargon File] (1999-10-18)
netiquette "convention, networking" /net'ee-ket/ or /net'i-ket/ Network etiquette. The conventions of politeness recognised on {Usenet} and in {mailing lists}, such as not (cross-)posting to inappropriate groups and refraining from commercial advertising outside the biz groups. The most important rule of netiquette is "Think before you post". If what you intend to post will not make a positive contribution to the newsgroup and be of interest to several readers, don't post it! Personal messages to one or two individuals should not be posted to newsgroups, use private e-mail instead. When following up an article, quote the minimum necessary to give some context to your reply and be careful to attribute the quote to the right person. If the article you are responding to was posted to several groups, edit the distribution ("Newsgroups:") header to contain only those groups which are appropriate to your reply, especially if the original message was posted to one or more inappropriate groups in the first place. Re-read and edit your posting carefully before you post. Check the spelling and grammar. Keep your lines to less than 70 characters. Don't post test messages (except to test groups) - wait until you have something to say. When posting humorous or sarcastic comments, it is conventional to append a {smiley}, but don't overuse them. Before asking a question, read the messages already in the group and read the group's {FAQ} if it has one. When you do post a question, follow it with "please reply by mail and I will post a summary if requested" and make sure you DO post a summary if requested, or if only a few people were interested, send them a summary by mail. This avoids umpteen people posting the same answer to the group and umpteen others posting "me too"s. If you believe someone has violated netiquette, send them a message by __private e-mail__, DO NOT post a follow-up to the news. And be polite, they may not realise their mistake, they might be a beginner or may not even have been responsible for the "crime" - their account may have been used by someone else or their address forged. Be proud of your postings but don't post just to see your name in pixels. Remember: your future employer may be reading. {Netiquette for Usenet Site Administrators (http://ancho.ucs.indiana.edu/FAQ/USAGN/index.html)}. {"net.acceptable" (http://marketing.tenagra.com/net-acceptable.html)}. [{Jargon File}] (1999-10-18)
Network Address Translation "networking" (NAT, or Network Address Translator, Virtual LAN) A technique in which a {router} or {firewall} rewrites the source and/or destination {Internet addresses} in a packet as it passes through, typically to allow multiple {hosts} to connect to the {Internet} via a single external {IP address}. NAT keeps track of outbound connections and distributes incoming packets to the correct machine. NAT is an alternative to adopting {IPv6} (IPng). It allows the same IP addresses (10.x.x.x is the conventional range) to be used on many private local networks while requiring only one of the increasingly scarce public addresses to be allocated to each private network. NAT does not however allow an external service to initiate a TCP connection to an internal host, nor does it support stateless protocols based on UDP well unless the router software has extensions to support each specific protocol. (2005-09-18)
Network Address Translation ::: (networking) (NAT, or Network Address Translator, Virtual LAN) A technique in which a router or firewall rewrites the source and/or destination track of outbound connections and distributes incoming packets to the correct machine.NAT is an alternative to adopting IPv6 (IPng). It allows the same IP addresses (10.x.x.x is a common range) to be used on many private local networks while requiring only one of the increasingly scarce public addresses to be allowcated to each private network.NAT does not however allow an external service to initiate a TCP connection to an internal host, nor does it support stateless protocols based on UDP well unless the router software has extensions to support each specific protocol.(2005-09-18)
nurse ::: n. 1. One who tends or looks after another. 2. Fig. One that serves as a nurturing or fostering influence or means. v. 3. To feed at the breast of; suckle. 4. To manage or guide carefully; look after with care; foster. 5. To bear privately in the mind or in the heart. nurses, nursed, nursing, earth-nursed.
one-way hash function "algorithm" (Or "message digest function") A {one-way function} which takes a variable-length message and produces a fixed-length hash. Given the hash it is computationally infeasible to find a message with that hash; in fact one can't determine any usable information about a message with that hash, not even a single bit. For some one-way hash functions it's also computationally impossible to determine two messages which produce the same hash. A one-way hash function can be private or public, just like an {encryption} function. {MD5}, {SHA} and {Snefru} are examples of public one-way hash functions. A public one-way hash function can be used to speed up a public-key {digital signature} system. Rather than sign a long message, which can take a long time, compute the one-way hash of the message, and sign the hash. {sci.crypt FAQ (ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/usenet-by-group/sci.crypt/)}. (2001-05-10)
one-way hash function ::: (algorithm) (Or message digest function) A one-way function which takes a variable-length message and produces a fixed-length hash. Given the hash it is single bit. For some one-way hash functions it's also computationally impossible to determine two messages which produce the same hash.A one-way hash function can be private or public, just like an encryption function. MD5, SHA and Snefru are examples of public one-way hash functions.A public one-way hash function can be used to speed up a public-key digital signature system. Rather than sign a long message, which can take a long time, compute the one-way hash of the message, and sign the hash. .(2001-05-10)
open ::: a. --> Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead.
Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library, museum, court, or
openly ::: adv. --> In an open manner; publicly; not in private; without secrecy.
Without reserve or disguise; plainly; evidently.
opertaneous ::: a. --> Concealed; private.
oppidan ::: a. --> Of or pertaining to a town. ::: n. --> An inhabitant of a town.
A student of Eton College, England, who is not a King&
oratory ::: a place for prayer, such as a small private chapel.
oratory ::: n. --> A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions.
The art of an orator; the art of public speaking in an eloquent or effective manner; the exercise of rhetorical skill in oral discourse; eloquence.
ostracize ::: v. t. --> To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens.
To banish from society; to put under the ban; to cast out from social, political, or private favor; as, he was ostracized by his former friends.
PABX {Private Automatic Branch eXchange}
Packard Bell Electronics, Inc. "company" A leading US computer vendor. As recently as 29 November 1995 the Wall Street Journal reported that the company was having financial difficulties and that one of its major suppliers of CPUs, {Intel}, was about to make a large cash loan, so as to prevent loss of a major customer. Packard Bell is a privately held company and the WSJ also reported that {NEC} has been rumored to have bought a large minority block of shares to help the company stay in business. Its computers are sold in major retail outlets in the USA and are available as a bundled package: desktop or {tower} {486} {CPU}, single 3.5 inch {floppy disk drive}, {CD-ROM}, {sound card}, 14 inch colour {monitor}, and 4-8MB of {RAM}. 1995 end-of-year prices in Computer Currents magazine (a California Bay Area bi-monthly giveaway publication) are US$1500 (approx. 1000 pounds) for a 486 desktop, with 8MB RAM, 420MB hard disk drive, single 3.5 inch floppy drive, 14 inch colour monitor, 2-speed CD-ROM, and 16-bit sound card. Headquarters: Sacramento, California, USA. (1996-01-02)
parade ::: v. t. --> The ground where a military display is held, or where troops are drilled.
An assembly and orderly arrangement or display of troops, in full equipments, for inspection or evolutions before some superior officer; a review of troops. Parades are general, regimental, or private (troop, battery, or company), according to the force assembled.
Pompous show; formal display or exhibition.
parallel processing "parallel" (Or "multiprocessing") The simultaneous use of more than one computer to solve a problem. There are many different kinds of parallel computer (or "parallel processor"). They are distinguished by the kind of interconnection between processors (known as "processing elements" or PEs) and between processors and memory. {Flynn's taxonomy} also classifies parallel (and serial) computers according to whether all processors execute the same instructions at the same time ("{single instruction/multiple data}" - SIMD) or each processor executes different instructions ("{multiple instruction/multiple data}" - MIMD). The processors may either communicate in order to be able to cooperate in solving a problem or they may run completely independently, possibly under the control of another processor which distributes work to the others and collects results from them (a "{processor farm}"). The difficulty of cooperative problem solving is aptly demonstrated by the following dubious reasoning: If it takes one man one minute to dig a post-hole then sixty men can dig it in one second. {Amdahl's Law} states this more formally. Processors communicate via some kind of network or bus or a combination of both. Memory may be either {shared memory} (all processors have equal access to all memory) or private (each processor has its own memory - "{distributed memory}") or a combination of both. Many different software systems have been designed for programming parallel computers, both at the {operating system} and programming language level. These systems must provide mechanisms for partitioning the overall problem into separate tasks and allocating tasks to processors. Such mechanisms may provide either {implicit parallelism} - the system (the {compiler} or some other program) partitions the problem and allocates tasks to processors automatically or {explicit parallelism} where the programmer must annotate his program to show how it is to be partitioned. It is also usual to provide synchronisation primitives such as {semaphores} and {monitors} to allow processes to share resources without conflict. {Load balancing} attempts to keep all processors busy by allocating new tasks, or by moving existing tasks between processors, according to some {algorithm}. Communication between tasks may be either via {shared memory} or {message passing}. Either may be implemented in terms of the other and in fact, at the lowest level, shared memory uses message passing since the address and data signals which flow between processor and memory may be considered as messages. The terms "parallel processing" and "multiprocessing" imply multiple processors working on one task whereas "{concurrent processing}" and "{multitasking}" imply a single processor sharing its time between several tasks. See also {cellular automaton},{symmetric multi-processing}. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.parallel}. {Institutions (http://ccsf.caltech.edu/other_sites.html)}, {research groups (http://cs.cmu.edu/~scandal/research-groups.html)}. (2004-11-07)
parallel processing ::: (parallel) (Or multiprocessing) The simultaneous use of more than one computer to solve a problem. There are many different kinds of parallel computer the same time (single instruction/multiple data - SIMD) or each processor executes different instructions (multiple instruction/multiple data - MIMD).The processors may either communicate in order to be able to cooperate in solving a problem or they may run completely independently, possibly under the results from them (a processor farm). The difficulty of cooperative problem solving is aptly demonstrated by the following dubious reasoning: If it takes one man one minute to dig a post-hole then sixty men can dig it in one second. Amdahl's Law states this more formally.Processors communicate via some kind of network or bus or a combination of both. Memory may be either shared memory (all processors have equal access to all memory) or private (each processor has its own memory - distributed memory) or a combination of both.Many different software systems have been designed for programming parallel computers, both at the operating system and programming language level. These such as semaphores and monitors to allow processes to share resources without conflict.Load balancing attempts to keep all processors busy by allocating new tasks, or by moving existing tasks between processors, according to some algorithm.Communication between tasks may be either via shared memory or message passing. Either may be implemented in terms of the other and in fact, at the lowest level, shared memory uses message passing since the address and data signals which flow between processor and memory may be considered as messages.The terms parallel processing and multiprocessing imply multiple processors working on one task whereas concurrent processing and multitasking imply a single processor sharing its time between several tasks.See also cellular automaton,symmetric multi-processing.Usenet newsgroup: comp.parallel. , .(2004-11-07)
parallel processing ::: (parallel) (Or multiprocessing) The simultaneous use of more than one computer to solve a problem. There are many different kinds of parallel computer the same time (single instruction/multiple data - SIMD) or each processor executes different instructions (multiple instruction/multiple data - MIMD).The processors may either communicate in order to be able to cooperate in solving a problem or they may run completely independently, possibly under the results from them (a processor farm). The difficulty of cooperative problem solving is aptly demonstrated by the following dubious reasoning: If it takes one man one minute to dig a post-holethen sixty men can dig it in one second. Amdahl's Law states this more formally.Processors communicate via some kind of network or bus or a combination of both. Memory may be either shared memory (all processors have equal access to all memory) or private (each processor has its own memory - distributed memory) or a combination of both.Many different software systems have been designed for programming parallel computers, both at the operating system and programming language level. These such as semaphores and monitors to allow processes to share resources without conflict.Load balancing attempts to keep all processors busy by allocating new tasks, or by moving existing tasks between processors, according to some algorithm.Communication between tasks may be either via shared memory or message passing. Either may be implemented in terms of the other and in fact, at the lowest level, shared memory uses message passing since the address and data signals which flow between processor and memory may be considered as messages.The terms parallel processing and multiprocessing imply multiple processors working on one task whereas concurrent processing and multitasking imply a single processor sharing its time between several tasks.See also cellular automaton,symmetric multi-processing.Usenet newsgroup: comp.parallel. , .(2004-11-07)
parlor ::: n. --> A room for business or social conversation, for the reception of guests, etc.
The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the inmates are permitted to meet and converse with each other, or with visitors and friends from without.
In large private houses, a sitting room for the family and for familiar guests, -- a room for less formal uses than the drawing-room. Esp., in modern times, the dining room of a house having
particularity ::: n. --> The state or quality of being particular; distinctiveness; circumstantiality; minuteness in detail.
That which is particular
Peculiar quality; individual characteristic; peculiarity.
Special circumstance; minute detail; particular.
Something of special or private concern or interest.
pauper ::: n. --> A poor person; especially, one development on private or public charity. Also used adjectively; as, pouper immigrants, pouper labor.
PBX {Private Branch Exchange}
peculiar ::: a. --> One&
peculium ::: n. --> The saving of a son or a slave with the father&
personal ::: a. --> Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.
Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general; as, personal comfort; personal desire.
Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; as, personal charms.
Done in person; without the intervention of another.
Philosophy: (Gr. philein, to love -- sophia, wisdom) The most general science. Pythagoras is said to have called himself a lover of wisdom. But philosophy has been both the seeking of wisdom and the wisdom sought. Originally, the rational explanation of anything, the general principles under which all facts could be explained; in this sense, indistinguishable from science. Later, the science of the first principles of being; the presuppositions of ultimate reality. Now, popularly, private wisdom or consolation; technically, the science of sciences, the criticism and systematization or organization of all knowledge, drawn from empirical science, rational learning, common experience, or whatever. Philosophy includes metaphysics, or ontology and epistemology, logic, ethics, aesthetics, etc. (all of which see). -- J.K.F.
ping-pong "architecture" A phenomenon which can occur in a {multi-processor} system with {private caches} where two processors are alternately caching a shared location. Each time one writes to it, it invalidates the other's copy. (1995-12-29)
ping-pong ::: (architecture) A phenomenon which can occur in a multi-processor system with private caches where two processors are alternately caching a shared location. Each time one writes to it, it invalidates the other's copy. (1995-12-29)
plaint ::: n. --> Audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint; hence, a mournful song; a lament.
An accusation or protest on account of an injury.
A private memorial tendered to a court, in which a person sets forth his cause of action; the exhibiting of an action in writing.
Platonism as a political philosophy finds its best known exposition in the theory of the ideal state in the Republic. There, Plato described a city in which social justice would be fully realized. Three classes of men are distinguished: the philosopher kings, apparently a very small group whose education has been alluded to above, who would be the rulers because by nature and by training they were the best men for the job. They must excel particularly in their rational abilities: their special virtue is philosophic wisdom; the soldiers, or guardians of the state, constitute the second class; their souls must be remarkable for the development of the spirited, warlike element, under the control of the virtue of courage; the lowest class is made up of the acquisitive group, the workers of every sort whose characteristic virtue is temperance. For the two upper classes, Plato suggested a form of community life which would entail the abolition of monogamous marriage, family life, and of private property. It is to be noted that this form of semi-communism was suggested for a minority of the citizens only (Repub. III and V) and it is held to be a practical impossibility in the Laws (V, 739-40), though Plato continued to think that some form of community life is theoretically best for man. In Book VIII of the Republic, we find the famous classification of five types of political organization, ranging from aristocracy which is the rule of the best men, timocracy, in which the rulers are motivated by a love of honor, oligarchy, in which the rulers seek wealth, democracy, the rule of the masses who are unfit for the task, to tyranny, which is the rule of one man who may have started as the champion of the people but who governs solely for the advancement of his own, selfish interests.
pm2 ::: (language, compiler) A software emulator for parallel random access machine (PRAM) and a parallel Modula-2 compiler for the emulator. pm2 Additional features include private/shared variables, two synchronisation strategies, load balancing and parallel dynamic memory allocation. .E-mail: Simo Juvaste . (1997-06-04)
pm2 "language, compiler" A software emulator for parallel random access machine (PRAM) and a parallel {Modula-2} compiler for the emulator. pm2 programming language is Modula-2/Pascal mixture having extensions for parallel execution in a PRAM. Parallelism is expressed by pardo-loop-structure. Additional features include private/shared variables, two synchronisation strategies, load balancing and parallel dynamic memory allocation. {(ftp://cs.joensuu.fi/pub/Software/pram/)}. E-mail: Simo Juvaste "sjuva@cs.joensuu.fi". (1997-06-04)
PMBX {Private Manual Branch EXchange}
poach ::: v. & n. --> To cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel.
To rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder. ::: v. i. --> To steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately,
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol "communications, protocol" (PPTP) A {tunneling protocol} for connecting {Windows NT} {clients} and {servers} over {Remote Access Services} (RAS). PPTP can be used to create a {Virtual Private Network} between computers running NT. It is an extension of {PPP} sponsored by {Microsoft}. {Microsoft Point to Point Encryption} may be used with PPTP to provide an encrypted connection but PPTP itself does not use encryption. Compare: {Layer Two Tunneling Protocol}. [Origin? Standard? Document?] (1998-09-23)
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol ::: (communications, protocol) (PPTP) A tunneling protocol for connecting Windows NT clients and servers over Remote Access Services (RAS). PPTP can be used to create a Virtual Private Network between computers running NT. It is an extension of PPP sponsored by Microsoft.Microsoft Point to Point Encryption may be used with PPTP to provide an encrypted connection but PPTP itself does not use encryption.Compare: Layer Two Tunneling Protocol.[Origin? Standard? Document?] (1998-09-23)
port ::: 1. (networking) A logical channel or channel endpoint in a communications system. The Transmission Control Protocol and User Datagram Protocol transport (demultiplex) different logical channels on the same network interface on a computer.Each application program has a unique port number associated with it, defined in /etc/services or the Network Information Service services database. Some protocols, e.g. telnet and HTTP (which is actually a special form of telnet) have default ports specified as above but can use other ports as well.Some port numbers are defined in RFC 3232 (which replaces RFC 1700). Ports are now divided into: Well Known or Privileged, and Ephemeral or Unprivileged (comprising Registered, Dynamic, Private).(2004-12-30)2. (operating system, programming) To translate or modify software to run on a different platform, or the results of doing so. The portability of the software determines how easy it is to port.3. (language) An imperative language descended from Zed from Waterloo Microsystems (now Hayes Canada) ca. 1979.[Port Language document in the Waterloo Port Development System].(2002-06-19)
port 1. "networking" A logical channel or channel endpoint in a communications system. The {Transmission Control Protocol} and {User Datagram Protocol} {transport layer} protocols used on {Ethernet} use port numbers to distinguish between (demultiplex) different logical channels on the same {network interface} on a computer. Each {application program} has a unique port number associated with it, defined in /etc/services or the {Network Information Service} "services" database. Some {protocols}, e.g. {telnet} and {HTTP} (which is actually a special form of telnet) have default ports specified as above but can use other ports as well. Some port numbers are defined in {RFC 3232} (which replaces RFC 1700). Ports are now divided into: "Well Known" or "Privileged", and "Ephemeral" or "Unprivileged" (comprising "Registered", "Dynamic", "Private"). (2004-12-30) 2. "operating system, programming" To translate or modify {software} to run on a different {platform}, or the results of doing so. The {portability} of the software determines how easy it is to port. 3. "language" An {imperative language} descended from {Zed} from {Waterloo Microsystems} (now {Hayes} Canada) ca. 1979. ["Port Language" document in the Waterloo Port Development System]. (2002-06-19)
Port Address Translation ::: (networking) (PAT) A function provided by some routers which allows hosts on a LAN to communicate with the rest of a network (such as the Internet) the router which then translates them back into the private IP address of the original host for final delivery.Compare SOCKS. (1998-05-08)
Port Address Translation "networking" (PAT) A function provided by some {routers} which allows {hosts} on a {LAN} to communicate with the rest of a network (such as the {Internet}) without revealing their own private {IP address}. All outbound {packets} have their IP address translated to the routers external IP address. Replies come back to the router which then translates them back into the private IP address of the original host for final delivery. Compare {SOCKS}. (1998-05-08)
postern ::: n. --> Originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate.
A subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks. ::: a.
post "messaging" To send a message to a {mailing list} or {newsgroup}. Usually implies that the message is sent indiscriminately to multiple users, in contrast to "mail" which implies one or more deliberately selected individual recipients. You should only post a message if you think it will be of interest to a significant proportion of the readers of the group or list, otherwise you should use private {electronic mail} instead. See {netiquette}. [{Jargon File}] (1997-12-04)
Precious metals - Are valuable commodities (e.g., gold and silver) representing a private store of value. Precious metals are liquid, have international markets, and provide a hedge against inflation, currency risk, and unfavourable political and economic developments.
Primary Rate Interface ::: (PRI) A type of ISDN connection. In North America and Japan, this consists of 24 channels, usually divided into 23 B channels and 1 D channel, and runs over the same physical interface as T1. Elsewhere the PRI has 31 user channels, usually divided into 30 B channels and 1 D channel and is based on the E1 interface.PRI is typically used for connections such as one between a PBX (private branch exchange, a telephone exchange operated by the customer of a telephone company) and a CO (central office, of the telephone company) or IXC (inter exchange carrier, a long distance telephone company). (1995-01-18)
Primary Rate Interface (PRI) A type of {ISDN} connection. In North America and Japan, this consists of 24 channels, usually divided into 23 B channels and 1 D channel, and runs over the same physical interface as {T1}. Elsewhere the PRI has 31 user channels, usually divided into 30 B channels and 1 D channel and is based on the {E1} interface. PRI is typically used for connections such as one between a PBX (private branch exchange, a telephone exchange operated by the customer of a telephone company) and a CO (central office, of the telephone company) or IXC (inter exchange carrier, a long distance telephone company). (1995-01-18)
Princeton University ::: (body, education) Chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, Princeton was British North America's fourth college. First located in century. The College was officially renamed Princeton University in 1896; five years later in 1900 the Graduate School was established.Fully coeducational since 1969, Princeton now enrolls approximately 6,400 students (4,535 undergraduates and 1,866 graduate students). The ratio of full-time students to faculty members (in full-time equivalents) is eight to one.Today Princeton's main campus in Princeton Borough and Princeton Township consists of more than 5.5 million square feet of space in 160 buildings on 600 acres. The University's James Forrestal Campus in Plainsboro consists of one million square feet of space in four complexes on 340 acres.As Mercer County's largest private employer and one of the largest in the Mercer/Middlesex/Somerset County region, with approximately 4,830 permanent employees - including more than 1,000 faculty members - the University plays a major role in the educational, cultural, and economic life of the region. . (1994-01-19)
Princeton University "body, education" Chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, Princeton was British North America's fourth college. First located in Elizabeth, then in Newark, the College moved to Princeton in 1756. The College was housed in Nassau Hall, newly built on land donated by Nathaniel and Rebeckah FitzRandolph. Nassau Hall contained the entire College for nearly half a century. The College was officially renamed Princeton University in 1896; five years later in 1900 the Graduate School was established. Fully coeducational since 1969, Princeton now enrolls approximately 6,400 students (4,535 undergraduates and 1,866 graduate students). The ratio of full-time students to faculty members (in full-time equivalents) is eight to one. Today Princeton's main campus in Princeton Borough and Princeton Township consists of more than 5.5 million square feet of space in 160 buildings on 600 acres. The University's James Forrestal Campus in Plainsboro consists of one million square feet of space in four complexes on 340 acres. As Mercer County's largest private employer and one of the largest in the Mercer/Middlesex/Somerset County region, with approximately 4,830 permanent employees - including more than 1,000 faculty members - the University plays a major role in the educational, cultural, and economic life of the region. {(http://princeton.edu/index.html)}. (1994-01-19)
Principal ::: is a term that has several financial meanings. The most commonly used refers to the original sum of money borrowed in a loan, or put into an investment. Similar to the former, it can also refer to the face value of a bond. Principal can also refer to an individual party or parties, the owner of a private company or the chief participant in a transaction.
privacy ::: 1. The quality or condition of being secluded from the presence or view of others. 2. Plural. Private places. privacies.
Privacy, Epistemic: (Lat. privatus, from privus, private) Status of data of knowledge, e.g. somatic sensations, hedonic and emotional states, and perhaps even sense data, in so far as they are directly accessible to a single knowing subject. See Publicity, Epistemic. -- L.W.
privacy ::: n. --> The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.
A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat; solitude; retirement.
Concealment of what is said or done.
A private matter; a secret.
See Privity, 2.
privado ::: n. --> A private friend; a confidential friend; a confidant.
Private Automatic Branch eXchange "communications" (PABX) A telephone exchange operated within an organisation, used for switching calls between internal lines and between internal and {PSTN} lines. In contrast to a {PMBX}, a PABX can route calls without manual intervention, based entirely on the number dialed. Not all PABXs can route external calls to internal numbers automatically however. (1998-08-07)
Private Automatic Branch eXchange ::: (communications) (PABX) A telephone exchange operated within an organisation, used for switching calls between internal lines and between manual intervention, based entirely on the number dialed. Not all PABXs can route external calls to internal numbers automatically however. (1998-08-07)
Private benefits – The benefit of an activity to an individual or a business.
Private Branch Exchange "communications" (PBX) A telephone exchange local to a particular organisation who use, rather than provide, telephone services. The earliest PBXs were manual ({Private Manual Branch EXchange}, PMBX) but are now more likely to be automatic ({Private Automatic Branch eXchange}). (1997-06-25)
Private Branch Exchange ::: (communications) (PBX) A telephone exchange local to a particular organisation who use, rather than provide, telephone services. The earliest PBXs were manual (Private Manual Branch EXchange, PMBX) but are now more likely to be automatic (Private Automatic Branch eXchange). (1997-06-25)
Private corporation (company) - A corporation whose ownership is held with the private sector i.e. either LTD or PLC.
Private costs – The cost of an activity to an individual or business.
Private efficiency - Where a person's marginal benefit from a given activity equals the marginal cost.
Private equity – Refers to the equity securities of companies which are unlisted i.e. non-publicly traded.
Private good - A good (or service), each unit of which is consumed by only one individual.
Private limited company (Ltd) - A company owned by its shareholders. Shareholders' liability is limited to the value of their shares. Shares can only be bought and sold privately.
Private Manual Branch eXchange "communications" (PMBX) The original manual equivalent of a {PABX}; a PMBX involves company employed operators manually switching each call using a manual switchboard. (1998-08-07)
Private Manual Branch eXchange ::: (communications) (PMBX) The original manual equivalent of a PABX; a PMBX involves company employed operators manually switching each call using a manual switchboard. (1998-08-07)
Private saving - Saving on the part of individuals, the part of disposable income that is not spent on consumption.
Private sector - The portion of an economy in which goods and services are produced by non governmental units, such as firms and households.
Privatisation - The process of selling a public corporation to private shareholders.
privily ::: adv. --> In a privy manner; privately; secretly.
privity ::: a. --> Privacy; secrecy; confidence.
Private knowledge; joint knowledge with another of a private concern; cognizance implying consent or concurrence.
A private matter or business; a secret.
The genitals; the privates.
A connection, or bond of union, between parties, as to some particular transaction; mutual or successive relationship to the same rights of property.
privy ::: a. --> Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse.
Secret; clandestine.
Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the public.
Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly cognizant; privately knowing. ::: n.
privy ::: made a participant in knowledge of something private or secret, usually followed by to.
process 1. "operating system, software" The sequence of states of an executing {program}. A process consists of the program {code} (which may be shared with other processes which are executing the same program), private data, and the state of the {processor}, particularly the values in its {registers}. It may have other associated resources such as a {process identifier}, open files, {CPU time} limits, {shared memory}, {child processes}, and {signal handlers}. One process may, on some {platforms}, consist of many {threads}. A {multitasking} {operating system} can run multiple processes {concurrently} or in {parallel}, and allows a process to spawn "child" processes. (2001-06-16) 2. "business" The sequence of activities, people, and systems involved in carrying out some business or achieving some desired result. E.g. software development process, project management process, configuration management process. (2001-06-16)
proxy server "networking" A {server} process that intercepts requests from a client, passes them to an {origin server} and returns the response to the client while performing various other operations in the process. An {HTTP proxy server} is a common example. A proxy may be used for purposes of {security}, performance ({caching}) or anonymity. It may be purely software or may run on its own hardware, either a standard {PC} or server machine or a custom hardware appliance. A software proxy may be on the same computer as the client or the origin server, separate hardware may be anywhere on the network in between. The proxy may filter requests, rejecting some if the request or response matches certain conditions (e.g. an {antivirus} proxy). It may cache requests and responses to reduce load on the origin server or data volume on the network or to provide quicker response to the client for common requests. The proxy may modify the request or response, e.g. to convert between different protocols or interfaces. Proxy servers are often used in large companies as part of a {firewall} so that users within the company need have no direct connection to the Internet (and can use a {private IP address} range) but can still access the {web}, {instant messenger}, etc via the proxy. Usually this requires each client to be configured to use the proxy. The term "proxy gateway" may more imply transparency (less intervention) in the request-response process, though is often used as a synonym for proxy server. (2008-07-01)
public ::: a. --> Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the public treasury.
Open to the knowledge or view of all; general; common; notorious; as, public report; public scandal.
Open to common or general use; as, a public road; a public house.
public-key encryption "cryptography" (PKE, Or "public-key cryptography") An {encryption} scheme, introduced by Diffie and Hellman in 1976, where each person gets a pair of keys, called the public key and the private key. Each person's public key is published while the private key is kept secret. Messages are encrypted using the intended recipient's public key and can only be decrypted using his private key. This is often used in conjunction with a {digital signature}. The need for sender and receiver to share secret information (keys) via some secure channel is eliminated: all communications involve only public keys, and no private key is ever transmitted or shared. Public-key encryption can be used for {authentication}, {confidentiality}, {integrity} and {non-repudiation}. {RSA encryption} is an example of a public-key cryptosystem. {alt.security FAQ (http://cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/bngusenet/alt/security/top.html)}. See also {knapsack problem}. (1995-03-27)
public-key encryption ::: (cryptography) (PKE, Or public-key cryptography) An encryption scheme, introduced by Diffie and Hellman in 1976, where each person gets a pair of keys, recipient's public key and can only be decrypted using his private key. This is often used in conjunction with a digital signature.The need for sender and receiver to share secret information (keys) via some secure channel is eliminated: all communications involve only public keys, and no private key is ever transmitted or shared.Public-key encryption can be used for authentication, confidentiality, integrity and non-repudiation.RSA encryption is an example of a public-key cryptosystem. .See also knapsack problem. (1995-03-27)
publish ::: v. t. --> To make public; to make known to mankind, or to people in general; to divulge, as a private transaction; to promulgate or proclaim, as a law or an edict.
To make known by posting, or by reading in a church; as, to publish banns of marriage.
To send forth, as a book, newspaper, musical piece, or other printed work, either for sale or for general distribution; to print, and issue from the press.
rehearsal ::: n. --> The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise.
rehearse ::: v. t. --> To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.
To narrate; to relate; to tell.
To recite or repeat in private for experiment and improvement, before a public representation; as, to rehearse a tragedy.
To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal. ::: v. i.
relator ::: n. --> One who relates; a relater.
A private person at whose relation, or in whose behalf, the attorney-general allows an information in the nature of a quo warranto to be filed.
Rent seeking - Behaviour whereby private firms and individuals try to use the powers of the government to enhance their own economic well being.
repetitor ::: n. --> A private instructor.
reprimand ::: n. --> Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.
To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally.
To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded.
respectively ::: adv. --> As relating to each; particularly; as each belongs to each; as each refers to each in order; as, let each man respectively perform his duty.
Relatively; not absolutely.
Partially; with respect to private views.
With respect; regardfully.
retired ::: imp. & p. p. --> of Retire ::: a. --> Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits.
Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician.
retirement ::: n. --> The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer.
A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.
Reverse takeover - Where a company takes over a larger company than itself. IT can occur in different forms: 1. a smaller firm entity over a larger one.; 2. a private company purchases a public comapny.
Ricardian neutrality - The proposition that the financing of a government deficit has no current effect because private saving will just offset any government dissaving. Hence, if the government increases the national debt, private agents will save enough to cover the future taxes required to repay the increased debt, leaving national saving and aggregate demand unchanged.
riot ::: n. --> Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.
Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry.
The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object. ::: v. i.
RSA encryption "cryptography, algorithm" A {public-key cryptosystem} for both {encryption} and {authentication}, invented in 1977 by Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman. Its name comes from their initials. The RSA {algorithm} works as follows. Take two large {prime numbers}, p and q, and find their product n = pq; n is called the modulus. Choose a number, e, less than n and {relatively prime} to (p-1)(q-1), and find its reciprocal mod (p-1)(q-1), and call this d. Thus ed = 1 mod (p-1)(q-1); e and d are called the public and private exponents, respectively. The public key is the pair (n, e); the private key is d. The factors p and q must be kept secret, or destroyed. It is difficult (presumably) to obtain the private key d from the public key (n, e). If one could factor n into p and q, however, then one could obtain the private key d. Thus the entire security of RSA depends on the difficulty of factoring; an easy method for factoring products of large prime numbers would break RSA. {RSA FAQ (http://rsa.com/rsalabs/faq/faq_home.html)}. (2004-07-14)
ruelle ::: n. --> A private circle or assembly at a private house; a circle.
Sacrarium (Latin) The place wherein sacra (sacred objects) were kept; a shrine in a private house or temple.
Sanskrit, on the other hand, “was really the sacred language of the Brahmanas and held more or less private or secret by them. The Sanskrit even in those ancient times was the vehicle for the archaic Wisdom-teachings of the Aryan peoples of India, such as the Vedas, and the Puranas, and the Upanishads, and the great epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. But Pali was one of several other languages of culture in ancient India, all which were of so-called Prakrit character, although very little is known about these other literary languages. Pali has survived to the present time because . . . it became the linguistic vehicle in which were enshrined the teachings of Buddhism, i.e., of Southern Buddhism, much as Latin has survived because enshrining the teachings of early medieval Christianity. Just as there were in ancient Italy many other Italic tongues, each one having its literary or cultured form, and likewise its popular idiom, so was it in ancient India.
satire ::: a. --> A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem; as, the Satires of Juvenal.
Keeness and severity of remark; caustic exposure to reprobation; trenchant wit; sarcasm.
secretary ::: n. --> One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets.
A person employed to write orders, letters, dispatches, public or private papers, records, and the like; an official scribe, amanuensis, or writer; one who attends to correspondence, and transacts other business, for an association, a public body, or an individual.
An officer of state whose business is to superintend and manage the affairs of a particular department of government, and who is usually a member of the cabinet or advisory council of the chief
secretive ::: a. --> Tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private; as, a secretive disposition.
self-affairs ::: n. pl. --> One&
self-interest ::: n. --> Private interest; the interest or advantage of one&
selfishly ::: adv. --> In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly.
shame ::: n. --> A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of that which nature or modesty prompts us to conceal.
Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonor; ignominy; derision; contempt.
The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach, and degrades a person in the estimation of others; disgrace.
The parts which modesty requires to be covered; the private
shared memory 1. Memory in a {parallel computer}, usually {RAM}, which can be accessed by more than one processor, usually via a shared {bus} or network. It usually takes longer for a processor to access shared memory than to access its own private memory because of contention for the processor-to-memory connections and because of other overheads associated with ensuring synchronised access. Computers using shared memory usually have some kind of local {cache} on each processor to reduce the number of accesses to shared memory. This requires a {cache consistency} {protocol} to ensure that one processor's cached copy of a shared memory location is invalidated when another processor writes to that location. The alternative to shared memory is {message passing} where all memory is private to some particular processor and processors communicate by sending messages down special links. This is usually slower than shared memory but it avoids the problems of contention for memory and can be implemented more cheaply. 2. Memory which can be access by more than one process in a {multitasking} {operating system} with memory protection. Some {Unix} variants, e.g. {SunOS} provide this kind of shared memory. {Unix manual pages}: shmop(2), shmctl(2), shmget(2). (1994-10-20)
shared memory ::: 1. Memory in a parallel computer, usually RAM, which can be accessed by more than one processor, usually via a shared bus or network.It usually takes longer for a processor to access shared memory than to access its own private memory because of contention for the processor-to-memory shared memory location is invalidated when another processor writes to that location.The alternative to shared memory is message passing where all memory is private to some particular processor and processors communicate by sending messages down special links. This is usually slower than shared memory but it avoids the problems of contention for memory and can be implemented more cheaply.2. Memory which can be access by more than one process in a multitasking operating system with memory protection. Some Unix variants, e.g. SunOS provide this kind of shared memory.Unix manual pages: shmop(2), shmctl(2), shmget(2). (1994-10-20)
shebeen ::: n. --> A low public house; especially, a place where spirits and other excisable liquors are illegally and privately sold.
shoplifter ::: n. --> One who steals anything in a shop, or takes goods privately from a shop; one who, under pretense of buying goods, takes occasion to steal.
Signalling - An action taken by an informed party to reveal private information to an uninformed party.
signet ::: n. --> A seal; especially, in England, the seal used by the sovereign in sealing private letters and grants that pass by bill under the sign manual; -- called also privy signet.
simulty ::: n. --> Private grudge or quarrel; as, domestic simulties.
Slingshot ::: (networking, business, tool, product, protocol) CSK Software's real time financial server for the Internet.Slingshot allows the delivery of real time market data across the Internet and private intranets quickly, cheaply and securely. The first beta-test version was application and thus combined with static text, database queries and even audio and video objects, to create services.The Slingshot protocol enables the delivery of other forms of real time data over the Internet, thus making Slingshot useful in industries as varied as manufacturing, betting, telemetry, weather, transport and medicine.Version 2's improved protocol minimises the required bandwidth and can go through firewalls, proxies, and virus scanners, making Slingshot real-time data accessible everywhere where normal web access is possible.(2003-05-13)
Slingshot "networking, business, tool, product, protocol" {CSK Software}'s {real time} financial server for the {Internet}. Slingshot allows the delivery of real time market data across the {Internet} and private {intranets} quickly, cheaply and securely. The first beta-test version was released free to the Internet on 6 August 1996. Slingshot allows any financial institution, regardless of size, to publish their rates and associated information to a global audience using standard Internet protocols and software. The {real-time} data can be seamlessly integrated into any standard {web} application and thus combined with static text, database queries and even audio and video objects, to create services. The Slingshot protocol enables the delivery of other forms of real time data over the Internet, thus making Slingshot useful in industries as varied as manufacturing, betting, telemetry, weather, transport and medicine. Version 2's improved protocol minimises the required {bandwidth} and can go through {firewalls}, {proxies}, and {virus scanners}, making Slingshot real-time data accessible everywhere where normal web access is possible. (2003-05-13)
sneak ::: v. i. --> To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to sneak away from company. ::: imp. & p. p. --> To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.
Social benefit - Private benefit plus externalities in consumption.
Social cost - Private cost plus externalities in production.
social network "communications" Any {website} designed to allow multiple users to publish content themselves. The information may be on any subject and may be for consumption by (potential) friends, mates, employers, employees, etc. The sites typically allow users to create a "profile" describing themselves and to exchange public or private messages and list other users or groups they are connected to in some way. There may be editorial content or the site may be entirely user-driven. Content may include text, images (e.g. {(http://flickr.com/)}), video (e.g. {(http://youtube.com/)}) or any other media. Social networks on the the web are a natural extension of {mailing lists} and {buletin boards}. They are related to {wikis} like {(http://wikipedia.org/)} but typically do not allow users to modify content once it has been submitted, though usually you can publish comments on others' submissions. Different sites have different emphasis. For example, {(http://friendsreunited.co.uk/)} (one of the earliest such sites) focusses on listing former acquaintances; {(http://myspace.com/)} is music-oriented; {(http://linkedin.com/)} aims to connect business partners; {(http://del.icio.us/)}, {(http://stumbleupon.com/)} and {(http://digg.com/)} are for exchanging links to favouirite websites. There are many more. Sometimes the social aspects are a side-effect of bringing together people with shared interests, e.g. {(http://slashdot.org/)} (IT), other times they become more important than the original purpose, e.g. {(http://worldofwarcraft.com/)} (fantasy gaming). (2006-12-05)
Software in the Public Interest, Inc. ::: (company) (SPI) A non-profit corporation which helps organisations develop and distribute open hardware and open software. SPI's goals are:* to create, form and establish an organization to formulate and provide software systems for use by the general public without charge;* to teach and train individuals regarding the use and application of such systems;* to hold classes, seminars and workshops concerning the proper use and application of computers and computer systems;* to endeavor to monitor and improve the quality of currently existing publicly available software;* to support, encourage and promote the creation and development of software available to the general public;* to provide information and education regarding the proper use of the Internet;* to organize, hold and conduct meetings, discussions and forums on contemporary issues concerning the use of computers and computer software;* to foster, promote and increase access to software systems available to the general public;* to solicit, collect and otherwise raise money and to expend such funds in furtherance of the goals and activities of the corporation;* to aid, assist, cooperate, co-sponsor and otherwise engage in concerted action with private, educational and governmental organisations and associations on all issues and matters concerning the use of computers and computer software and;* generally to endeavor to promote, foster and advance interest in computers and computer software by all available means and methods.SPI currently supports Berlin, Debian, GNOME, LSB, Open Source. .(2002-04-14)
Software in the Public Interest, Inc. "company" (SPI) A non-profit corporation which helps organisations develop and distribute {open hardware} and {open software}. SPI's goals are: * to create, form and establish an organization to formulate and provide software systems for use by the general public without charge; * to teach and train individuals regarding the use and application of such systems; * to hold classes, seminars and workshops concerning the proper use and application of computers and computer systems; * to endeavor to monitor and improve the quality of currently existing publicly available software; * to support, encourage and promote the creation and development of software available to the general public; * to provide information and education regarding the proper use of the Internet; * to organize, hold and conduct meetings, discussions and forums on contemporary issues concerning the use of computers and computer software; * to foster, promote and increase access to software systems available to the general public; * to solicit, collect and otherwise raise money and to expend such funds in furtherance of the goals and activities of the corporation; * to aid, assist, cooperate, co-sponsor and otherwise engage in concerted action with private, educational and governmental organisations and associations on all issues and matters concerning the use of computers and computer software and; * generally to endeavor to promote, foster and advance interest in computers and computer software by all available means and methods. SPI currently supports {Berlin}, {Debian}, {GNOME}, {LSB}, {Open Source}. {SPI Home (http://spi-inc.org/)}. (2002-04-14)
soldier ::: n. --> One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized body of combatants.
Especially, a private in military service, as distinguished from an officer.
A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill, or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of emphasis or distinction.
Sophists: (5th Cent B.C.) Wandering teachers who came to Athens from foreign cities, and sought to popularize knowledge. They filled a need felt in Greece at this time for a general dissemination of that scientific knowledge which had previously been more or less privately cultivated in learned societies. Nowhere was this need more widespread than in Athens where a political career necessitated an acquaintance with the intellectual attainments of the race. The Sophists came to Athens to assist young men in achieving political success. Before long, this brought with it the subordination of purely theoretical learning to its practical usefulness, and the Sophists, far from teaching what is most likely to be true, instructed the youth in what is most likely to bear political fruit. Thus eloquent public appeal and the art of rhetoric soon took the place of pure science and philosophy. In this very desire, however, to persuade and refute, the problem presented itself as to whether among the various conflicting opinions which the Sophists had taught their pupils to defend and to oppose, there was anything of permanent value which could claim the assent of all men everywhere. This quest of the universal in knowledge and in conduct forms the basis of the Socratic Quest. -- M.F.
spam 1. "messaging" (From Hormel's Spiced Ham, via the Monty Python "Spam" song) To post irrelevant or inappropriate messages to one or more {Usenet} {newsgroups}, {mailing lists}, or other messaging system in deliberate or accidental violation of {netiquette}. It is possible to spam a newsgroup with one well- (or ill-) planned message, e.g. asking "What do you think of abortion?" on soc.women. This can be done by {cross-post}ing, e.g. any message which is crossposted to alt.rush-limbaugh and alt.politics.homosexuality will almost inevitably spam both groups. (Compare {troll} and {flame bait}). Posting a message to a significant proportion of all newsgroups is a sure way to spam Usenet and become an object of almost universal hatred. Canter and Siegel spammed the net with their Green card post. If you see an article which you think is a deliberate spam, DO NOT post a {follow-up} - doing so will only contribute to the general annoyance. Send a polite message to the poster by private e-mail and CC it to "postmaster" at the same address. Bear in mind that the posting's origin might have been forged or the apparent sender's account might have been used by someone else without his permission. The word was coined as the winning entry in a 1937 competition to choose a name for Hormel Foods Corporation's "spiced meat" (now officially known as "SPAM luncheon meat"). Correspondant Bob White claims the modern use of the term predates Monty Python by at least ten years. He cites an editor for the Dallas Times Herald describing Public Relations as "throwing a can of spam into an electric fan just to see if any of it would stick to the unwary passersby." {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:news.admin.net-abuse}. See also {netiquette}. 2. (A narrowing of sense 1, above) To indiscriminately send large amounts of unsolicited {e-mail} meant to promote a product or service. Spam in this sense is sort of like the electronic equivalent of junk mail sent to "Occupant". In the 1990s, with the rise in commercial awareness of the net, there are actually scumbags who offer spamming as a "service" to companies wishing to advertise on the net. They do this by mailing to collections of {e-mail} addresses, Usenet news, or mailing lists. Such practises have caused outrage and aggressive reaction by many net users against the individuals concerned. 3. (Apparently a generalisation of sense 2, above) To abuse any network service or tool by for promotional purposes. "AltaVista is an {index}, not a promotional tool. Attempts to fill it with promotional material lower the value of the index for everyone. [...] We will disallow {URL} submissions from those who spam the index. In extreme cases, we will exclude all their pages from the index." -- {Altavista}. 4. "jargon, programming" To crash a program by overrunning a fixed-size {buffer} with excessively large input data. See also {buffer overflow}, {overrun screw}, {smash the stack}. 5. "chat, games" (A narrowing of sense 1, above) To flood any {chat} forum or {Internet game} with purposefully annoying text or macros. Compare {Scrolling}. (2003-09-21)
Spent Fuel ::: Spent fuel consists of irradiated fuel discharged from a nuclear reactor. Three categories of spent fuel are: fuel from commercial light-water reactors (LWRs), fuel from non-LWR commercial reactors, and special fuels associated with government-sponsored research and demonstration programs, universities, and private industries.
stanch ::: v. t. --> To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound.
To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst.
Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship.
Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent.
Close; secret; private.
To prop; to make stanch, or strong.
Subscriber Identity Module "telecommunications, wireless" (SIM or "SIM card") A component, usually in the form of a miniature {smart-card}, that is theoretically tamper-proof and is used to associate a {mobile subscriber} with a {mobile network} subscription. The SIM holds the subscriber's unique {MSISDN} along with secret information such as a private {encryption key} and encryption and digital signature algorithms. Most SIMs also contain {non-volatile storage} for network and device management, contact lists, text messages sent and received, logos and in some cases even small {Java} {programs}. (2007-01-06)
SuperZap "tool, IBM" An {IBM} {utility program} used to quickly {patch} {operating system} or {application program} executable {code} in preference to editing the {source code} and recompiling. The SuperZAP program was a quick hack written by one IBM Engineer, possibly from IBM UK, in the late 1960s to directly fix executable files. He needed to fix a bug but it would have taken hours to rebuild the vast {OS/360} executables. The {S/360} architecture has an instruction ZAP (Zero and Add Packed) for {packed decmial} arithmetic, that sets the byte at a given address to a given value. Superzap used this to write data given as a string of hex digits to a given location in an executable file in a matter of seconds. Soon the IBM development labs were releasing all Programming Temporary Fixes (PTFs) to OS/360 in this form. OS/360 included a version called IMASPZAP or AMASPZAP which persisted through {MVS}, {MVS/SP}, {MVS/XA}, {OS/390} and probably still remains in {z/OS}, the distant descendent of OS/360. [Private 2004-02-05 e-mail from Chris Gage, IBM employee and SuperZap user, 1970-]. (2007-03-15)
synchronous key encryption "algorithm, cryptography" Data {encryption} using two interlocking keys where enything encoded using one key may be decoded using the other key. This means if someone makes one of the two keys publicly available (as in {public-key encryption}) and keeps the other private, then anyone may send them a message or data that only they can decode, giving privacy, and furthermore, the sender may also encrypt that same message additionally with their own private key, making it impossible to read without decoding first with *their* __public__ key by the receiver, this gives authenticity. It is a very powerful system. One cannot determine one key from the other, nor can they crack the encryption by computing all combinations, because, depending on the size of the keys (sometimes as large as 1024 bytes, though having grown from smaller versions in popular implementations of the software which does this), the amount of computing power required to crack the code is unavailable, even supercomputers would take more than a hundred years to crack it. {PGP} is a publicly availble software implementation written by Phil Zimmermann. (1994-10-10)
tectly ::: adv. --> Covertly; privately; secretly.
telltale ::: a. --> Telling tales; babbling. ::: n. --> One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should suppress.
A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material,
tete-a-tete ::: n. --> Private conversation; familiar interview or conference of two persons.
A short sofa intended to accomodate two persons. ::: a. --> Private; confidential; familiar.
The Jupiier Press Private Lid, Madras-18.
Thesmophoria (Greek) [from thesmophoros law-giving] A Mystery festival celebrated at Athens, Abdera, and possibly also in Sparta, in honor of Demeter-Thesmophoros, as goddess of justice, law, and order. During its celebration, prisoners were released, the law courts of the city-state were closed, and the senate did not meet. Celebrated by women only, it took place on three days, beginning with the 11th of Pyanepsion — October 24-26. The first day was called Anodos (the way up), but also Kathodos (the way down, the descent). It celebrated with a great processional the return of Demeter with her daughter Persephone from the underworld, and as Kathodos, her descent into it. The second day was Kalligeneia (mother of beauty); and third was Nesteia (the fast), passed by the women in silence and fasting, sitting on the ground to celebrate Demeter’s sorrow. There is no information as to the rites of the second day, and nothing is actually known of the private ritual of any of the three days.
The term appeared in the later 17th century to name (a) the theory of archetypal Ideas, whether in the original Platonic teaching or as incorporated into Christian Platonic and Scholastic theism; (b) the epistemological doctrine of Descartes and Locke, according to which "ideas," i.e., direct objects of human apprehension, are subjective and privately possessed. Since this latter view put in doubt the very existence of a material world, the term began to be used in the early 18th century for acosmism (according to which the external world is only the projection of our minds), and immaterialism (doctrine of the non-existence of material being). Its use was popularized by Kant, who named his theory of knowledge Critical or Transcendental Idealism, and by his metaphysical followers, the Post-Kantian Idealists.
The_Volcker_Rule ::: is a federal regulation that generally prohibits banks from conducting certain investment activities with their own accounts and limits their dealings with hedge funds and private equity funds, also called covered funds. The Volcker Rule aims to protect bank customers by preventing banks from making certain types of speculative investments that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis.
treacherous ::: a. --> Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless.
tutor ::: n. --> One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing.
A treasurer; a keeper.
One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
A private or public teacher.
An officer or member of some hall, who instructs students, and is responsible for their discipline.
tutors ::: persons employed to instruct others in some branch or branches of learning, esp. private instructors.
TYMNET "networking, history" A United States-wide commercial computer network, created by {Tymshare, Inc.} some time before 1970, and used for {remote login} and file transfer. The network public went live in November 1971. In its original implementation, it consisted of fairly simple circuit-oriented {nodes}, whose circuits were created by central network supervisors writing into the appropriate nodes' "permuter tables". The supervisors also performed login validations as well as circuit management. Circuits were character oriented and the network was oriented toward interactive character-by-character {full-duplex} communications circuits. The network had more than one supervisor running, but only one was active, the others being put to sleep with "sleeping pill" messages. If the active supervisor went down, all the others would wake up and battle for control of the network. After the battle, the supervisor with the highest pre-set priority would dominate, and the network would then again be controlled by only one supervisor. (During the takeover battle, the net consisted of subsets of itself across which new circuits could not be built). Existing circuits were not affected by supervisor switches. There was a clever scheme to switch the echoing function between the local node and the host based on whether or not a special character had been typed by the user. Data transfers were also possible via "auxiliary circuits". The Tymshare hosts (which ran customer code) were {SDS 940}, {DEC} {PDP-10}, and eventually {IBM 370} computers. {Xerox} {XDS 940} might have been used if Xerox, who bought the design for the SDS 940 from Scientific Data Systems, had ever built any. The switches were originally {Varian Data Machines} 620i. The {Interdata 8/32} was never used because the performance was disappointing. The TYMNET Engine, based loosely on the Interdata 7/32, was developed instead to replace the Varian 620i. In the early 1990s, newer "Turbo" nodes based on the {Motorola 68000} began to replace the 7/32s. These were later replaced with {SPARCs}. PDP-10s supported (and still do in 1999) cross-platform development and billing. {Tymshare, Inc.} originally wrote and implemented TYMNET to provide nationwide access for their {time-sharing} customers. La Roy Tymes booted up the public TYMNET in November of 1971 and, as of March 2002, it had been running ever since without a single system crash. TYMNET was the largest commercial network in the United States in its heyday, with nodes in every major US city and a few overseas as well. Tymshare acquired a French subsidiary, {SLIGOS}, and had TYMNET nodes in Paris, France. Tymshare sold the TYMNET network software to {TRW}, who created their own private network (which was not called TYMNET). In about 1979, TYMNET Inc. was spun off from Tymshare, Inc. to continue administration and development of the network. TYMNET outlived its parent company Tymshare and was acquired by {MCI}. As of May 1994 they still ran three {DEC KL-10s} under {TYMCOM-X}, although they planned to decommission them soon. The original creators of TYMNET included: Ann Hardy, Norm Hardy, Bill Frantz. La Roy Tymes (who always insisted that his name was NOT the source of the name) wrote the first supervisor which ran on the 940. Joe Rinde made many significant technical and marketing contributions. La Roy wrote most of the code of the network proper. Several others wrote code in support of development and administration. Just recently (1999) La Roy, on contract, wrote a version of the supervisor to run on {SPARC} hardware. The name TYMNET was suggested by Vigril Swearingen in a weekly meeting between Tymshare technical and marketing staff in about 1970. {(http://cap-lore.com/ETH.html)}. [E-mail from La Roy Tymes] (2002-11-26)
TYMNET ::: (networking, history) A United States-wide commercial computer network, created by Tymshare, Inc. some time before 1970, and used for remote login and file transfer. The network public went live in November 1971.In its original implementation, it consisted of fairly simple circuit-oriented nodes, whose circuits were created by central network supervisors writing into the network was oriented toward interactive character-by-character full-duplex communications circuits.The network had more than one supervisor running, but only one was active, the others being put to sleep with sleeping pill messages. If the active across which new circuits could not be built). Existing circuits were not affected by supervisor switches.There was a clever scheme to switch the echoing function between the local node and the host based on whether or not a special character had been typed by the user. Data transfers were also possible via auxiliary circuits.The Tymshare hosts (which ran customer code) were SDS 940, DEC PDP-10, and eventually IBM 370 computers. Xerox XDS 940 might have been used if Xerox, who bought the design for the SDS 940 from Scientific Data Systems, had ever built any.The switches were originally Varian Data Machines 620i. The Interdata 8/32 was never used because the performance was disappointing. The TYMNET Engine, based In the early 1990s, newer Turbo nodes based on the Motorola 68000 began to replace the 7/32s. These were later replaced with SPARCs.PDP-10s supported (and still do in 1999) cross-platform development and billing.Tymshare, Inc. originally wrote and implemented TYMNET to provide nationwide access for their time-sharing customers.La Roy Tymes booted up the public TYMNET in November of 1971 and, as of March 2002, it had been running ever since without a single system crash.TYMNET was the largest commercial network in the United States in its heyday, with nodes in every major US city and a few overseas as well. Tymshare acquired a French subsidiary, SLIGOS, and had TYMNET nodes in Paris, France.Tymshare sold the TYMNET network software to TRW, who created their own private network (which was not called TYMNET). In about 1979, TYMNET Inc. was spun off from Tymshare, Inc. to continue administration and development of the network.TYMNET outlived its parent company Tymshare and was acquired by MCI. As of May 1994 they still ran three DEC KL-10s under TYMCOM-X, although they planned to decommission them soon.The original creators of TYMNET included: Ann Hardy, Norm Hardy, Bill Frantz. La Roy Tymes (who always insisted that his name was NOT the source of the name) administration. Just recently (1999) La Roy, on contract, wrote a version of the supervisor to run on SPARC hardware.The name TYMNET was suggested by Vigril Swearingen in a weekly meeting between Tymshare technical and marketing staff in about 1970. .[E-mail from La Roy Tymes](2002-11-26)
Unamuno y Jugo, Miguel de: Spanish Professor and writer. Born at Bilbao, Spain, September 29, 1864. Died 1936. First and secondary education in Bilbao. Philosophical studies and higher learning at the Central University of Madrid since 1880. Private instructor in Bilbao, 1884-1891. Professor of Greek language and literature at the University of Salamanca since 1891. President of the University of Salamanca and at the same time Professor of the History of the Spanish Language, in 1901. Madariaga considers him "The most important literary figure of Spain". If he does not embody, at least it may be asserted that Unamuno very well symbolizes the character of Spain. His conflict between faith and reason, life and thought, culture and civilization, depicts for us a clear picture of the Spanish cultural crisis.
unappropriate ::: a. --> Inappropriate; unsuitable.
Not appropriated. ::: v. t. --> To take from private possession; to restore to the possession or right of all; as, to unappropriate a monopoly.
Upanishad(Sanskrit) ::: A compound, composed of upa "according to," "together with," ni "down," and the verbal rootsad, "to sit," which becomes shad by Sanskrit grammar when preceded by the particle ni: the entirecompound thus signifying "following upon or according to the teachings which were received when wewere sitting down." The figure here is that of pupils sitting in the Oriental style at the feet of the teacher,who taught them the secret wisdom or rahasya, in private and in forms and manners of expression thatlater were written and promulgated according to those teachings and after that style.The Upanishads are examples of literary works in which the rahasya -- a Sanskrit word meaning"esoteric doctrine" or "mystery" -- is imbodied. The Upanishads belong to the Vedic cycle and areregarded by orthodox Brahmans as a portion of the sruti or "revelation." It was from these wonderfulquasi-esoteric and very mystical works that was later developed the highly philosophical and profoundsystem called the Vedanta. The Upanishads are usually reckoned today as one hundred and fifty innumber, though probably only a score are now complete without evident marks of literary change oradulteration in the way of excision or interpolation.The topics treated of in the Upanishads are highly transcendental, recondite, and abstruse, and in orderproperly to understand the Upanishadic teaching one should have constantly in mind the master-keys thattheosophy puts into the hand of the student. The origin of the universe, the nature of the divinities, therelations between soul and ego, the connections of spiritual and material beings, the liberation of theevolving entity from the chains of maya, and kosmological questions, are all dealt with, mostly in asuccinct and cryptic form. The Upanishads, finally, may be called the exoteric theosophical works ofHindustan, but contain a vast amount of genuine esoteric information.
User Network Interface "communications, networking" (UNI) An interface point between {ATM} end users and a private {ATM switch}, or between a private ATM switch and the {public carrier} ATM network. The physical and {protocol} specifications for UNIs are defined by the {ATM Forum}'s UNI documents, which allow for various types of physical interfaces. See also: {NNI} (1999-01-23)
User Network Interface ::: (communications, networking) (UNI) An interface point between ATM end users and a private ATM switch, or between a private ATM switch and the public carrier ATM network.The physical and protocol specifications for UNIs are defined by the ATM Forum's UNI documents, which allow for various types of physical interfaces.See also: NNI (1999-01-23)
Value Added Network "networking" (VAN) A privately owned {network} that provides a specific service, such as legal research or access to a specialised database, for a fee. A Value Added Network usually offers some service or information that is not readily available on public networks. A Value Added Network's customers typically purchase {leased lines} that connect them to the network or they use a {dial-up number}, given by the network owner, to gain access to the network. (1998-11-10)
Value Added Network ::: (networking) (VAN) A privately owned network that provides a specific service, such as legal research or access to a specialised database, for a fee. A Value Added Network usually offers some service or information that is not readily available on public networks.A Value Added Network's customers typically purchase leased lines that connect them to the network or they use a dial-up number, given by the network owner, to gain access to the network. (1998-11-10)
vendetta ::: n. --> A blood feud; private revenge for the murder of a kinsman.
virtual connection ::: (networking) 1. (VC) A connection or a path through an ATM network. The word virtual indicates that the connection is logical rather than physical.Nothing to do with a virtual circuit on a packet switching network.[Fred Halsall, Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems, 1996, Addison Wesley].2. A communications link that appears to be a direct connection between sender and receiver, although physically the link can be routed through a more circuitous path, running over virtual circuits instead of a private network built primarily with dedicated lines.A virtual connection can provide full-time connection among many sites, including those configured for SNA/SDLC protocol. A virtual connection can connectivity, client-server computing, and other distributed processing applications.[Same as virtual circuit?](2001-10-26)
virtual connection "networking" 1. (VC) A connection or a path through an {ATM} network. The word "{virtual}" indicates that the connection is {logical} rather than {physical}. Nothing to do with a {virtual circuit} on a {packet switching} network. [Fred Halsall, "Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems", 1996, Addison Wesley]. 2. A communications link that appears to be a direct connection between sender and receiver, although physically the link can be routed through a more circuitous path, running over {virtual circuits} instead of a private network built primarily with {dedicated lines}. A virtual connection can provide full-time connection among many sites, including those configured for {SNA}/{SDLC} {protocol}. A virtual connection can handle any transmission protocol and is supported worldwide. It can provide high throughput and low delay for {LAN} and {Internet} applications, peer-to-peer connectivity, client-server computing, and other distributed processing applications. [Same as {virtual circuit}?] (2001-10-26)
Virtual Private Network "networking, security" (VPN) The use of {encryption} in the lower {protocol layers} to provide a secure connection through an otherwise insecure network, typically the {Internet}. VPNs are generally cheaper than real private networks using private lines but rely on having the same encryption system at both ends. The encryption may be performed by {firewall} software or possibly by {routers}. Link-level (layer 2 and 3) encryption provides extra protection by encrypting all of each {datagram} except the link-level information. This prevents a listener from obtaining information about network structure. While link-level encryption prevents traffic analysis (a form of attack), it must encrypt/decrypt on every {hop} and every path. Protocol-level encryption (layer 3 and 4) encryption encrypts protocol data but leaves protocol and link headers clear. While protocol-level encryption requires you to encrypt/decrypt data only once, and it encrypts/decrypts only those sessions that need it, headers are sent as clear text, allowing traffic analysis. Application (layer 5 up) encryption is based on a particular application and requires that the application be modified to incorporate encryption. {Cisco (http://cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat5000/cnfg_nts/rsm/rsm_pa/4801encr.htm)}. (1999-11-15)
Virtual Private Network ::: (networking, security) (VPN) The use of encryption in the lower protocol layers to provide a secure connection through an otherwise insecure network, using private lines but rely on having the same encryption system at both ends. The encryption may be performed by firewall software or possibly by routers.Link-level (layer 2 and 3) encryption provides extra protection by encrypting all of each datagram except the link-level information. This prevents a listener prevents traffic analysis (a form of attack), it must encrypt/decrypt on every hop and every path.Protocol-level encryption (layer 3 and 4) encryption encrypts protocol data but leaves protocol and link headers clear. While protocol-level encryption requires sessions that need it, headers are sent as clear text, allowing traffic analysis.Application (layer 5 up) encryption is based on a particular application and requires that the application be modified to incorporate encryption. . (1999-11-15)
VPN {Virtual Private Network}
World-Wide Web "web, networking, hypertext" (WWW, W3, the web) A {client-server} {hypertext} distributed information retrieval system, often referred to as "The Internet" though strictly speaking, the Internet is the network and the web is just one use of the network (others being {e-mail}, {DNS}, {SSH}). Basically, the web consists of documents or {web pages} in {HTML} format (a kind of {hypertext}), each of which has a unique {URL} or "web address". {Links} in a page are URLs of other pages which may be part of the same {website} or a page on another site on a different {web server} anywhere on the {Internet}. As well as HTML pages, a URL may refer to an image, some code ({JavaScript} or {Java}), {CSS}, a {video} stream or other kinds of object. URLs typically start with "http://", indicating that the page needs to be fetched using the {HTTP} {protocol} or or "https://" for the {HTTPS} protocol which {encrypts} the request and the resulting page for security. The URL "scheme" (the bit before the ":") indicates the protocol to use. These include {FTP}, the original protocol for transferring files over the Internet. {RTSP} is a {streaming protocol} that allow a continuous feed of {audio} or {video} from the server to the browser. {Gopher} was a predecessor of HTTP and {Telnet} starts an {interactive} {command-line} session with a remote server. The web is accessed using a {client} program known as a {web browser} that runs on the user's computer. The browser fetches and displays pages and allows the user to follow {links} by clicking on them (or similar action) and to input queries to the server. A variety of browsers are freely available, e.g. {Google Chrome}, {Microsoft} {Internet Explorer}, {Apple} {Safari} and {Mozilla} {Firefox}. Early browsers included {NCSA} {Mosaic} and {Netscape} {Navigator}. Queries can be entered into "forms" which allow the user to enter arbitrary text and select options from customisable menus and other controls. The server processes each request - either a simple URL or data from a form - and returns a response, typically a page of HTML. The World-Wide Web originated from the {CERN} High-Energy Physics laboratories in Geneva, Switzerland. In the early 1990s, the developers at CERN spread word of the Web's capabilities to scientific and academic audiences worldwide. By September 1993, the share of Web traffic traversing the {NSFNET} {Internet} {backbone} reached 75 {gigabytes} per month or one percent. By July 1994 it was one {terabyte} per month. The {World Wide Web Consortium} is the main standards body for the web. Following the widespread availability of web browsers and servers from about 1995, organisations started using the same software and protocols on their own private internal {TCP/IP} networks giving rise to the term "{intranet}". {This dictionary} is accessible via the Web at {(http://foldoc.org/)}. {An article by John December (http://sunsite.unc.edu/cmc/mag/1994/oct/webip.html)}. {W3 servers, clients and tools (http://w3.org/Status.html)}. (2017-11-01)
World-Wide Web ::: (World-Wide Web, networking, hypertext) (WWW, W3, The Web) An Internet client-server hypertext distributed information retrieval system which originated from the CERN High-Energy Physics laboratories in Geneva, Switzerland.An extensive user community has developed on the Web since its public introduction in 1991. In the early 1990s, the developers at CERN spread word of share of Web traffic traversing the NSFNET Internet backbone reached 75 gigabytes per month or one percent. By July 1994 it was one terabyte per month.On the WWW everything (documents, menus, indices) is represented to the user as a hypertext object in HTML format. Hypertext links refer to other documents by Gopher, Telnet or news, as well as those available via the http protocol used to transfer hypertext documents.The client program (known as a browser), e.g. NCSA Mosaic, Netscape Navigator, runs on the user's computer and provides two basic navigation operations: to follow a link or to send a query to a server. A variety of client and server software is freely available.Most clients and servers also support forms which allow the user to enter arbitrary text as well as selecting options from customisable menus and on/off switches.Following the widespread availability of web browsers and servers, many companies from about 1995 realised they could use the same software and protocols on their own private internal TCP/IP networks giving rise to the term intranet.If you don't have a WWW browser, but you are on the Internet, you can access the Web using the command: telnet www.w3.org (Internet address 128.141.201.74) but it's much better if you install a browser on your own computer.The World Wide Web Consortium is the main standards body for the web. . . .Mailing list: .Usenet newsgroups: comp.infosystems.www.misc, comp.infosystems.www.providers, comp.infosystems.www.users, comp.infosystems.announce.The best way to access this dictionary is via the Web since you will get the latest version and be able to follow cross-references easily. If you are reading a plain text version of this dictionary then you will see lots of curly brackets and strings like {(http://hostname/here/there/page.html)}. These are transformed into hypertext links when you access it via the Web.See also Java, webhead. (1996-10-28)
yacht ::: n. --> A light and elegantly furnished vessel, used either for private parties of pleasure, or as a vessel of state to convey distinguished persons from one place to another; a seagoing vessel used only for pleasure trips, racing, etc. ::: v. i. --> To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.
Zuse "language" (After {Konrad Zuse}) A descendant of {Ada}, {Modula-2}, {Mesa} and {Oberon-1}, described by Christian Collberg "collberg@dna.lth.se" in his PhD thesis 1991. Zuse supports several levels of information hiding. The Zuse type system includes fully hidden types (similar to {Modula-2} {opaque types} but without any implementation restriction), semi-open pointer types (same as {Modula-2} {opaque types}), extensible {record types} (similar to {Oberon-1} public projection types but without the compiler hint), {enumeration} types, extensible enumeration types, and extensible {subrange types}. A type can also be protected by specifying the operations that particular modules may perform (similar to {C++} {friend classes} and {Ada} {private types}). Zuse also includes hidden and extensible constants and hidden inline procedures. In order to support the higher levels of information hiding the implementation employs partial intermediate code linking. A version for {Sun-3} is available. (1999-02-18)
Zuse ::: (language) (After Konrad Zuse) A descendant of Ada, Modula-2, Mesa and Oberon-1, described by Christian Collberg in his PhD thesis 1991.Zuse supports several levels of information hiding. The Zuse type system includes fully hidden types (similar to Modula-2 opaque types but without any without the compiler hint), enumeration types, extensible enumeration types, and extensible subrange types.A type can also be protected by specifying the operations that particular modules may perform (similar to C++ friend classes and Ada private types). Zuse order to support the higher levels of information hiding the implementation employs partial intermediate code linking.A version for Sun-3 is available. (1999-02-18)
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1:Every man's memory is his private literature. ~ Aldous Huxley, #KEYS
2:All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret. ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez, #KEYS
3:Truth is not private property. ~ Saint Augustine of Hippo, #KEYS
4:The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds. ~ Heraclitus, #KEYS
5:I couldn't live a week without a private library - indeed, I'd part with all my furniture and squat and sleep on the floor before I'd let go of the 1500 or so books I possess. ~ H P Lovecraft, #KEYS
6:Consciousness doesn't have relationships ." ~ Rupert Spira, ((b. 1960) international teacher of Advaita Vedanta, notable English potter and studio potter with work in public and private collections, Wikipedia., #KEYS
7:One more efficaciously calls upon Christ in quiet or in private: "In quietness and in trust shall be your strength" ~ Saint Thomas Aquinas, (Is 30:15)(Commentary on Jn. 11, lect. 5)., #KEYS
8:Why not improve life for the world's poorest first. Is it so impossible to move business from private greed to public good?" ~ Anita Lucia Roddick, (1942 -2007) a British businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner, Wikipedia., #KEYS
9:always some progress can be made anywhere
ive been fairly particular with my words and speech for a long time, the mind is harder (its a crazier mess), but I want to do that next. then probably heart, then will then body
~ JB to dad,#KEYS
10:Sadhana should be done in private—the more secluded, the better. It should not be done before others, as that can stimulate one's ego. The Master used to say: 'Sadhana is to be done mentally, in some corner, or some secluded place.' ~ Swami Adbhutananda, #KEYS
11:If you want to ask your Guru anything regarding your Sadhana, you must do so in private. I have seen in the case of Sri Ramakrishna how He would take each disciple alone and give him in private the special instructions necessary for him. ~ SWAMI BRAHMANANDA, #KEYS
12:Have no private selfish end, but have sincere love for truth and piety, and Mother shall speak from within you. Never let go your ideal, but hold on to it with a firm grip, and you will be led rightly to the goal, which is the one and same for all. ~ Swami Turiyananda, #KEYS
13:Although thinking is my act, it is not 'mine' in the sense that understanding uses the word mine. This follows from the very nature of reason, which determines the nature of thought as such. My concept, although it is my act, is thus not my private property. ~ Owen Barfield, #KEYS
14:Call upon God by whatever name or form you like. But should anyone ask you about your Chosen Ideal, stop talking to him that instant. There is a great possibility of harm to the aspirant if such private subjects of spiritual life are disclosed to others. ~ Swami Adbhutananda, #KEYS
15:Self-Giving
Hateful I hold him who sworn to a cause that is holy and common
Broods upon private wrongs or serving his lonely ambition
Studies to reap his gain from the labour and woe of his fellows. ~ Sri Aurobindo, Collected Poems, Ilion,#KEYS
16:Often our thoughts are finished cosmic wares
Admitted by a silent office gate
And passed through the subconscient's galleries,
Then issued in Time's mart as private make. ~ Sri Aurobindo, Savitri, Nirvana and the Discovery of the All-Negating Absolute,#KEYS
17:There is an old, old story about a theologian who was asked to reconcile the Doctrine of Divine Mercy with the doctrine of infant damnation. 'The Almighty,' he explained, 'finds it necessary to do things in His official and public capacity which in His private and personal capacity He deplores.
~ Robert Heinlein, Methuselah's Children.,#KEYS
18:Like your bedroom, your writing room should be private, a place where you go to dream. Your schedule ~ in at about the same time every day, out when your thousand words are on paper or disk ~ exists in order to habituate yourself, to make yourself ready to dream just as you make yourself ready to sleep by going to bed at roughly the same time each night and following the same ritual as you go., #KEYS
19:I insist that in private life men should not admit their passions to be an end, indulging them and so degrading themselves to the level of the other animals, or suppressing them and creating neuroses. I insist that every thought, word and deed should be consciously devoted to the service of the Great Work. 'Whatsoever ye do, whether ye eat or drink, do all to the glory of God' ~ Aleister Crowleys, Confessions of Aleister Crowley, #KEYS
20:I AM NOW CLOSE TO 88 and I am confident that the only thing important about me is that I am an average healthy human. I am also a living case history of a thoroughly documented, half-century, search-and-research project designed to discover what, if anything, an unknown, moneyless individual, with a dependent wife and newborn child, might be able to do effectively on behalf of all humanity that could not be accomplished by great nations, great religions or private enterprise, no matter how rich or powerfully armed. ~ Buckminster Fuller, 1983, #KEYS
21:Student debt is structured to be a burden for life. The indebted cannot declare bankruptcy, unlike Donald Trump. Current student debt is estimated to be over $1.45 trillion. There are ample resources for that simply from waste, including the bloated military and the enormous concentrated private wealth that has accumulated in the financial and general corporate sector under neoliberal policies. There is no economic reason why free education cannot flourish from schools through colleges and university. The barriers are not economic but rather political decisions. ~ Noam Chomsky, #KEYS
22:There are two ways to slide easily through life; to believe everything or doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking. The majority take the line of least resistance, preferring to have their thinking done for them; they accept ready-made individual, private doctrines as their own and follow them more or less blindly. Every generation looks upon its own creeds as true and permanent and has a mingled smile of pity and contempt for the prejudices of the past. For two hundred or more generations of our historical past this attitude has been repeated two hundred or more times, and unless we are very careful our children will have the same attitude toward us. ~ Alfred Korzybski, #KEYS
23:The books I liked became a Bible from which I drew advice and support; I copied out long passages from them; I memorized new canticles and new litanies, psalms, proverbs, and prophecies, and I sanctified every incident in my life by the recital of these sacred texts. My emotions, my tears, and my hopes were no less sincere on account of that; the words and the cadences, the lines and the verses were not aids to make believe: but they rescued from silent oblivion all those intimate adventures of the spirit that I couldn't speak to anyone about; they created a kind of communion between myself and those twin souls which existed somewhere out of reach; instead of living out my small private existence, I was participating in a great spiritual epic. ~ Simone de Beauvoir, #KEYS
24:Hearing has consequences. When I truly hear a person and the meanings that are important to him at that moment, hearing not simply his words, but him, and when I let him know that I have heard his own private personal meanings, many things happen. There is first of all a grateful look. He feels released. He wants to tell me more about his world. He surges forth in a new sense of freedom. He becomes more open to the process of change. I have often noticed that the more deeply I hear the meanings of the person, the more there is that happens. Almost always, when a person realize he has been deeply heard, his eyes moisten. I think in some real sense he is weeping for joy. It is as though he were saying, "Thank God, somebody heard me. Someone knows what it's like to be me. ~ Carl Rogers, #KEYS
25:The most general science. Pythagoras is said to have called himself a lover of wisdom. But philosophy has been both the seeking of wisdom and the wisdom sought. Originally, the rational explanation of anything, the general principles under which all facts could be explained; in this sense, indistinguishable from science. Later, the science of the first principles of being; the presuppositions of ultimate reality. Now, popularly, private wisdom or consolation; technically, the science of sciences, the criticism and systematization or organization of all knowledge, drawn from empirical science, rational learning, common experience, or whatever. Philosophy includes metaphysics, or ontology and epistemology, logic, ethics, aesthetics, etc. (all of which see). ~ J.K.F., Dagoberts Dictionary of Philosophy, #KEYS
26:Philosophy, as defined by Fichte, is the "science of sciences." Its aim was to solve the problems of the world. In the past, when all exact sciences were in their infancy, philosophy had to be purely speculative, with little or no regard to realities. But if we regard philosophy as a Mother science, divided into many branches, we find that those branches have grown so large and various, that the Mother science looks like a hen with her little ducklings paddling in a pond, far beyond her reach; she is unable to follow her growing hatchlings. In the meantime, the progress of life and science goes on, irrespective of the cackling of metaphysics. Philosophy does not fulfill her initial aim to bring the results of experimental and exact sciences together and to solve world problems. Through endless, scientific specialization scientific branches multiply, and for want of coordination the great world-problems suffer. This failure of philosophy to fulfill her boasted mission of scientific coordination is responsible for the chaos in the world of general thought. The world has no collective or organized higher ideals and aims, nor even fixed general purposes. Life is an accidental game of private or collective ambitions and greeds. ~ Alfred Korzybski, Manhood of Humanity, #KEYS
27:Countless books on divination, astrology, medicine and other subjects
Describe ways to read signs. They do add to your learning,
But they generate new thoughts and your stable attention breaks up.
Cut down on this kind of knowledge - that's my sincere advice.
You stop arranging your usual living space,
But make everything just right for your retreat.
This makes little sense and just wastes time.
Forget all this - that's my sincere advice.
You make an effort at practice and become a good and knowledgeable person.
You may even master some particular capabilities.
But whatever you attach to will tie you up.
Be unbiased and know how to let things be - that's my sincere advice.
You may think awakened activity means to subdue skeptics
By using sorcery, directing or warding off hail or lightning, for example.
But to burn the minds of others will lead you to lower states.
Keep a low profile - that's my sincere advice.
Maybe you collect a lot of important writings,
Major texts, personal instructions, private notes, whatever.
If you haven't practiced, books won't help you when you die.
Look at the mind - that's my sincere advice.
When you focus on practice, to compare understandings and experience,
Write books or poetry, to compose songs about your experience
Are all expressions of your creativity. But they just give rise to thinking.
Keep yourself free from intellectualization - that's my sincere advice.
In these difficult times you may feel that it is helpful
To be sharp and critical with aggressive people around you.
This approach will just be a source of distress and confusion for you.
Speak calmly - that's my sincere advice.
Intending to be helpful and without personal investment,
You tell your friends what is really wrong with them.
You may have been honest but your words gnaw at their heart.
Speak pleasantly - that's my sincere advice.
You engage in discussions, defending your views and refuting others'
Thinking that you are clarifying the teachings.
But this just gives rise to emotional posturing.
Keep quiet - that's my sincere advice.
You feel that you are being loyal
By being partial to your teacher, lineage or philosophical tradition.
Boosting yourself and putting down others just causes hard feelings.
Have nothing to do with all this - that's my sincere advice.
~ Longchenpa, excerpts from 30 Pieces of Sincere Advice
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*** WISDOM TROVE ***
1:Truth is not private property. ~ saint-augustine, @wisdomtrove 2:I don't like audiences, I prefer my mistakes in private. ~ dr-seuss, @wisdomtrove 3:Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths. ~ joseph-campbell, @wisdomtrove 4:God enters by a private door into each individual. ~ ralph-waldo-emerson, @wisdomtrove 5:That's my private ant. You're liable to break its legs. ~ albert-schweitzer, @wisdomtrove 6:She denied none of it aloud, and agreed to none of it in private. ~ jane-austen, @wisdomtrove 7:Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own. ~ e-e-cummings, @wisdomtrove 8:The dog, to gain some private ends, Went mad, and bit the man. ~ oliver-goldsmith, @wisdomtrove 9:A private soldier has as much right to justice as a major-general. ~ abraham-lincoln, @wisdomtrove 10:Integrity means that you are the same in public as you are in private. ~ joyce-meyer, @wisdomtrove 11:Private opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent. ~ henry-ward-beecher, @wisdomtrove 12:To create a public scandal is what's wicked; to sin in private is not a sin. ~ moliere, @wisdomtrove 13:I am a private detective. I am paid to be inquisitive and presumptuous. ~ douglas-adams, @wisdomtrove 14:Political liberty is only good insofar as it produces private liberty. ~ samuel-johnson, @wisdomtrove 15:By abolishing private property one deprives the human love of aggression. ~ sigmund-freud, @wisdomtrove 16:The ages of greatest public spirit are not always eminent for private virtue. ~ david-hume, @wisdomtrove 17:The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds. ~ heraclitus, @wisdomtrove 18:A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world, as a public indecency. ~ miguel-de-cervantes, @wisdomtrove 19:The main thing in one's own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry. ~ maya-angelou, @wisdomtrove 20:The waking have one world in common; sleepers have each a private world of his own. ~ heraclitus, @wisdomtrove 21:It is far easier to fight with sin in public than to pray against it in private. ~ charles-spurgeon, @wisdomtrove 22:Life is not a private affair. A story and its lessons are only made useful if shared. ~ dan-millman, @wisdomtrove 23:Every private in the French army carries a Field Marshall wand in his knapsack. ~ napoleon-bonaparte, @wisdomtrove 24:Neglect of private prayer is the locust which devours the strength of the church. ~ charles-spurgeon, @wisdomtrove 25:Nine times out of ten, declension from God begins in the neglect of private prayer. ~ charles-spurgeon, @wisdomtrove 26:There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom. ~ michel-de-montaigne, @wisdomtrove 27:Decency, not to dare to do that in public which it is decent enough to do in private. ~ michel-de-montaigne, @wisdomtrove 28:No public interest is anything other or nobler than a massed accumulation of private interests. ~ mark-twain, @wisdomtrove 29:Statesmanship is developed in the hard knocks of general experience, private and public. ~ dwight-eisenhower, @wisdomtrove 30:if we do not know our own history, we are doomed to live it as though it were our private fate. ~ hannah-arendt, @wisdomtrove 31:How can there ever possibly be a conflict between my private interests and the public good? ~ ashleigh-brilliant, @wisdomtrove 32:Under government ownership corruption can flourish just as rankly as under private ownership. ~ theodore-roosevelt, @wisdomtrove 33:People may be taken in once, who imagine that an author is greater in private life than other men. ~ samuel-johnson, @wisdomtrove 34:You have your own private mind, woven with memories, held together by desires and fears. ~ sri-nisargadatta-maharaj, @wisdomtrove 35:I can't feel a thing; All mournful petal storms are dancing inside the very private spring of my head. ~ franz-kafka, @wisdomtrove 36:Every form of happiness is private. Our greatest moments are personal, self-motivated, not to be touched". ~ ayn-rand, @wisdomtrove 37:Christianity may be OK between consenting adults in private but should not be taught to young children. ~ francis-crick, @wisdomtrove 38:The business of philosophy is not to give rules, but to analyze the private judgments of common reason. ~ immanuel-kant, @wisdomtrove 39:Fortunately we're not a public company - we're a private group of companies, and I can do what I want. ~ richard-branson, @wisdomtrove 40:It is unfair to expect a politician to live in private up to the statements he makes in public. ~ william-somerset-maugham, @wisdomtrove 41:Outside of its legitimate function, government does nothing as well or economically as the private sector. ~ ronald-reagan, @wisdomtrove 42:When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself. ~ mark-twain, @wisdomtrove 43:In private life I never knew anyone interfere with other people's disputes but he heartily repented of it. ~ thomas-carlyle, @wisdomtrove 44:When Berkshire buys common stock, we approach the transaction as if we were buying into a private business. ~ warren-buffet, @wisdomtrove 45:It is my ambition to be, as a private individual, abolished and voided from history, leaving it markless. ~ william-faulkner, @wisdomtrove 46:Neither in my private life nor in my writings, have I ever made a secret of being an out-and-out unbeliever. ~ sigmund-freud, @wisdomtrove 47:Money is of value for what it buys, and in love it buys time, place, intimacy, comfort, and a private corner alone. ~ mae-west, @wisdomtrove 48:Except that a human being is both the public and the private. We are both, private and public in the same person. ~ elie-wiesel, @wisdomtrove 49:The foundation of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principle of private morality. ~ george-washington, @wisdomtrove 50:I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. ~ george-washington, @wisdomtrove 51:So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs. ~ elbert-hubbard, @wisdomtrove 52:There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state. ~ michel-de-montaigne, @wisdomtrove 53:Injustice in this world is not something comparative; the wrong is deep, clear, and absolute in each private fate. ~ george-santayana, @wisdomtrove 54:I think what people understand there probably - well, they were hoping the private sector would do it [rescuing AIG ]. ~ warren-buffet, @wisdomtrove 55:Love is a great force in private life; it is indeed the greatest of all things; but love in public affairs does not work. ~ e-m-forster, @wisdomtrove 56:I do not belive that Washington should do for the people wha they can do for themselves through local and private effort. ~ john-f-kennedy, @wisdomtrove 57:I've been living alone for so long, everything about me’s private. I’m surprised anyone’s able to understand a word I say. ~ kurt-vonnegut, @wisdomtrove 58:To make Christianity a private affair while banishing all privacy is to relegate it to the rainbow's end or the Greek Calends. ~ c-s-lewis, @wisdomtrove 59:It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming. ~ john-steinbeck, @wisdomtrove 60:You can learn as much - or more - from one glance at a private space as you can from hours of exposure to a public face. ~ malcolm-gladwell, @wisdomtrove 61:I don't see life divided into public and private, secular and sacred. It's all an open place of service before our God. ~ charles-r-swindoll, @wisdomtrove 62:We also believe candour benefits us as managers. The CEO who misleads often in public eventually misleads himself in private. ~ warren-buffet, @wisdomtrove 63:We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship. ~ c-s-lewis, @wisdomtrove 64:Politics, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. ~ ambrose-bierce, @wisdomtrove 65:The freedom of speech of private individuals includes the right to not agree, not to listen, and not to finance one's own antagonists. ~ ayn-rand, @wisdomtrove 66:Whatever we choose to imagine can be as private as we want it to be. Nobody knows what you're thinking or feeling unless you share it. ~ fred-rogers, @wisdomtrove 67:It is an old adage that honesty is the best policy-this applies to public as well as private life-to States as well as individuals. ~ george-washington, @wisdomtrove 68:The world you can perceive is a very small world indeed. And it is entirely private. Take it to be a dream and be done with it. ~ sri-nisargadatta-maharaj, @wisdomtrove 69:Literature is no one’s private ground, literature is common ground; let us trespass freely and fearlessly and find our own way for ourselves. ~ virginia-woolf, @wisdomtrove 70:I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy. ~ bertrand-russell, @wisdomtrove 71:The economic welfare of all our people must ultimately stem not from government programs, but from the wealth created by a vigorous private sector. ~ ronald-reagan, @wisdomtrove 72:The worship of God... .should be free at table, in private rooms, downstairs, upstairs, at home, abroad, in all places, by all peoples, at all times ~ martin-luther, @wisdomtrove 73:It would be like describing colors to someone blind from birth: The words might be understood, but the concept would remain mysterious and private. ~ nicholas-sparks, @wisdomtrove 74:An across-the-board, top-to-bottom cut in personal and corporate income taxes ... to expand the incentives and opportunities of private expenditures. ~ john-f-kennedy, @wisdomtrove 75:The most powerful men are not public men: a public man is responsible, and a responsible man is a slave. It is private life that governs the world. ~ benjamin-disraeli, @wisdomtrove 76:Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm. ~ robert-louis-stevenson, @wisdomtrove 77:It is necessary to take what is common as our guide; however, though this logic is universal, the many live as if each individual has his own private wisdom. ~ heraclitus, @wisdomtrove 78:We have to realize that this country in its private sector has been fighting the most successful war on poverty the world has seen for the last 200 years. ~ ronald-reagan, @wisdomtrove 79:All tours are filled with humiliation. My publisher once hired a private jet to fly me to a venue where 1,000 people were waiting. It almost bankrupted him. ~ alain-de-botton, @wisdomtrove 80:The labor unions shall have a square deal, and the corporations shall have a square deal, and in addition, all private citizens shall have a square deal. ~ theodore-roosevelt, @wisdomtrove 81:... the public and the private worlds are inseparably connected ... the tyrannies and servilities of the one are the tyrannies and servilities of the other. ~ virginia-woolf, @wisdomtrove 82:If one could be friendly with women, what a pleasure - the relationship so secret and private compared with relations with men. Why not write about it truthfully? ~ virginia-woolf, @wisdomtrove 83:The biggest corporation, like the humblest private citizen, must be held to strict compliance with the will of the people as expressed in the fundamental law. ~ theodore-roosevelt, @wisdomtrove 84:Ours is a society in which secrets of private life that, formerly, you would have given nearly anything to conceal, you now clamor to get on a television show to reveal. ~ susan-sontag, @wisdomtrove 85:When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interests which is thereby designated. ~ georg-wilhelm-friedrich-hegel, @wisdomtrove 86:I believe that the abolition of private ownership of land and capital is a necessary step toward any world in which the nations are to live at peace with one another. ~ bertrand-russell, @wisdomtrove 87:You almost never get the pleasure of seeing that you won the argument in real time. People just don't like to publicly change their minds. They change their minds in private. ~ sam-harris, @wisdomtrove 88:Tom's great yellow bronze mask all draped upon an iron framework. An inhibited, nerve-drawn; dropped face - as if hung on a scaffold of heavy private brooding; and thought. ~ virginia-woolf, @wisdomtrove 89:The great Searcher of human hearts is my witness, that I have no wish, which aspires beyond the humble and happy lot of living and dying a private citizen on my own farm. ~ george-washington, @wisdomtrove 90:All significant truths are private truths. As they become public they cease to become truths; they become facts, or at best, part of the public character; or at worst, catchwords. ~ t-s-eliot, @wisdomtrove 91:We in the West seem to have made a fetish out of complete individual self-sufficiency, of not needing help, of being completely private except in a very few selected relationships. ~ carl-rogers, @wisdomtrove 92:Moral habits, induced by public practices, are far quicker in making their way into men's private lives, than the failings and faults of individuals are in infecting the city at large. ~ plutarch, @wisdomtrove 93:We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities. ~ ralph-waldo-emerson, @wisdomtrove 94:This world is painted by you on the screen of consciousness and is entirely your own private world. Only your sense & 95:Then worms shall try That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honor turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust. The grave's a fine and private place But none, I think, do there embrace. ~ moliere, @wisdomtrove 96:Municipal laws are a supply to the wisdom of each individual; and, at the same time, by restraining the natural liberty of men, make private interest submit to the interest of the public. ~ david-hume, @wisdomtrove 97:Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon. ~ winston-churchill, @wisdomtrove 98:Both the young and the old are almost completely useless in our modern society, and are made keenly aware of that uselessness. They have no place. They are private, isolated - and hopeless. ~ carl-rogers, @wisdomtrove 99:I believe in a president whose religious views are his own private affair, neither imposed by him upon the nation or imposed by the nation upon him as a condition to holding that office. ~ john-f-kennedy, @wisdomtrove 100:I like to walk about among the beautiful things that adorn the world; but private wealth I should decline, or any sort of personal possessions, because they would take away my liberty. ~ george-santayana, @wisdomtrove 101:I believe in a president whose religious views are his own private affair, neither imposed by him upon the nation, or imposed by the nation upon him as a condition to holding that office. ~ john-f-kennedy, @wisdomtrove 102:A boy will learn more true wisdom in a public school in a year than by a private education in five. It is not from masters, but from their equals, that youth learn a knowledge of the world. ~ oliver-goldsmith, @wisdomtrove 103:Integrity means that if our private life were suddenly exposed, we'd have no reason to be ashamed or embarrassed. Integrity means that our outward life is consistent with our inner convictions. ~ billy-graham, @wisdomtrove 104:There is a difference between a private devotional life and a corporate one. Solemnity is proper in church, but things that are proper in church are not necessarily proper outside, and vice versa. ~ c-s-lewis, @wisdomtrove 105:If I were the treasury secretary or head of the Fed, you know, I would try to scare the hell the out of the private sector and say, you better save this because you're going down with the ship. ~ warren-buffet, @wisdomtrove 106:Our words tend to conceal what is private and particular in our impressions, and to make us believe that different people live in a common world to a greater extent than is in fact the case. ~ bertrand-russell, @wisdomtrove 107:Have fire and spread all over. Work, work. Be the servant while leading, be unselfish, and never listen to one friend in private accusing another. Have infinite patience, and success is yours. ~ swami-vivekananda, @wisdomtrove 108:I am not only retired from all public employments, but I am retiring within myself, and shall be able to view the solitary walk and tread the paths of private life with heartfelt satisfaction. ~ george-washington, @wisdomtrove 109:Private Property, the Law of Accumulation of Wealth, and the Law of Competition... these are the highest results of human experience, the soil in which society so far has produced the best fruit. ~ andrew-carnegie, @wisdomtrove 110:It is time we recognized that belief is not a private matter; it has never been merely private. In fact, beliefs are scarcely more private than actions are, for every belief is a fount of action in potential. ~ sam-harris, @wisdomtrove 111:Every city should make the common school so rich, so large, so ample, so beautiful in its endowments, and so fruitful in its results, that a private school will not be able to live under the drip of it. ~ henry-ward-beecher, @wisdomtrove 112:Mastery in work and in life is about committing yourself to being excellent in everything you do, no matter how small and no matter if no one is watching. Do you practice excellence in your most private moments? ~ robin-sharma, @wisdomtrove 113:Those sciences which govern the morals of mankind, such as Theology and Philosophy, make everything their concern: no activity is so private or so secret as to escape their attention or their jurisdiction. ~ michel-de-montaigne, @wisdomtrove 114:We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society. ~ alan-watts, @wisdomtrove 115:It is probably not love that makes the world go around, but rather those mutually supportive alliances through which partners recognize their dependence on each other for the achievement of shared and private goals. ~ fred-allen, @wisdomtrove 116:When you discipline yourself to do what is hard, you gain access to a realm of results that are denied everyone else. The willingness to do what is difficult is like having a key to a special private treasure room. ~ steve-pavlina, @wisdomtrove 117:Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart; that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical. ~ margaret-fuller, @wisdomtrove 118:As those that pull down private houses adjoining to the temples of the gods, prop up such parts as are contiguous to them; so, in undermining bashfulness, due regard is to be had to adjacent modesty, good-nature and humanity. ~ plutarch, @wisdomtrove 119:I have used the philosophers' ideas for my own private literary purposes, but I don't think that I'm a thinker. I suppose that my thinking has been done for me by Berkeley, by Hume, by Schopenhauer, by Mauthner perhaps. ~ jorge-luis-borges, @wisdomtrove 120:The Christian life is simply a process of having your natural self changed into a Christ self, and that this process goes on very far inside. One's most private wishes, one's point of view, are the things that have to be changed. ~ c-s-lewis, @wisdomtrove 121:They were governed by private loyalties which they did not question. What mattered were individual relationships, and a completely helpless gesture, an embrace, a tear, a word spoken to a dying man, could have value in itself ~ george-orwell, @wisdomtrove 122:When shallow critics denounce the profit motive inherent in our system of private enterprise, they ignore the fact that it is an economic support of every human right we possess and without it, all rights would disappear. ~ dwight-eisenhower, @wisdomtrove 123:I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man's estate. ~ michel-de-montaigne, @wisdomtrove 124:Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength of the nation. ~ john-f-kennedy, @wisdomtrove 125:If you try to view yourself through the lenses that others offer you, all you will see are distortions; your own light and beauty will become blurred, awkward, and ugly. Your sense of inner beauty has to remain a very private thing. ~ john-odonohue, @wisdomtrove 126:When preaching and private talk are not available, you need to have a tract ready.Get good striking tracts, or none at all. But a touching gospel tract may be the seed of eternal life. Therefore, do not go out without your tracts. ~ charles-spurgeon, @wisdomtrove 127:To have found you is a dear happiness; and to be Apollo's son is beyond all my hopes; but there is something I want to say to you alone. Come; this is a private matter between us two - anything you tell me shall be as secret as the grave. ~ euripedes, @wisdomtrove 128:As a female I think it's a terrible hindrance in business. I think it's a terrible hindrance for any female to have a lot of intelligence in private life, but I think in business sometimes it's even worse because there's deep resentment. ~ bette-davis, @wisdomtrove 129:It used to be I thought of death as a man something like Grandfather a friend of his a kind of private and particular friend like we used to think of Grandfather's desk not to touch it not even to talk loud in the room where it was. ~ william-faulkner, @wisdomtrove 130:And as to you, Sir, treacherous in private friendship and a hypocrite in public life, the world will be puzzled to decide whether you are an apostate or an impostor; whether you have abandoned good principles, or whether you ever had any. ~ thomas-paine, @wisdomtrove 131:Whatever one's religion in his private life may be, for the officeholder, nothing takes precedence over his oath to uphold the Constitution and all its parts - including the First Amendment and the strict separation of church and state. ~ john-f-kennedy, @wisdomtrove 132:When a private citizen is robbed, a worthy man is deprived of the fruits of his industry and thrift; when the government is robbed, the worst that happens is that certain rogues and loafers have less money to play with than they had before. ~ h-l-mencken, @wisdomtrove 133:he was for long my only audience... Only from him did I ever get the idea that my stuff’ could be more than a private hobby. But for his interest and unceasing eagerness for more I should never have brought The L. of the R. to a conclusion. ~ j-r-r-tolkien, @wisdomtrove 134:We have all our private terrors, our particular shadows, our secret fears. We are afraid in a fear which we cannot face, which none understands, and our hearts are torn from us, our brains unskinned like the layers of an onion, ourselves the last. ~ t-s-eliot, @wisdomtrove 135:I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State; and as for the man who sets private friendship above the public welfare - I have no use for him either. ~ sophocles, @wisdomtrove 136:Your body is as ancient as the clay of the universe from which it is made; and your feet on the ground are a constant connection with the earth. Your feet bring your private clay in touch with the ancient, mother clay from which you first emerged. ~ john-odonohue, @wisdomtrove 137:The ashram is Mother's body. Mother's soul is in Her children. Children, all the service done for the ashram, is done for Mother. The ashram is not anyone's private property. It is the means to provide peace and quietude for the entire world. ~ mata-amritanandamayi, @wisdomtrove 138:And after hearing what our Church can say, If still our reason runs another way, That private reason 'tis more just to curb, Than by disputes the public peace disturb; For points obscure are of small use to learn, But common quiet is mankind's concern. ~ john-dryden, @wisdomtrove 139:No man can lead a public career really worth leading, no man can act with rugged independence in serious crises, nor strike at great abuses, nor afford to make powerful and unscrupulous foes, if he is himself vulnerable in his private character. ~ theodore-roosevelt, @wisdomtrove 140:For centuries the Bible's emphasis on compassion and love for our neighbor has inspired institutional and governmental expressions of benevolent outreach such as private charity, the establishment of schools and hospitals, and the abolition of slavery. ~ ronald-reagan, @wisdomtrove 141:The change is radical it gives us new natures, it makes us love what we hated and hate what we loved, it sets us in a new road; it makes our habits different, it makes our thoughts different, it makes us different in private, and different in public. ~ charles-spurgeon, @wisdomtrove 142:All this pitting of sex against sex, of quality against quality; all this claiming of superiority and imputing of inferiority belong to the private-school stage of human existence where there are sides, and it is necessary for one side to beat another side. ~ virginia-woolf, @wisdomtrove 143:A Progressive is one who is in favor of more taxes instead of less, more bureaus and jobholders, more paternalism and meddling, more regulation of private affairs and less liberty. In general, he would be inclined to regard the repeal of any tax as outrageous. ~ h-l-mencken, @wisdomtrove 144:Rise early, that by habit it may become familiar, agreeable, healthy, and profitable. It may, for a while, be irksome to do this, but that will wear off; and the practice will produce a rich harvest forever thereafter; whether in public or private walks of life. ~ george-washington, @wisdomtrove 145:Although it is difficult to pinpoint the physical base or location of awareness, it is perhaps the most precious thing concealed within our brains. And it is something that the individual alone can feel and experience. Each of us cherishes it highly, yet it is private. ~ dalai-lama, @wisdomtrove 146:How can I teach my boys the value and beauty of language and thus communication when the President himself reads westerns exclusively and cannot put together a simple English sentence? (John Steinbeck, in a private letter written during the Eisenhower administration) ~ john-steinbeck, @wisdomtrove 147:I was accused of every monstrous vice by public rumour and private rancour; my name, which had been a knightly or noble one, was tainted. I felt that, if what was whispered, and muttered, and murmured, was true, I was unfit for England; if false, England was unfit for me. ~ lord-byron, @wisdomtrove 148:Capitalism is being attacked not because it is inefficient or misgoverned but because it is cynical. And indeed a society based on the assertion that private vices become public benefits cannot endure, no matter how impeccable its logic, no matter how great its benefits. ~ peter-drucker, @wisdomtrove 149:The foundations of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the preeminence of free government be exemplified by all the attributes which can win the affections of its citizens, and command the respect of the world. ~ george-washington, @wisdomtrove 150:Anyone who has ever scanned the bookshelves of a new girlfriend or boyfriend- or peeked inside his or her medicine cabinet- understands this implicitly; you can learn as much - or more - from one glance at a private space as you can from hours of exposure to a public face. ~ malcolm-gladwell, @wisdomtrove 151:We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong. ~ theodore-roosevelt, @wisdomtrove 152:All but universally, human architecture values front elevations over back entrances, public spaces over private. Danny Jessup says that this aspect of architecture is also a reflection of human nature, that most people care more about their appearance than they do about their souls. ~ dean-koontz, @wisdomtrove 153:Being persuaded that a just application of the principles, on which the Masonic Fraternity is founded, must be promote of private virtue and public prosperity, I shall always be happy to advance the interests of the Society, and to be considered by them as a deserving brother. ~ george-washington, @wisdomtrove 154:Perfect wisdom has four parts, namely wisdom, the principle of doing things aright; justice, the principle of doing things equally in public and private; fortitude, the principle of not flying danger, but meeting it; and temperance, the principle of subduing desires and living moderately. ~ plato, @wisdomtrove 155:It doesn't require expropriation or confiscation of private property or business to impose socialism on a people. What does it mean whether you hold the deed or the title to your business or property if the government holds the power of life and death over that business or property? ~ ronald-reagan, @wisdomtrove 156:To be cured, we must rise from our graves and throw off the cerements of the dead. Nobody can do it for another - it is a private affair which is best done collectively. We must die as egos and be born again in the swarm, not separated and self-hypnotized, but individual and related. ~ henry-miller, @wisdomtrove 157:It is true that the welfare-statists are not socialists, that they never advocated or intended the socialization of private property, that they want to & 158:The music that inspires the souls of lovers exists within themselves and the private universe they occupy. They share it with each other; they do not share it with the tribe or with society. The courage to hear that music and to honor it is one of the prerequisites of romantic love. ~ nathaniel-branden, @wisdomtrove 159:The government was set to protect man from criminals-and the constitution was written to protect man from the government. The Bill of Rights was not directed at private citizens, but against the government-as an explicit declaration that individual rights supersede any public or social power. ~ ayn-rand, @wisdomtrove 160:A French woman is a perfect architect in dress: she never, with Gothic ignorance, mixes the orders; she never tricks out a snobby Doric shape with Corinthian finery; or, to speak without metaphor, she conforms to general fashion only when it happens not to be repugnant to private beauty. ~ oliver-goldsmith, @wisdomtrove 161:In socialism, private property is anathema, and equal distribution of income the first consideration. In capitalism, private property is cardinal, and distribution left to ensue from the play of free contract and selfish interest on that basis, no matter what anomalies it may present. ~ george-bernard-shaw, @wisdomtrove 162:The [U.S.] Constitution is a limitation on the government, not on private individuals ... it does not prescribe the conduct of private individuals, only the conduct of the government ... it is not a charter for government power, but a charter of the citizen's protection against the government. ~ ayn-rand, @wisdomtrove 163:Public servants say, always with the best of intentions, & 164:The company is not and must never claim to be home, family, religion, life or fate for the individual. It must never interfere in his private life or his citizenship. He is tied to the company through a voluntary and cancellable employment contract, not through some mystical or indissoluble bond. ~ peter-drucker, @wisdomtrove 165:I suppose every poet has his own private mythology. Maybe he's unaware of it. People tell me that I have evolved a private mythology of tigers, of blades, of labyrinths, and I"m unaware of the fact this is so. My readers are finding it all the time. But I think perhaps that is the duty of poet. ~ jorge-luis-borges, @wisdomtrove 166:I honestly believe that this is one of the greatest secrets to true peace of mind - a decent sense of values. We could annihilate 50 percent of all our worries at once if we would develop a sort of private gold standard - a gold standard of what things are worth to us in terms of our lives. ~ dale-carnegie, @wisdomtrove 167:A prayerless church member is a hindrance. He is in the body like a rotting bone or a decayed tooth. Before long, since he does not contribute to the benefit of his brethren, he will become a danger and a sorrow to them. Neglect of private prayer is the locust which devours the strength of the church. ~ charles-spurgeon, @wisdomtrove 168:For such will be our ruin if you, in the immensity of your public abstractions, forget the private figure, or if we in the intensity of our private emotions forget the public world. Both houses will be ruined, the public and the private, the material and the spiritual, for they are inseparably connected. ~ virginia-woolf, @wisdomtrove 169:I think of myself as being an ethical man, but I don't try to teach ethics. I have no message. I know little about contemporary life. I don't read a newspaper. I dislike politics and politicians. I belong to no party whatever. My private life is a private life. I try to avoid photography and publicity. ~ jorge-luis-borges, @wisdomtrove 170:To cash paid for saddlery, a letter case, maps, glasses, etc etc etc. for the use of my Command: 29 pounds 13 shillings and sixpence... To Mrs Washington's travelling expenses in coming to and returning from my winter quarters, the money to defray that taken from my private purse: 1064 pounds, one shilling. ~ george-washington, @wisdomtrove 171:Each particular being, in its individuality, its concrete nature and entity, with all its own characteristics and its private qualities and its own inviolable identity, gives glory to God by being precisely what He wants it to be here and now, in the circumstances ordained for it by His Love and His infinite Art. ~ thomas-merton, @wisdomtrove 172:Since there is no such entity as & 173:I look upon parliamentary government as the noblest government in the world, and certainly one most suited to England. But without the discipline of political connection, animated by the principle of private honor, I feel certain that a popular assembly would sink before the power or the corruption of a minister. ~ benjamin-disraeli, @wisdomtrove 174:When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen; and we shall most sincerely rejoice with you in the happy hour when the establishment of American Liberty, upon the most firm and solid foundations shall enable us to return to our Private Stations in the bosom of a free, peacefully and happy Country. ~ george-washington, @wisdomtrove 175:The relationship which I have found helpful is characterized by a sort of transparency on my part, in which my real feelings are evident; by an acceptance of this other person as a separate person with value in his own right; and by a deep empathic understanding which enables me to see his private world through his eyes. ~ carl-rogers, @wisdomtrove 176:So, Mr. Chadband-of whom the persecutors say that it is no wonder he should go on for any length of time uttering such abominable nonsense, but that the wonder rather is that he should ever leave off, having once the audacity to begin-retires into private life until he invests a little capital of supper in the oil-trade. ~ charles-dickens, @wisdomtrove 177:It is difficult to imagine anyone having any real hopes for the human race in the face of the fact that the great majority of men still believe that the universe is run by a gaseous vertebrate of astronomical heft and girth, who is nevertheless interested in the minutest details of the private conduct of even the meanest man. ~ h-l-mencken, @wisdomtrove 178:It is a miserable thing to have people writing about your private life while you are alive. I have tried to stop it all that I could but there have been many abuses by people I trusted. You cannot stop trusting people in life but I have learned to be a little bit careful. The way to make people trust-worthy is to trust them. ~ ernest-hemingway, @wisdomtrove 179:Censorship' is a term pertaining only to governmental action. No private action is censorship. No private individual or agency can silence a man or suppress a publication; only the government can do so. The freedom of speech of private individuals includes the right not to agree, not to listen and not to finance one's own antagonists. ~ ayn-rand, @wisdomtrove 180:No one really knows what mattresses are meant to gain from their lives either. They are large, friendly, pocket-sprung creatures that live quiet private lives in the marshes of Sqornshellous Zeta. Many of them get caught, slaughtered, dried out, shipped out and slept on. None of them seems to mind this and all of them are called Zem. ~ douglas-adams, @wisdomtrove 181:Power lies in the details, and the tenacious pursuit of such hidden levers can pay off enormously. While you don't want to get a reputation as a prissy worrywart, worrying about the details in private is important. You may think you are the world's greatest speaker, but if the auditorium's sound system is singing static - well, forget it. ~ tom-peters, @wisdomtrove 182:When we die, these are the stories still on our lips. The stories we'll only tell strangers, someplace private in the padded cell of midnight. These important stories, we rehearse them for years in our head but never tell. These stories are ghosts, bringing people back from the dead. Just for a moment. For a visit. Every story is a ghost. ~ chuck-palahniuk, @wisdomtrove 183:Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government: by an artificial expansion of the money supply required to support deficit spending. No private embezzlers or bank robbers in history have ever plundered people's savings on a scale comparable to the plunder perpetrated by the fiscal policies of statist governments. ~ ayn-rand, @wisdomtrove 184:Retire from the world each day to some private spot. Stay in the secret place till the surrounding noises begin to fade out of your heart and a sense of God's presence envelops you. Deliberately tune out the unpleasant sounds and come out of your closet determined not to hear them. Listen for the inward voice till you learn to recognize it. ~ aiden-wilson-tozer, @wisdomtrove 185:To hold our tongues when everyone is gossiping, to smile without hostility at people and institutions, to compensate for the shortage of love in the world with more love in small, private matters; to be more faithful in our work, to show greater patience, to forgo the cheap revenge obtainable from mockery and criticism: all these are things we can do. ~ hermann-hesse, @wisdomtrove 186:There is no institution more vital to our Nation's survival than the American family. Here the seeds of personal character are planted, the roots of public virtue first nourished. Through love and instruction, discipline, guidance and example, we learn from our mothers and fathers the values that will shape our private lives and our public citizenship. ~ ronald-reagan, @wisdomtrove 187:Unrequited love may be painful, but it is safely painful, because it does not involve inflicting damage on anyone but oneself, a private pain that is as bittersweet as it is self-induced. But as soon as love is reciprocated, one must be prepared to give up the passivity of simply being hurt and take on the responsibility of perpetrating hurt oneself. ~ alain-de-botton, @wisdomtrove 188:We are being made aware that the organization of society on the principle of private profit, as well as public destruction, is leading both to the deformation of humanity by unregulated industrialism, and to the exhaustion of natural resources, and that a good deal of our material progress is a progress for which succeeding generations may have to pay dearly. ~ t-s-eliot, @wisdomtrove 189:The magnitude of the punishment matches the magnitude of the sin. Now a sin that is against God is infinite; the higher the person against whom it is committed, the graver the sin-it is more criminal to strike a head of state than a private citizen-and God is of infinite greatness. Therefore an infinite punishment is deserved for a sin committed against Him. ~ denis-diderot, @wisdomtrove 190:When abroad, behaveto everyone as if interviewing an honored guest; in directing the people, act as if you were assisting at a great sacrafice; DO NOT DO TO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD NOT LIKE DONE TO YOURSELF: so there will be no murmuring against you in the country, and none in the family; your public life will arouse no ill-will nor your private life any resentment. ~ confucius, @wisdomtrove 191:The magnitude of the punishment matches the magnitude of the sin. Now a sin that is against God is infinite; the higher the person against whom it is committed, the graver the sin-it is more criminal to strike a head of state than a private citizen-and God is of infinite greatness. Therefore an infinite punishment is deserved for a sin committed against Him. ~ thomas-aquinas, @wisdomtrove 192:Our economic assistance must be carefully targeted, and must make maximum use of the energy and efforts of the private sector... Economic freedom is the world's mightiest engine for abundance and social justice... Developing countries need to be encouraged to experiment with a growing variety of arrangements for profit sharing and expanded capital ownership. ~ ronald-reagan, @wisdomtrove 193:Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights; it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims. When unlimited and unrestricted by individual rights, a government is man's deadliest enemy. It is not as protection against private actions, but against governmental actions that the Bill of Rights was written. ~ ayn-rand, @wisdomtrove 194:The final and best means of strengthening demand among consumers and business is to reduce the burden on private income and the deterrence to private initiative which are imposed by our present tax system, and this administration pledged itself last summer to an across-the-board, top-to-bottom cut in personal and corporate income taxes to be enacted and become effective in 1963. ~ john-f-kennedy, @wisdomtrove 195:The essence of the modern state is that the universal be bound up with the complete freedom of its particular members and with private well-being, that thus the interests of family and civil society must concentrate themselves on the state. It is only when both these moments subsist in their strength that the state can be regarded as articulated and genuinely organized. ~ georg-wilhelm-friedrich-hegel, @wisdomtrove 196:Capitalism as a social order and as a creed is the expression of the belief in economic progress as leading toward the freedom and equality of the individual in a free and open society. Marxism expects this society to result from the abolition of private profit. Capitalism expects the free and equal society to result from the enthronement of private profit as supreme ruler of social behavior. ~ peter-drucker, @wisdomtrove 197:All the great enterprises of the world are run by a few smart men: their aides and associates run down by rapid stages to the level of sheer morons. Everyone knows that this is true of government, but we often forget that it is equally true of private undertakings. In the average great bank, or railroad, or other corporation the burden of management lies upon a small group. The rest are ciphers. ~ h-l-mencken, @wisdomtrove 198:All systems are capitalist. It's just a matter of who owns and controls the capital - ancient king, dictator, or private individual. We should properly be looking at the contrast between a free market system where individuals have the right to live like kings if they have the ability to earn that right and government control of the market system such as we find today in socialist nations. ~ ronald-reagan, @wisdomtrove 199:First, make a list of the things you truly want to do. The things you love to do. The things you want to spend your precious time doing. Shorten it to four to five things, if possible—this is your Short List, the things that are most important. Eliminate as much of the rest of the stuff as possible from your private life. Schedule your free time so that you’re doing the things on your Short List. ~ leo-babauta, @wisdomtrove 200:The police have enough work to keep them busy regulating automobile traffic, preventing robberies and crimes of violence and helping lost children and little old ladies find their way home. As long as the police confine themselves to such activities they are respected friends of the public. But as soon as they begin inquiring into people's private morals, they become nothing more than armed clergymen. ~ alan-watts, @wisdomtrove 201:& 202:Thousands of volumes have been written about aviation, but we do not automatically have thousands of true and special friends in their authors. That rare writer who comes alive on a page does it by giving of himself, by writing of meanings, and not just of fact or of things that have happened to him. The writers of flight who have done this are usually found together in a special section on private bookshelves. ~ richard-bach, @wisdomtrove 203:Yet Smith’s claim that the selfish human urge to increase private profits is the basis for collective wealth is one of the most revolutionary ideas in human history – revolutionary not just from an economic perspective, but even more so from a moral and political perspective. What Smith says is, in fact, that greed is good, and that by becoming richer I benefit everybody, not just myself. Egoism is altruism. ~ yuval-noah-harari, @wisdomtrove 204:All I am in private life is a literary critic and historian, that's my job... And I'm prepared to say on that basis if anyone thinks the Gospels are either legends or novels, then that person is simply showing his incompetence as a literary critic. I've read a great many novels and I know a fair amount about the legends that grew up among early people, and I know perfectly well the Gospels are not that kind of stuff. ~ c-s-lewis, @wisdomtrove 205:The Bible is not primarily a written or printed text to be scrutinized in private, in a scholar's study or a contemplative cell. It is a body of oral messages, announcements, prophecies, promulgations, recitals, histories, songs of praise, lamentations, etc., which are meant either to be uttered or at least read aloud, or chanted, or sung, or recited in a community convoked for the purpose of a living celebration. ~ thomas-merton, @wisdomtrove 206:At my age, and in my circumstances, what sinister object, or personal emolument had I to seek after, in this life? The growing infirmities of age and the increasing love of retirement, daily confirm my decided predilection for domestic life: and the great Searcher of human hearts is my witness, that I have no wish, which aspires beyond the humble and happy lot of living and dying a private citizen on my own farm. ~ george-washington, @wisdomtrove 207:I had the lonely child's habit of making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons, and I think from the very start my literary ambitions were mixed up with the feeling of being isolated and undervalued. I knew that I had a facility with words and a power of facing unpleasant facts, and I felt that this created a sort of private world in which I could get my own back for my failure in everyday life. ~ george-orwell, @wisdomtrove 208:Who would think of buying or selling a private business because of someone's guess on the stock market? The availability of a quotation for your business interest (stock) should always be an asset to be utilized if desired. If it gets silly enough in either direction, you take advantage of it. Its availability should never be turned into a livability whereby its periodic aberrations in turn formulate your judgements. ~ warren-buffet, @wisdomtrove 209:Liberalism makes this mistake in regard to private property and Marxism makes it in regard to socialized property... The Marxist illusion is partly derived from a romantic conception of human nature... It assumes that the socialization of property will eliminate human egotism... The development of a managerial class in Russia, combing economic with political power, is an historic refutation of the Marxist theory. ~ reinhold-niebuhr, @wisdomtrove 210:It is time we realize that belief is not a private matter. As a man believes, so he will act. Believe that you are a member of a chosen people, awash in the salacious exports of an evil culture that is turning your children away from God, believe that you will be rewarded with an eternity of unimaginable delights by dealing death to these infidels—and flying a plane into a building is only a matter of being asked to do it. ~ sam-harris, @wisdomtrove 211:I am a buyer of blank books. Kids find it interesting that I would buy a blank book. They say, Twenty-Six dollars for a blank book! Why would you pay that? The reason I pay twenty-six dollars is to challenge myself to find something worth twenty-six dollars to put in there. All my journals are private, but if you ever got hold of one of them, you wouldn't have to look very far to discover it is worth more than twenty-six dollars ~ jim-rohn, @wisdomtrove 212:What was it, he wondered for the hundredth time, that enabled Pastor Harris to hear the answers in his heart? What did he mean when he said he felt God's presence? Steve supposed he could ask Pastor Harris directly, but he doubted that would do any good. How could anyone explain such a thing? It would be like describing colors to someone blind from birth: The words might be understood, but the concept would remain mysterious and private. ~ nicholas-sparks, @wisdomtrove 213:All the controversialists who have become conscious of the real issue are already saying of our ideal exactly what used to be said of the Socialists' ideal. They are saying that private property is too ideal not to be impossible. They are saying that private enterprise is too good to be true. They are saying that the idea of ordinary men owning ordinary possessions is against the laws of political economy and requires an alteration in human nature. ~ g-k-chesterton, @wisdomtrove 214:No individual or private group or private organization has the legal power to initiate the use of physical force against other individuals or groups and to compel them to act against their own voluntary choice. Only a government holds that power. The nature of governmental action is: coercive action. The nature of political power is: the power to force obedience under threat of physical injury-the threat of property expropriation, imprisonment, or death. ~ ayn-rand, @wisdomtrove 215:Bowing down in blind credulity, as is my custom, before mere authority and the tradition of the elders, superstitiously swallowing a story I could not test at the time by experiment or private judgment, I am firmly of the opinion that I was born on the 29th of May, 1874, on Campden Hill, Kensington; and baptised according to the formularies of the Church of England in the little church of St. George opposite the large Waterworks Tower that dominated that ridge. ~ g-k-chesterton, @wisdomtrove 216:the public sphere is as consistently based on the law of equality as the private sphere is based on the law of universal difference and differentiation. Equality, in contrast to all that is involved in mere existence, is not given us, but is the result of human organization insofar as it is guided by the principle of justice. We are not born equal; we become equal as members of a group on the strength of our decision to guarantee ourselves mutually equal rights. ~ hannah-arendt, @wisdomtrove 217:I think that they hoped the private sector would come in. And the private sector tried to come in until they saw the size of the problem. I mean, from were people on that weekend that thought they'd had a solution. And then the hole kept getting bigger and bigger. And all of a sudden became apparent that 20 billion wouldn't do it and 30 billion wouldn't do it and 40 billion wouldn't do it. So it got beyond anybody's ability to certainly to do it in a short period of time. ~ warren-buffet, @wisdomtrove 218:Together, let us make this a new beginning. Let us make a commitment to care for the needy, to teach our children the values and the virtues handed down to us by our families, to have the courage to defend those values and the willingess to sacrifice for them. Let us pledge to restore, in our time, the American spirit of voluntary service, of cooperation, of private and community initiative, a spirit that flows like a deep and mighty river through the history of our nation. ~ ronald-reagan, @wisdomtrove 219:One hundred and fifty years ago the vacant lands of the West were opened to private use. One hundred years ago the Congress passed the Homestead Act, probably the single greatest stimulus to national development ever enacted. Under the impetus of that Act and other laws, more than 1.1 billion acres of the original public main have been transferred to private and non-federal public ownership. The 768 million acres remaining in federal ownership are a valuable national asset. ~ john-f-kennedy, @wisdomtrove 220:You don't want a general houseworker, do you? Or a traveling companion, quiet, refined, speaks fluent French entirely in the present tense? Or an assistant billiard-maker? Or a private librarian? Or a lady car-washer? Because if you do, I should appreciate your giving me a trial at the job. Any minute now, I am going to become one of the Great Unemployed. I am about to leave literature flat on its face. I don't want to review books any more. It cuts in too much on my reading. ~ dorothy-parker, @wisdomtrove 221:Every thinking man, when he thinks, realizes that the teachings of the Bible are so interwoven and intertwined with our whole civic and social life that it would be literally, I do not mean figuratively, but literally impossible for us to figure what the loss would be if these teachings were removed. We would lose all the standards by which we now judge both public and private morals; all the standards toward which we, with more or less resolution, strive to raise ourselves. ~ theodore-roosevelt, @wisdomtrove 222:What little recognition the idea of obligation to the public obtains in modern morality, is derived from Greek and Roman sources, not from Christian; as, even in the morality of private life, whatever exists of magnanimity, high-mindeness, personal dignity, even the sense of honour, is derived from the purely human, not the religious part of our education, and never could have grown out of a standard of ethics in which the only worth, professedly recognized, is that of obedience. ~ john-stuart-mill, @wisdomtrove 223:I have no concern with any economic criticisms of the communist system; I cannot inquire into whether the abolition of private property is expedient or advantageous. But I am able to recognize that the psychological premisses on which the system is based are an untenable illusion. In abolishing private property we deprive the human love of aggression of one of its instruments... but we have in no way altered the differences in power and influence which are misused by aggressiveness. ~ sigmund-freud, @wisdomtrove 224:Don’t die without embracing the daring adventure your life is meant to be. You may go broke. You may experience failure and rejection repeatedly. You may endure multiple dysfunctional relationships. But these are all milestones along the path of a life lived courageously. They are your private victories, carving a deeper space within you to be filled with an abundance of joy, happiness, and fulfillment. So go ahead and feel the fear. Then summon the courage to follow your dreams anyway. ~ steve-pavlina, @wisdomtrove 225:I am opposed to writing about the private lives of living authors and psychoanalyzing them while they are alive. Criticism is getting all mixed up with a combination of the Junior FBI-men, discards from Freud and Jung and a sort of Columnist peep-hole and missing laundry list school. ... Every young English professor sees gold in them dirty sheets now. Imagine what they can do with the soiled sheets of four legal beds by the same writer and you can see why their tongues are slavering. ~ ernest-hemingway, @wisdomtrove 226:make it a practice to avoid hating anyone. If someone's been guilty of despicable actions, especially toward me, I try to forget him. I used to follow a practice - somewhat contrived, I admit - to write the man's name on a piece of scrap paper, drop it into the lowest drawer of my desk, and say to myself: "That finishes the incident, and so far as I'm concerned, that fellow." The drawer became over the years a sort of private wastebasket for crumbled-up spite and discarded personalities. ~ dwight-eisenhower, @wisdomtrove 227:That is the kind of America in which I believe. And it represents the kind of Presidency in which I believe - a great office that must neither be humbled by making it the instrument of any one religious group nor tarnished by arbitrarily withholding its occupancy from the members of any one religious group. I believe in a President whose religious views are his own private affair, neither imposed by him upon the Nation or imposed by the Nation upon him as a condition to holding that office. ~ john-f-kennedy, @wisdomtrove 228:I think each village was meant to feel pity for its own sick and poor whom it can help and I doubt if it is the duty of any private person to fix his mind on ills which he cannot help. This may even become an escape from the works of charity we really can do to those we know. God may call any one of us to respond to some far away problem or support those who have been so called. But we are finite and he will not call us everywhere or to support every worthy cause. And real needs are not far from us. ~ c-s-lewis, @wisdomtrove 229:The modern habit of saying "This is my opinion, but I may be wrong" is entirely irrational. If I say that it may be wrong, I say that is not my opinion. The modern habit of saying "Every man has a different philosophy; this is my philosophy and it suits me" ‚Äì the habit of saying this is mere weak-mindedness. A cosmic philosophy is not constructed to fit a man; a cosmic philosophy is constructed to fit a cosmos. A man can no more possess a private religion than he can possess a private sun and moon. ~ g-k-chesterton, @wisdomtrove 230:I have in this War a burning private grudge ‚ which would probably make me a better soldier at 49 than I was at 22: against that ruddy little ignoramus Adolf Hitler (for the odd thing about demonic inspiration and impetus is that it in no way enhances the purely intellectual stature: it chiefly affects the mere will). Ruining, perverting, misapplying, and making for ever accursed, that noble northern spirit, a supreme contribution to Europe, which I have ever loved, and tried to present in its true light. ~ j-r-r-tolkien, @wisdomtrove 231:When the students were asked to identify their race on a pretest questionnaire, that simple act was sufficient to prime them with all the negative stereotypes associated with African Americans and academic achievement. If a white student from a prestigious private high school gets a higher SAT score than a black student from an inner-city school, is it because she’s truly a better student, or is it because to be white and to attend a prestigious high school is to be constantly primed with the idea of smart? ~ malcolm-gladwell, @wisdomtrove 232:When a party can't think of anything else they always fall back on Lower Taxes. It has a magic sound to a voter, just like Fairyland is spoken of and dreamed of by all children. But no child has ever seen it; neither has any voter ever lived to see the day when his taxes were lowered. Presidents have been promising lower taxes since Washington crossed the Delaware by hand in a row boat. But our taxes have gotten bigger and their boats have gotten larger until now the President crosses the Delaware in his private yacht. ~ will-rogers, @wisdomtrove 233:The important thing is this: that, under such government recognition as we may give to that which is beneficent and wholesome in large business organizations, we shall be most vigilant never to allow them to crystallize into a condition which shall make private initiative difficult. It is of the utmost importance that in the future we shall keep the broad path of opportunity just as open and easy for our children as it was for our fathers during the period which has been the glory of America's industrial history. ~ theodore-roosevelt, @wisdomtrove 234:The "Inside-Out" approach to personal and interpersonal effectiveness means to start first with self; even more fundamentally, to start with the most inside part of self with your paradigms, your character, and your motives. The inside- out approach says that private victories precede public victories, that making and keeping promises to ourselves recedes making and keeping promises to others. It says it is futile to put personality ahead of character, to try to improve relationships with others before improving ourselves. ~ stephen-r-covey, @wisdomtrove 235:The intellectual part of religion is a private affair between every man and his Maker, and in which no third party has any right to interfere. The practical part consists in our doing good to each other. But since religion has been made into a trade, the practical part has been made to consist of ceremonies performed by men called priests ... By devices of this kind true religion has been banished, and such means have been found out to extract money, even from the pockets of the poor, instead of contributing to their relief. ~ thomas-paine, @wisdomtrove 236:America's abundance was created not by public sacrifices to the common good, but by the productive genius of free men who pursued their own personal interests and the making of their own private fortunes. They did not starve the people to pay for America's industrialization. They gave the people better jobs, higher wages, and cheaper goods with every new machine they invented, with every scientific discovery or technological advance- and thus the whole country was moving forward and profiting, not suffering, every step of the way. ~ ayn-rand, @wisdomtrove 237:Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back. That's part of what it means to be alive. But inside our heads - at least that's where I imagine it - there's a little room where we store those memories. A room like the stacks in this library. And to understand the workings of our own heart we have to keep on making new reference cards. We have to dust things off every once in awhile, let in fresh air, change the water in the flower vases. In other words, you'll live forever in your own private library. ~ haruki-murakami, @wisdomtrove 238:Instead of casting away all our old prejudices, we cherish them to a very considerable degree, and, to take more shame to ourselves, we cherish them because they are prejudices; and the longer they have lasted and the more generally they have prevailed, the more we cherish them. We are afraid to put men to live and trade each on his own private stock of reason; because we suspect that this stock in each man is small, and that the individuals would do better to avail themselves of the general bank and capital of nations and of ages. ~ edmund-burke, @wisdomtrove 239:The difference between [socialism and fascism] is superficial and purely formal, but it is significant psychologically: it brings the authoritarian nature of a planned economy crudely into the open. The main characteristic of socialism (and of communism) is public ownership of the means of production, and, therefore, the abolition of private property. The right to property is the right of use and disposal. Under fascism, men retain the semblance or pretense of private property, but the government holds total power over its use and disposal. ~ ayn-rand, @wisdomtrove 240:Because there is something in the touch of flesh with flesh which abrogates, cuts sharp and straight across the devious intricate channels of decorous ordering, which enemies as well as lovers know because it makes them both: - touch and touch of that which is the citadel of the central I-Am's private own: not spirit, soul; the liquorish and ungirdled mind is anyone's to take in any any darkened hallway of this earthly tenement. But let flesh touch with flesh, and watch the fall of all the eggshell shibboleth of caste and color too. ~ william-faulkner, @wisdomtrove 241:It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God,. to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits , and humbly to implore his protection and favor... beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed ~ george-washington, @wisdomtrove 242:My fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the universe; who presides in the councils of nations; and whose providential aid can supply every human defect; that his benediction may consecrate to the liberties and happiness of the People of the United States, a Government instituted by themselves for these essential purposes, and may enable every instrument employed in its administration to execute with success the functions allotted to his charge. In tendering this homage to the Great Author of every public and private good. ~ george-washington, @wisdomtrove 243:The system is not intended as a substitute for private savings, pension plans, and insurance protection. It is, rather, intended as the foundation upon which these other forms of protection can be soundly built. Thus, the individual's own work, his planning and his thrift will bring him a higher standard of living upon his retirement, or his family a higher standard of living in the event of his death, than would otherwise be the case. Hence the system both encourages thrift and self-reliance, and helps to prevent destitution in our national life. ~ dwight-eisenhower, @wisdomtrove 244:The tribute that is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism which adorn the characters selected to devise and adopt them. In these honorable qualifications, I behold the surest pledges, that as on one side, no local prejudices, or attachments; no seperate views, nor party animosities, will misdirect the comprehensive and equal eye which ought to watch over this great assemblage of communities and interests: so, on another, that the foundations of our National policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality... ~ george-washington, @wisdomtrove 245:The education of our people should be a lifelong process by which we continue to feed new vigor into the lifestream of the Nation through intelligent, reasoned decisions. Let us not think of education only in terms of its costs, but rather in terms of the infinite potential of the human mind that can be realized through education. Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our Nation. ~ john-f-kennedy, @wisdomtrove 246:What I secretly longed for was to disentangle myself of all those lives which had woven themselves into the pattern of my own life and were making my destiny a part of theirs. To shake myself free of these accumulating experiences which were mine only by force of inertia required a violent effort. Now and then I lunged and tore at the net, but only to become more enmeshed. My liberation seemed to involve pain and suffering to those near and dear to me. Every move I made for my own private good brought about reproach and condemnation. I was a traitor a thousand times over. ~ henry-miller, @wisdomtrove 247:The very reason why we object to state ownership, that it puts a stop to individual initiative and to the healthy development of personal responsibility, is the reason why we object to an unsupervised, unchecked monopolistic control in private hands. We urge control and supervision by the nation as an antidote to the movement for state socialism. Those who advocate total lack of regulation, those who advocate lawlessness in the business world, themselves give the strongest impulse to what I believe would be the deadening movement toward unadulterated state socialism. ~ theodore-roosevelt, @wisdomtrove 248:It must not be supposed that happiness will demand many or great possessions; for self-sufficiency does not depend on excessive abundance, nor does moral conduct, and it is possible to perform noble deeds even without being ruler of land and sea: one can do virtuous acts with quite moderate resources. This may be clearly observed in experience: private citizens do not seem to be less but more given to doing virtuous actions than princes and potentates. It is sufficient then if moderate resources are forthcoming; for a life of virtuous activity will be essentially a happy life. ~ aristotle, @wisdomtrove 249:It is pleasure that lurks in the practice of every one of your virtues. Man performs actions because they are good for him, and when they are good for other people as well they are thought virtuous: if he finds pleasure in helping others he is benevolent; if he finds pleasure in working for society he is public-spirited; but it is for your private pleasure that you give twopence to a beggar as much as it is for my private pleasure that I drink another whiskey and soda. I, less of a humbug than you, neither applaud myself for my pleasure nor demand your admiration. ~ william-somerset-maugham, @wisdomtrove 250:A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle... Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good. It is vain to exclaim against the depravity of human nature on this account; the fact is so, the experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure, change the constitution of man, before we can make it otherwise. No institution, not built on the presumptive truth of these maxims can succeed. ~ george-washington, @wisdomtrove 251:I make it a practice to avoid hating anyone. If someone's been guilty of despicable actions, especially toward me, I try to forget him. I used to follow a practice-somewhat contrived, I admit-to write the man's name on a piece of scrap paper, drop it into the lowest drawer of my desk, and say to myself: "That finishes the incident, and so far as I'm concerned, that fellow. The drawer became over the years a sort of private wastebasket for crumpled-up spite and discarded personalities. Besides, it seemed to be effective, and helped me avoid harboring useless black feelings." ~ dwight-eisenhower, @wisdomtrove 252:Sri Yukteswar used to poke gentle fun at the commonly inadequate conceptions of renunciation."A beggar cannot renounce wealth," Master would say. "If a man laments: & 253:She's always polite and kind, but her words lack the kind of curiosity and excitement you'd normally expect. Her true feelings- assuming such things exist- remain hidden away. Except for when a practical sort of decision has to be made, she never gives her personal opinion about anything. She seldom talks about herself, instead letting others talk, nodding warmly as she listens. But most people start to feel vaguely uneasy when talking with her, as if they suspect they're wasting her time, trampling on her private, graceful, dignified world. And that impression is, for the most part, correct. ~ haruki-murakami, @wisdomtrove 254:Every form of happiness is private. Our greatest moments are personal, self-motivated, not to be touched. The things which are sacred or precious to us are the things we withdraw from promiscuous sharing. But now we are taught to throw everything within us into public light and common pawing. To seek joy in meeting halls. We haven't even got a word for the quality I mean& 255:Our feelings provide meaning not only for our private lives, but also for social and political processes. When we want to know who should rule the country, what foreign policy to adopt and what economic steps to take, we don’t look for the answers in scriptures. Nor do we obey the commands of the Pope or the Council of Nobel Laureates. Rather, in most countries, we hold democratic elections and ask people what they think about the matter at hand. We believe that the voter knows best, and that the free choices of individual humans are the ultimate political authority. Yet how does the voter know what to choose? Theoretically at least, the voter is supposed to consult his or her innermost feelings, and follow their lead. It is not always easy. In order to get in touch with my feelings, I need to filter out the empty propaganda slogans, the endless lies of ruthless politicians, the distracting noise created by cunning spin doctors, and the learned opinions of hired pundits. I need to ignore all this racket, and attend only to my authentic inner voice. And then my authentic inner voice whispers in my ear ‘Vote Cameron’ or ‘Vote Modi’ or ‘Vote Clinton’ or whomever, and I put a cross against that name on the ballot paper – and that’s how we know who should rule the country. ~ yuval-noah-harari, @wisdomtrove *** NEWFULLDB 2.4M ***
1:Virtual Network Private. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
2:I'm a private person. ~ Ray LaMontagne, #NFDB
3:Acting is actually private. ~ Joan Chen, #NFDB
4:One’s shadow is private. ~ Ilana C Myer, #NFDB
5:I bathe in private! ~ Jennifer A Nielsen, #NFDB
6:Jude had a private collection. ~ Joe Hill, #NFDB
7:Beauty is never private. ~ Mallory Ortberg, #NFDB
8:but in private county leagues. ~ Blake Pierce, #NFDB
9:I am basically a private person. ~ Imran Khan, #NFDB
10:I'm a private kind of person. ~ Josh Holloway, #NFDB
11:I'm a very private person. ~ Kirsty Gallacher, #NFDB
12:From private pain to public action. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
13:Kids lead a very private life. ~ Maurice Sendak, #NFDB
14:Private flights back home, no stop-over ~ Drake, #NFDB
15:Private school girls are scary. ~ Reki Kawahara, #NFDB
16:My private life became public. ~ Brigitte Bardot, #NFDB
17:The private sector is doing fine. ~ Barack Obama, #NFDB
18:Truth is not private property. ~ Saint Augustine, #NFDB
19:Celebrity damages private life. ~ Tim Berners Lee, #NFDB
20:I'm so private and I don't know why! ~ China Chow, #NFDB
21:public debt is private wealth, ~ James K Galbraith, #NFDB
22:We need to make the private public. ~ Jonah Berger, #NFDB
23:domestic economy for her private study. ~ H G Wells, #NFDB
24:Each of us has a private Austen. ~ Karen Joy Fowler, #NFDB
25:I'm kind of a private person in a way. ~ Thomas Horn, #NFDB
26:I'm not reclusive at all. Just private. ~ Don DeLillo, #NFDB
27:I try to keep my private life private. ~ Jake Epstein, #NFDB
28:led the arrivals back to their private ~ Nicole Mones, #NFDB
29:Spiritual matters should be private. ~ Sherman Alexie, #NFDB
30:I am not reclusive. I just have a private life. ~ Enya, #NFDB
31:I think the wrong things are kept private ~ Nan Goldin, #NFDB
32:Morality is a private and costly luxury. ~ Henry Adams, #NFDB
33:Please.” He smiles that oh-so-smug private ~ E L James, #NFDB
34:The dog, to gain some private ends, ~ Oliver Goldsmith, #NFDB
35:The grave's a fine and private place, ~ Andrew Marvell, #NFDB
36:Any human being has private thoughts. ~ Alan Dershowitz, #NFDB
37:Elizabeth Ann Gardner—Private Investigator. ~ T R Ragan, #NFDB
38:I am a very reclusive, private person. ~ Camille Paglia, #NFDB
39:I'm flying everywhere in my private jet. ~ Keith Morris, #NFDB
40:I don't talk about my private life. ~ Marianne Faithfull, #NFDB
41:It's so lovely to be lovely in Private. ~ Jennifer Niven, #NFDB
42:Marriage is holy and it's private. ~ Marlene van Niekerk, #NFDB
43:Oh, to know God's private address. ~ Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, #NFDB
44:Praise in public; criticize in private. ~ Vince Lombardi, #NFDB
45:She lived in private with her own horror. ~ Iris Murdoch, #NFDB
46:this talk will be a private one with Jonas. ~ Lois Lowry, #NFDB
47:At times I make music, but in private. ~ Stella McCartney, #NFDB
48:I keep everything that's private private. ~ Kate Bosworth, #NFDB
49:I would love to do more private concerts. ~ Renee Fleming, #NFDB
50:made by Nurse Bambi, my private assistant. ~ Rick Riordan, #NFDB
51:Our private property must be sacrificed. ~ Dolley Madison, #NFDB
52:Private security is a license to stalk. ~ Catherine Bybee, #NFDB
53:We all fight our own private wars. ~ Benjamin Alire S enz, #NFDB
54:I don't like to meddle in my private affairs. ~ Karl Kraus, #NFDB
55:My life style in a sense is kind of private. ~ Marc Newson, #NFDB
56:Public victory comes from private discipline. ~ Levi Lusko, #NFDB
57:Truth is not private property. ~ Saint Augustine of Hippo, #NFDB
58:You know what circumcision is, Private? ~ Bernard Cornwell, #NFDB
59:I try to keep my private life kind of private. ~ Tyra Banks, #NFDB
60:Private victories precede public victories. ~ Stephen Covey, #NFDB
61:they respect the private; he is the company ~ Bill O Reilly, #NFDB
62:But there’s this one girl. My private property. ~ Katy Evans, #NFDB
63:Family life is an encroachment on private life. ~ Karl Kraus, #NFDB
64:His private character was his public character. ~ Harper Lee, #NFDB
65:Oh! a private buffoon is a light-hearted loon, ~ W S Gilbert, #NFDB
66:Science is public, not private, knowledge. ~ Robert K Merton, #NFDB
67:A book is as private and consensual as sex. ~ Chuck Palahniuk, #NFDB
68:Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private. ~ Alexander Pope, #NFDB
69:Every man's memory is his private literature. ~ Aldous Huxley, #NFDB
70:Everyone has a private self and a public self. ~ Kevin Conroy, #NFDB
71:I keep my backstory pretty private and personal. ~ Eva Mendes, #NFDB
72:I was carefully constructing my own private hell. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
73:My private life has nothing to do with my films. ~ Fritz Lang, #NFDB
74:No act is so private it does not seek applause. ~ John Updike, #NFDB
75:Nothing in human life is inherently private. ~ Terry Eagleton, #NFDB
76:Out of my way, Private, or your brains go public. ~ M R Carey, #NFDB
77:Private victories precede public victories. ~ Stephen R Covey, #NFDB
78:Avoid tweeting any photos of your private parts. ~ Betty White, #NFDB
79:Disaster is private, in its way, as love is. ~ Nadine Gordimer, #NFDB
80:Every reform was once a private opinion. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
81:first—private victory before public victory. ~ Stephen R Covey, #NFDB
82:In private, though, you may call me Mr. Cavendish ~ R K Lilley, #NFDB
83:I've had my ups and downs in my private life. ~ Novak Djokovic, #NFDB
84:Private worship excites us for public worship. ~ Matt Chandler, #NFDB
85:I behave in public like I behave in private. ~ Andrew Breitbart, #NFDB
86:I like to keep most of my private life private. ~ Logan Mankins, #NFDB
87:My private life is the most precious thing to me. ~ Leona Lewis, #NFDB
88:Private businesses ought to get to discriminate. ~ John Stossel, #NFDB
89:Your dressing area should be your private space. ~ Kim Cattrall, #NFDB
90:did he still have hair in his private regions? ~ Danielle Monsch, #NFDB
91:I ALWAYS intended to return to the private sector. ~ Don Nickles, #NFDB
92:Write a mission statement, but keep it private. ~ Harry Beckwith, #NFDB
93:A book begins as a private excitement of the mind. ~ E L Doctorow, #NFDB
94:Bastards too have a right to their private lives. ~ Stieg Larsson, #NFDB
95:Every generation of children has its private hero. ~ Arthur Smith, #NFDB
96:he was a little dark, a little private, Hunt was okay ~ John Hart, #NFDB
97:Is this a private fight, or can anyone join? ~ Laurell K Hamilton, #NFDB
98:It’s a very private moment when your heart breaks. ~ Belle Aurora, #NFDB
99:Not all private equity people are evil. Only some. ~ Paul Krugman, #NFDB
100:One must be crucified on one’s own private cross. ~ Leonard Woolf, #NFDB
101:Some things are private, Ethan. Even for grown-ups. ~ Kami Garcia, #NFDB
102:Happiness is a private good, justice a public good. ~ Stefan Klein, #NFDB
103:I'm a very private person that prefers a low profile. ~ Paul Allen, #NFDB
104:I'm ready for something private, private and real ~ Simone Elkeles, #NFDB
105:The appetites of the body were private battles. ~ Elizabeth Strout, #NFDB
106:A public outcry usually masks a private obsession. ~ Eric Schlosser, #NFDB
107:If I am a thief, it's because of private property. ~ Facundo Cabral, #NFDB
108:I like to keep my private stuff pretty vague. ~ Thomas Haden Church, #NFDB
109:I'm a very private, very reclusive kind of guy. ~ Christopher Cross, #NFDB
110:In acting, you draw so much on your private life. ~ Emmanuelle Riva, #NFDB
111:In private, Sonia often addressed Dr Singh as Manmohan, ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
112:Prayer in private results in boldness in public. ~ Edwin Louis Cole, #NFDB
113:Surfing is real private. It's a solo, loner sport. ~ Robert Englund, #NFDB
114:The public good must come before private interests. ~ Bryant McGill, #NFDB
115:What was the point of being successful in private? ~ David Nicholls, #NFDB
116:As a private person, professionally I am invisible. ~ Michael Haneke, #NFDB
117:Good government is the outcome of private virtue. ~ John Jay Chapman, #NFDB
118:I felt like his private porn star. Dirty. Sexy. Sinful. ~ J J McAvoy, #NFDB
119:I irritate the wife because of my private dancing. ~ Brian McDermott, #NFDB
120:I just think everyone needs their own private space. ~ Dick Van Dyke, #NFDB
121:I think everybody has the right to a private life. ~ Keira Knightley, #NFDB
122:Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths. ~ Joseph Campbell, #NFDB
123:My worth to God in public is what I am in private. ~ Oswald Chambers, #NFDB
124:Any chance I could interest you in a private star party? ~ Mysti Jaye, #NFDB
125:Dreams are private myths; myths are shared dreams"). ~ Daniel Goleman, #NFDB
126:Good public speaking is based on good private thinking ~ Scott Berkun, #NFDB
127:I'm a private intellectual, not a public one. ~ Nassim Nicholas Taleb, #NFDB
128:I wasn't tempted to have my private parts decorated. ~ David Dimbleby, #NFDB
129:I went public too soon. Stay private as long as you can. ~ Bill Gates, #NFDB
130:An object, after all, is what makes infinity private. ~ Joseph Brodsky, #NFDB
131:Beware of the corporate invasion of private memory. ~ Douglas Coupland, #NFDB
132:First of all, I'm pretty private about my personal life. ~ Pat Benatar, #NFDB
133:Hillary Clinton is still - she's such a private person. ~ David Brooks, #NFDB
134:Private scholarships for students at hopeless schools. ~ Newt Gingrich, #NFDB
135:The new political gospel: public office is private graft. ~ Mark Twain, #NFDB
136:Art is a private thing, the artist makes it for himself ~ Kenneth Tynan, #NFDB
137:My past was a private obstacle, not a public excuse. ~ Kelley Armstrong, #NFDB
138:private citizens were asked to open their homes; ~ Doris Kearns Goodwin, #NFDB
139:Public behavior is merely private character writ large. ~ Stephen Covey, #NFDB
140:See? Other mothers don’t have their own private weather. ~ Jandy Nelson, #NFDB
141:Sorrow ought to be private, she thinks, not flaunted. ~ Khaled Hosseini, #NFDB
142:You and your father, you’re fighting your own private wars. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
143:called The Flying Haldemans: Pity the Poor Private Pilot. ~ Ashlee Vance, #NFDB
144:Do any of the private companies send reps or IT guys here? ~ John Scalzi, #NFDB
145:Every heart must have
its private
bestseller book. ~ Sanober Khan,#NFDB
146:In my private life, I'm not around any drugs or alcohol. ~ Penn Jillette, #NFDB
147:It's nothing sinister but my private life belongs to me. ~ MyAnna Buring, #NFDB
148:I went to a private arts school. We had to wear cloaks. ~ Claire Forlani, #NFDB
149:Nothing was said, wounds just licked in private, in quiet. ~ Jack L Pyke, #NFDB
150:Public offices were not made for private convenience. ~ Thomas Jefferson, #NFDB
151:while pain is universal, it is also utterly private. ~ Viet Thanh Nguyen, #NFDB
152:God enters by a private door into every individual. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
153:Government cannot and must not replace private initiative. ~ Kim Campbell, #NFDB
154:how can there be a private space if there is no safe space, ~ Ocean Vuong, #NFDB
155:I had led a private life and wanted to die a private death. ~ Jean Harris, #NFDB
156:I'm as moody and complex and private as anyone I ever knew. ~ Ryan O Neal, #NFDB
157:In a discreet man's mouth, a public thing is private. ~ Benjamin Franklin, #NFDB
158:Private enterprise did not get us atomic energy. ~ John Kenneth Galbraith, #NFDB
159:A lake. A prayer. It's so lovely to be lovely in Private. ~ Jennifer Niven, #NFDB
160:As a private lawyer, I could bill $750 an hour, but I don't. ~ Jay Sekulow, #NFDB
161:cassis, which she took to her bedroom to drink in private ~ Margaret Maron, #NFDB
162:Experience is a private, very largely speechless affair. ~ James A Baldwin, #NFDB
163:Polished in public, tender in private, and filthy in bed—every ~ Cardeno C, #NFDB
164:private and primitive and a bit on the funky and frightening ~ Tom Robbins, #NFDB
165:Private lives are more important than public reputations. ~ G K Chesterton, #NFDB
166:Privilege (to the privileged) means having private laws. ~ Terry Pratchett, #NFDB
167:she is in a world of private dreams , not here with us ! ~ Charlotte Bront, #NFDB
168:Sometimes we crash and burn. It's better to do it in private. ~ Dean Kamen, #NFDB
169:There are two types of stories: public and private. ~ Antonio Munoz Molina, #NFDB
170:Your private self must become the same as your public self. ~ John Kuypers, #NFDB
171:I do. You know, I made a mistake using a private e- mail. ~ Hillary Clinton, #NFDB
172:I'm a private person. I'm shy about people knowing things. ~ Farrah Fawcett, #NFDB
173:Once upon a time we did not focus on a president's private life. ~ Tom Ford, #NFDB
174:Private enterprise is ceasing to be free enterprise. ~ Franklin D Roosevelt, #NFDB
175:Social religion is perfected when private religion is purified. ~ A W Tozer, #NFDB
176:That's my private ant. You're liable to break its legs. ~ Albert Schweitzer, #NFDB
177:When we have public success we also have private struggles. ~ Deion Sanders, #NFDB
178:Art is a person's private vision expressed in aesthetic forms. ~ Chaim Potok, #NFDB
179:Expectation brings frustration. Private ambitions bring failures. ~ Rajneesh, #NFDB
180:I have no intention of discussing my private life with anyone ~ Claire Bloom, #NFDB
181:I'm quite a private person and I like my work to do the talking. ~ Kate Bush, #NFDB
182:My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private. ~ Solomon Ibn Gabirol, #NFDB
183:The only way to get around Arizona is by small private plane. ~ Cindy McCain, #NFDB
184:The riddle of the age has for each a private solution. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
185:Writing is a private discipline, in a field of companions. ~ Jonathan Lethem, #NFDB
186:You should not live one way in private, another in public. ~ Publilius Syrus, #NFDB
187:A Welshman is always glad to add to his private store of tales. ~ Will Thomas, #NFDB
188:Everybody's private motto: It's better to be popular than right. ~ Mark Twain, #NFDB
189:Government should take management lesson from private sector. ~ Newt Gingrich, #NFDB
190:I am selfish, private and easily bored. Will this be a problem? ~ Neil Gaiman, #NFDB
191:I hate the idea of success robbing you of your private life. ~ Paul McCartney, #NFDB
192:It is a rare life that remains orderly even in private. ~ Michel de Montaigne, #NFDB
193:Public postures have the configuration of private derangement. ~ Tom Stoppard, #NFDB
194:The private control of credit is the modern form of slavery. ~ Upton Sinclair, #NFDB
195:As you know, I spent 30 years of my life in the private sector. ~ Donald Evans, #NFDB
196:Like to go somewhere more private and be scandalous some more? ~ Gail Carriger, #NFDB
197:My mistake was in telling a stranger my private business. ~ Patricia Highsmith, #NFDB
198:My parents are private investigators for God's sake. ~ Johann Heinrich Lambert, #NFDB
199:Our spiritual ecology simply does not permit private awakening. ~ Ervin Laszlo, #NFDB
200:Private problems don't constitute an excuse for bad manners. ~ Margaret Millar, #NFDB
201:Some animals are secretive; some are shy. A cat is private. ~ Leonard Michaels, #NFDB
202:There's a fine line between being private and being ashamed. ~ Portia de Rossi, #NFDB
203:A company shouldn't take value from people's private messages. ~ Marc Rotenberg, #NFDB
204:As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. ~ David Baldacci, #NFDB
205:I am opposed to the use of public funds for private education. ~ Jonathan Kozol, #NFDB
206:It is no use to keep private information which you can't show off. ~ Mark Twain, #NFDB
207:Our private tastes in books showed a hint of our secret selves. ~ Nova Ren Suma, #NFDB
208:Out of his private victories, public victories began to come. ~ Stephen R Covey, #NFDB
209:She denied none of it aloud, and agreed to none of it in private. ~ Jane Austen, #NFDB
210:Social religion is perfected when private religion is purified. The ~ A W Tozer, #NFDB
211:The name's Clem Williamson Snide. I am a private asshole. ~ William S Burroughs, #NFDB
212:The way to create jobs is to encourage private sector job creators. ~ Roy Blunt, #NFDB
213:What is true for you in your private heart is true for all men. ~ David Shields, #NFDB
214:Emma denied none of it aloud, and agreed to none of it in private. ~ Jane Austen, #NFDB
215:I don't feel I owe my readers details of my family's private life. ~ J K Rowling, #NFDB
216:I'm fairly in tune with what's private with my husband and with me. ~ Star Jones, #NFDB
217:In the long run, the public interest depends on private virtue. ~ James Q Wilson, #NFDB
218:Kathy Shelton was a private citizen whose life was destroyed. ~ Kellyanne Conway, #NFDB
219:You do what you do out of your private love of the thing itself. ~ Annie Dillard, #NFDB
220:If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that. ~ Billie Jean King, #NFDB
221:I love all the mentoring, the public-private partnership ideas. ~ Hillary Clinton, #NFDB
222:I think there's room for both private exploration and group work in Yoga. ~ Sting, #NFDB
223:Not all smart people are funny, but all funny people are smart. ~ I Leigh Private, #NFDB
224:Of course, my motto is still, 'Work is work, private is private. ~ Ayumi Hamasaki, #NFDB
225:Private charity can apply 'tough love' but government charity can't. ~ James Cook, #NFDB
226:Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own. ~ e e cummings, #NFDB
227:Some things are too important to be left to the private sector. ~ George Galloway, #NFDB
228:The myth is the public dream and the dream is the private myth. ~ Joseph Campbell, #NFDB
229:The only thing I am completely committed to is experimentation. ~ I Leigh Private, #NFDB
230:You never know what private grief others are going through. ~ Susan Rebecca White, #NFDB
231:You think knowing things will solve your private little griefs? ~ Kiana Davenport, #NFDB
232:After age twelve, birthdays should be as private as hernia surgery. ~ Erma Bombeck, #NFDB
233:Americans will respect your beliefs if you just keep them private. ~ Bill O Reilly, #NFDB
234:Education is still, in spite of private education, a state matter. ~ Kenneth Arrow, #NFDB
235:Eli Hofstadter, Private Detective and Investigative services. I find ~ Callie Hart, #NFDB
236:God, how I still love private readers. It’s what we all used to be. ~ J D Salinger, #NFDB
237:I have only one doctrine, the infinitude of the private man. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
238:I manage to scrape together a private life, despite the press. ~ Michael Hutchence, #NFDB
239:I'm a very shy person towards my intimacy and private life. ~ Charlotte Gainsbourg, #NFDB
240:A man who prays much in private will make short prayers in public. ~ Dwight L Moody, #NFDB
241:Ambition, in a private man is a vice, is in a prince the virtue. ~ Philip Massinger, #NFDB
242:America employs more private security guards than high school teachers. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
243:I have no private life, as I am constantly under police surveillance. ~ Ivica Dacic, #NFDB
244:It's so great to have your private relationships play out in the press. ~ Jorja Fox, #NFDB
245:I've stolen a couple of hearts and they are in my private collection! ~ Salma Hayek, #NFDB
246:Keeping your private life as private as possible is the smartest thing. ~ Kate Mara, #NFDB
247:London is a city of clubs and private houses. You have to be a member. ~ Alec Waugh, #NFDB
248:People initially think I'm a snob because I'm intensely private. ~ Evangeline Lilly, #NFDB
249:Scripture stands over all private experiences and interprets them. ~ Andrew M Davis, #NFDB
250:The foundations of national morality must be laid in private families. ~ John Adams, #NFDB
251:The griefs of private men are soon allayed, But not of kings. ~ Christopher Marlowe, #NFDB
252:They’re the only ones rich enough to use private transportation. ~ Victoria Aveyard, #NFDB
253:When my mother died I learned that grief can be a very private thing. ~ Glenn Meade, #NFDB
254:build inner character first—private victory before public victory. ~ Stephen R Covey, #NFDB
255:Did he know everything, too? Were none of her humiliations private? ~ Kiersten White, #NFDB
256:Give me, kind heaven, a private station, a mind serene for contemplation. ~ John Gay, #NFDB
257:I was brought up Irish, where there was room for my own private world. ~ P L Travers, #NFDB
258:religion was as intimate as lovemaking and ought to be as private. ~ Deanna Raybourn, #NFDB
259:Sexuality is a very private thing, 'Provocateur' will make it public ~ Tyler Shields, #NFDB
260:There you go, wading in your clodhoppers through our private territory. ~ Harper Lee, #NFDB
261:I didn't use to think anything was worth keeping private. Now I do. ~ Christina Ricci, #NFDB
262:I'm a very private person, regardless of what the world may think of me. ~ Joe Arpaio, #NFDB
263:I'm intensely private, and I've openly shown annoyance at the paparazzi. ~ Demi Moore, #NFDB
264:in a world increasingly swayed by private wealth and personal brands. ~ Michael Wolff, #NFDB
265:I want to get America's private sector growing and I know how to do it. ~ Mitt Romney, #NFDB
266:People would believe almost any awful thing their private devil told them. ~ Joe Hill, #NFDB
267:Private charity discourages poverty while public subsidies encourage it. ~ James Cook, #NFDB
268:private tiredness, not ours, but mine over here and yours over there ~ Byung Chul Han, #NFDB
269:Reading, however, is a kind of private freedom: out of time, out of place. ~ Yiyun Li, #NFDB
270:The fuel for the sports fan is the ability to have private theories. ~ Jack Nicholson, #NFDB
271:Today Facebook went public, just as Myspace's last user went private. ~ Conan O Brien, #NFDB
272:You can’t expect to live in the world like the world’s your private myth. ~ Ali Smith, #NFDB
273:Don’t they have anything better to do than interfere in my private life? ~ Anna Santos, #NFDB
274:I'm more private than people realize. I'm not that easy to get to know. ~ Shania Twain, #NFDB
275:Im share a lot of details, but 98 percent of my life is still private. ~ Stephen Amell, #NFDB
276:it often enables men to rise from a private station to that rank. ~ Niccol Machiavelli, #NFDB
277:Never wallow in your troubles; despair must be kept private and brief. ~ Werner Herzog, #NFDB
278:Prayer as a means to effect a private end is theft and meanness. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
279:Private opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent. ~ Henry Ward Beecher, #NFDB
280:Private property implies exclusivity, inequality, and difference. ~ Hans Hermann Hoppe, #NFDB
281:Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private. ~ Tahar Ben Jelloun, #NFDB
282:Science replaces private prejudice with public, verifiable evidence. ~ Richard Dawkins, #NFDB
283:To create a public scandal is what's wicked; to sin in private is not a sin. ~ Moliere, #NFDB
284:To have a public life, you still have the right to a private life. ~ Catherine Deneuve, #NFDB
285:We cry in private. We cry alone. We do not burden others with our sorrow. ~ Sarah Fine, #NFDB
286:When has the pope ever questioned the faith of another private citizen? ~ Donald Trump, #NFDB
287:A book, to me, is almost sacrosanct: such an individual and private thing. ~ Lois Lowry, #NFDB
288:America employs more private security guards than high school teachers. ~ Russell Brand, #NFDB
289:Contempt for private wrongs was one of the features of ancient morals. ~ Joseph Joubert, #NFDB
290:I am a private detective. I am paid to be inquisitive and presumptuous. ~ Douglas Adams, #NFDB
291:I know this, the Federal Reserve is private and the I.R.S. is screwing us. ~ Alex Jones, #NFDB
292:I'm a very private person, and when I leave the stage, I leave the stage. ~ Helen Reddy, #NFDB
293:It's not government's business what people do in their private bedrooms. ~ Robert Reich, #NFDB
294:I've always been a private person and I've always valued my private life. ~ Amber Heard, #NFDB
295:Political liberty is only good insofar as it produces private liberty. ~ Samuel Johnson, #NFDB
296:Private Victory precedes Public Victory. Algebra comes before calculus. ~ Stephen Covey, #NFDB
297:Reading is a private pursuit; one that takes place behind closed doors. ~ Siri Hustvedt, #NFDB
298:The right of private judgment is absolute in every American citizen. ~ James A Garfield, #NFDB
299:We are concerned in public affairs, but immersed in our private ones. ~ Walter Lippmann, #NFDB
300:Who am I to tell my private nightmares to if I can’t tell them to you? ~ Samuel Beckett, #NFDB
301:All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret. ~ Gabriel Garc a M rquez, #NFDB
302:All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret. ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez, #NFDB
303:A person's books are private, not to be poked around by others at will. ~ Kate Furnivall, #NFDB
304:Dwight Eisenhower was candid in private, but he was circumspect in public. ~ Nancy Gibbs, #NFDB
305:Educational progress is a national concern; education is a private one. ~ Nikki Giovanni, #NFDB
306:Never crowd youngsters about their private affairs - sex especially. ~ Robert A Heinlein, #NFDB
307:People are rewarded in public for what the practice for years in private. ~ Tony Robbins, #NFDB
308:Private passions tire and exhaust themselves, public ones never. ~ Alphonse de Lamartine, #NFDB
309:Private property is a very fundamental and very long-term institution. ~ Anatoly Chubais, #NFDB
310:This is the last time I ever get a private detective off the internet. ~ Sophie Kinsella, #NFDB
311:You can’t know people that well, man. Everybody’s got a private room. ~ Michael Connelly, #NFDB
312:All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret. ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez, #NFDB
313:By abolishing private property one deprives the human love of aggression. ~ Sigmund Freud, #NFDB
314:Each of us has a public life, a private life, and a secret life. ~ Gabriel Garc a M rquez, #NFDB
315:God enters by a private door into every individual.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ Angela Roquet, #NFDB
316:In my private apocalypse he will be impaled upon his own nightstick. ~ John Kennedy Toole, #NFDB
317:It is time to stop personal destruction and prying into private lives ~ William J Clinton, #NFDB
318:It's what you practice in private that you will be rewarded for in public. ~ Tony Robbins, #NFDB
319:Like any large organisation, public or private, the UN is a complex machine. ~ Kofi Annan, #NFDB
320:Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit. ~ Larry Elder, #NFDB
321:No task, rightly done, is truly private. It is part of the world s work. ~ Woodrow Wilson, #NFDB
322:reading is a private activity. A book fits a reader like tailored clothing. ~ Faraaz Kazi, #NFDB
323:Take away the government's monopoly, and private groups will do it better. ~ John Stossel, #NFDB
324:The role of private equity as fiduciaries is certainly to make money. ~ Thomas G Stemberg, #NFDB
325:They want only their private toys and candies, and will not share. ~ Catherynne M Valente, #NFDB
326:Wondering about other people’s private affairs is a one-man gossip. ~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana, #NFDB
327:Your work is your own private megaphone to tell the world what you believe. ~ Simon Sinek, #NFDB
328:Civil officials have no business meddling in private religious affairs. ~ Thomas Jefferson, #NFDB
329:he would spend two hours of undistracted writing time in his private office. ~ Cal Newport, #NFDB
330:How do you know I didn't bring you out here to dispose of you in private? ~ Koushun Takami, #NFDB
331:I don't think you have the right to shout about other people's private life. ~ Peter Carey, #NFDB
332:I have no idea, Jim,” Lowen said. “I’m a doctor, not a private investigator. ~ John Scalzi, #NFDB
333:Our source is private."
"So are your parts but you can expose them". ~ Charles Bukowski,#NFDB
334:Private capitalism makes a steam engine; State capitalism makes pyramids. ~ Frank Chodorov, #NFDB
335:. . . private group prayers were the modern equivalent of a backroom cigar. ~ Jeff Sharlet, #NFDB
336:Private information is practically the source of every large modern fortune. ~ Oscar Wilde, #NFDB
337:Seth gave her that: a private space to believe in the illusion of normalcy. ~ Melissa Marr, #NFDB
338:The ages of greatest public spirit are not always eminent for private virtue. ~ David Hume, #NFDB
339:The economy is not removed from the way you live out your private life. ~ Amber Hollibaugh, #NFDB
340:The life you live in private determines the ministry you can have in public. ~ Dave Harvey, #NFDB
341:The more men I kill, the more far away from home I feel -- Saving Private Ryan ~ Tom Hanks, #NFDB
342:The world is immeasurably complex and the private stock of reason is small. ~ David Brooks, #NFDB
343:What happens in private always has an effect upon what happens in public. 3. ~ Joyce Meyer, #NFDB
344:A man could no longer be private and withdrawn. The world allows no hermits. ~ D H Lawrence, #NFDB
345:For most of my life, I deliberately led a private life in the public eye. ~ Chelsea Clinton, #NFDB
346:government has no business intervening in any consensual private behavior. ~ Camille Paglia, #NFDB
347:I don't consider my private feelings to be relevant in any way, actually. ~ Tommy Lee Jones, #NFDB
348:I like having a private name and a public name. It helps keep things straight. ~ S E Hinton, #NFDB
349:In truth you cannot separate them, your public being and your private self. ~ Hilary Mantel, #NFDB
350:My concerts are about me being very private in public, but I'm very protective. ~ Lady Gaga, #NFDB
351:No phase of life, whether public or private, can be free from duty. ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero, #NFDB
352:small businesses create 80 percent of the private sector jobs in this country. ~ Ben Carson, #NFDB
353:Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private. ~ Ben Jonson, #NFDB
354:The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds. ~ Heraclitus, #NFDB
355:The private terror of the liberal spirit is invariably suicide, not murder. ~ Norman Mailer, #NFDB
356:There should be no private health insurance companies operating for profit. ~ Michael Moore, #NFDB
357:why doesn’t Yasmin distinguish … between private morality and public order? ~ Hilary Mantel, #NFDB
358:Your friends may love you in private but your enemies will hate you in public. ~ Mark Twain, #NFDB
359:And I certainly won't lay out areas of my life that I think are just private. ~ Kevin Spacey, #NFDB
360:If we believe in liberty, it must be freedom from both private and public coercion. ~ Tim Wu, #NFDB
361:I soon learned that Everest wasn't a private affair. It belonged to many men. ~ Tom Hornbein, #NFDB
362:I was in a crazy, private, awesome bubble again, and that's when I started to write. ~ Feist, #NFDB
363:One doesn't need to know the artist's private intentions. The work tells all. ~ Susan Sontag, #NFDB
364:Our work for peace must begin within the private world of each one of us. ~ Dag Hammarskjold, #NFDB
365:Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. ~ Henry David Thoreau, #NFDB
366:That led him to make the link between private virtue and civic virtue, and ~ Walter Isaacson, #NFDB
367:The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds. ~ Heraclitus, #NFDB
368:There are things far more valuable than private comfort or public admiration. ~ Laila Lalami, #NFDB
369:When you experience God it is deeply personal, but it's not at all private. ~ Timothy Keller, #NFDB
370:Even the most open person has a private, sacred place where no one else may go. ~ Rick Yancey, #NFDB
371:I can't say what Danny Kaye is like in private life. There are too many of them. ~ Danny Kaye, #NFDB
372:I'll be directing some more 'Private Practice' episodes when we wrap 'Caprica.' ~ Eric Stoltz, #NFDB
373:I'm definitely someone that's private. I've never been interested in celebrity. ~ Oscar Isaac, #NFDB
374:In all private quarrels the duller nature is triumphant by reason of dullness. ~ George Eliot, #NFDB
375:I've always been really private about my personal life. I don't talk about it. ~ Agyness Deyn, #NFDB
376:I was alone in this discovery because it was my secret, my private exploration. ~ Paloma Beck, #NFDB
377:Literature is a peculiarly public product of a particularly private endeavor. ~ Valerie Miner, #NFDB
378:not one private bank was opened in Dublin in the quarter century before 1793. ~ Thomas Sowell, #NFDB
379:The best writing really does come from the deepest, most private part of you. ~ Michael Arndt, #NFDB
380:There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life. ~ George Eliot, #NFDB
381:You can’t know people that well, man. Everybody’s got a private room.” “So ~ Michael Connelly, #NFDB
382:Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know. ~ Yoko Ono, #NFDB
383:A man's rights are not violated by a private individual's refusal to deal with him. ~ Ayn Rand, #NFDB
384:Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
385:I am basically very private, and I'm really nervous about doing publicity. ~ Michelle Pfeiffer, #NFDB
386:I've got my private life - that's sacred - and I didn't have that before. ~ Elizabeth McGovern, #NFDB
387:Much of the real computer talent today is concentrated in the private sector. ~ Evgeny Morozov, #NFDB
388:My worth to God publicly is measured by what I really am in my private life. ~ Oswald Chambers, #NFDB
389:Opinions are a private matter. The public has an interest only in judgments. ~ Walter Benjamin, #NFDB
390:Out of my way, Private,” Justineau says quietly. “Or your brains go public.” Parks ~ M R Carey, #NFDB
391:Private confession was not ordered by Christ and was not used by the apostles. ~ John Wycliffe, #NFDB
392:The grave's a fine and private place,
But none, I think, do there embrace. ~ Andrew Marvell,#NFDB
393:To overthrow a tyrant, whether in public or in private, one must learn to hate. ~ Iris Murdoch, #NFDB
394:Without craft, art remains private. Without art, craft is merely hackwork. ~ Joyce Carol Oates, #NFDB
395:Anything that government can do, private enterprise can do for half the cost. ~ Milton Friedman, #NFDB
396:A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world, as a public indecency. ~ Miguel de Cervantes, #NFDB
397:Custom is, to think a handsome thing in private but tame it down in the utterance. ~ Mark Twain, #NFDB
398:Every time you enter a space, you are on public display. Nothing is private. ~ Charlotte Cotton, #NFDB
399:In general, I think I'm a very private person. But I also love human beings. ~ Victoria Legrand, #NFDB
400:In the private library of my spirit, there is a dictionary of words that aren’t. ~ Tayari Jones, #NFDB
401:It's important to have your private enjoyments because sometimes that's all we have. ~ Kay Ryan, #NFDB
402:My methodology is rooted in love. I never meant to keep my experiences private. ~ Jesse Thistle, #NFDB
403:Prying into others' private affairs is the preferred occupation of small minds. ~ Loretta Chase, #NFDB
404:The main thing in one's own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry. ~ Maya Angelou, #NFDB
405:A prince wants only the pleasure of private life to complete his happiness. ~ Jean de la Bruyere, #NFDB
406:Change occurs when deeply felt private experiences are given public legitimacy. ~ Mahatma Gandhi, #NFDB
407:He was convinced that public service and private misery were inextricably linked. ~ John Ferling, #NFDB
408:If a “private” cyber war ever breaks out, it will probably be launched by a bank. ~ Shane Harris, #NFDB
409:If we’re going to be friends with benefits, I want private health and dental.” Dear ~ Dan Ariely, #NFDB
410:I have the largest private collection in the world [of Hollywood memorabilia]. ~ Debbie Reynolds, #NFDB
411:I'm a private contractor now. I choose my clients, not the other way around. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick, #NFDB
412:I've always been very zealous about not invading other people's private spaces. ~ Peter Jennings, #NFDB
413:Private Joker is silly and he's ignorant but he's got guts and guts is enough. ~ Stanley Kubrick, #NFDB
414:the private conscience is the last and only protection of the civilized world. ~ Martha Gellhorn, #NFDB
415:There's the private persona and the public persona and the two shall never meet ~ Liev Schreiber, #NFDB
416:The waking have one world in common; sleepers have each a private world of his own. ~ Heraclitus, #NFDB
417:All holy piety in public, and all peeled grapes and self-indulgence in private. ~ Terry Pratchett, #NFDB
418:A movie set or any set is a completely private place and it feels very insulated. ~ Noah Emmerich, #NFDB
419:I am all for using business - public and private - to expand healthcare coverage. ~ Bob McDonnell, #NFDB
420:I have no problems with private schools. I graduated from one and so did my mother. ~ Jim Clyburn, #NFDB
421:I like to think the price I paid by being open about my private life helped. ~ Jeanette Winterson, #NFDB
422:I'm a private person; I stick to my neighbourhood and eat in my little restaurants. ~ Juno Temple, #NFDB
423:Innovation violates tradition--attacks it in public and steals from it in private. ~ Mason Cooley, #NFDB
424:In the age of Instagram and Snapchat, I think a memory is the most private thing. ~ Miriam Parker, #NFDB
425:People think because you're private, you have something you don't want them to know. ~ Tom T Hall, #NFDB
426:PROBABLY one of the most private things in the world is an egg until it is broken. ~ M F K Fisher, #NFDB
427:Probably one of the most private things in the world is an egg until it is broken. ~ M F K Fisher, #NFDB
428:[The economic crisis ] gave people the option to put money into private accounts. ~ George W Bush, #NFDB
429:The new mixed economy looks...for a synergy between public and private sectors. ~ Anthony Giddens, #NFDB
430:There is no justification for public interference with purely private concerns. ~ Calvin Coolidge, #NFDB
431:I believe we have an obligation to read for pleasure, in private and in public places. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
432:I came to believe that being a private detective was the work I was meant to do. ~ Shirley Jackson, #NFDB
433:I like to keep some things to myself, because its called a private life, not public. ~ Nina Dobrev, #NFDB
434:In Silicon Valley, when you're a private company, the entrepreneur can do no wrong. ~ Ben Horowitz, #NFDB
435:I've always wanted to lead an ordered, relatively conventional and private life. ~ George Harrison, #NFDB
436:I wish I had that carefree lifestyle. But I guess I'm more private, and more inside. ~ David Spade, #NFDB
437:Money is a public good; as such, it lends itself to private exploitation. ~ Charles P Kindleberger, #NFDB
438:No man should advocate a course in private that he's ashamed to admit in public. ~ George McGovern, #NFDB
439:Our brains are like bonsai trees, growing around our private versions of reality. ~ Sloane Crosley, #NFDB
440:PIE God enters by a private door, into every individual. —Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ William Paul Young, #NFDB
441:Probably one of the most private things in the world is an egg before it is broken. ~ M F K Fisher, #NFDB
442:Speeding around his own private racetrack in his own Formula One racing car. Some ~ David Walliams, #NFDB
443:and Private Jasper Jacks awake in a dark, empty room approximately twelve feet square. ~ John Green, #NFDB
444:As Members of Congress, we should not be using public office for private gain. ~ Sheila Jackson Lee, #NFDB
445:Everyone has three lives: a public life, a private life and a secret life. ~ Gabriel Garc a M rquez, #NFDB
446:Fleur and Roger Davies had disappeared, probably into a more private clump of bushes. ~ J K Rowling, #NFDB
447:I have a private life in which I do not permit interference. It must be respected. ~ Vladimir Putin, #NFDB
448:It is far easier to fight with sin in public than to pray against it in private. ~ Charles Spurgeon, #NFDB
449:It’s always better to sit on your dignity in private than to stand on it in public. ~ Mark Lawrence, #NFDB
450:It’s the invention of clothes, not nature, that made “private parts” private. ~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana, #NFDB
451:I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives. ~ Kareem Abdul Jabbar, #NFDB
452:Life is not a private affair. A story and its lessons are only made useful if shared. ~ Dan Millman, #NFDB
453:Private enterprise manages so much better all the concerns to which it is equal. ~ Thomas Jefferson, #NFDB
454:Private faces in public places Are wiser and nicer Than public faces in private places. ~ W H Auden, #NFDB
455:Some things are private. I mean, we're grown-ups now. You don't share everything. ~ Sophie Kinsella, #NFDB
456:The business of writing is one of the four or five most private things in the world. ~ Ethel Wilson, #NFDB
457:the nonphysical nature of cyberconflict has also made the private sector a combatant. ~ Alec J Ross, #NFDB
458:The secret of the superiority of state over private education lies in the fact ~ Lester Frank Ward, #NFDB
459:The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property. ~ Karl Marx, #NFDB
460:When the train begins to move they return to their Posts and their private sorrows. ~ Jay McInerney, #NFDB
461:Who you are in public is a test of your conviction; who you are in private, integrity. ~ Criss Jami, #NFDB
462:Everyone has three lives: a public life, a private life, and a secret life. ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez, #NFDB
463:Every private in the French army carries a Field Marshall wand in his knapsack. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte, #NFDB
464:Governments, in short, now increasingly farm out their responsibilities to private firms ~ Tony Judt, #NFDB
465:I attended private Catholic schools in Paris and Los Angeles through high school. ~ Natalie Massenet, #NFDB
466:I don't want three million people digesting my private life over their cornflakes. ~ Francesca Annis, #NFDB
467:Neglect of private prayer is the locust which devours the strength of the church. ~ Charles Spurgeon, #NFDB
468:private investigator. Which he actually was. So the turtle-eyed sergeant ignored him. ~ Carl Hiaasen, #NFDB
469:Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main bulwark. ~ Walter Lippmann, #NFDB
470:Why would I want anything that's private to become entertainment for other people? ~ Kristen Stewart, #NFDB
471:Your private relationship with yourself is a spring that will feed every other factor. ~ Ashley Judd, #NFDB
472:A man must ride alternately on the horses of his private and his public nature. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
473:I actually turned down an opportunity for a private interview with Adolph Hitler. ~ Dorothy Kilgallen, #NFDB
474:I demand my right to a private life, just as I respect that right for everybody else. ~ Johnny Carson, #NFDB
475:I felt the small, private happiness that comes from giving just the right gift. After ~ Heather Young, #NFDB
476:In private I'm not. You will have to ask my wife. She maintains I'm a fluffy husband. ~ Werner Herzog, #NFDB
477:I went to an all-girls private school, where we played field hockey and lacrosse. ~ Nicole Ari Parker, #NFDB
478:leaned his head back onto the plush headrest of his private limousine and shut his eyes ~ Sarah Price, #NFDB
479:Like your bedroom, your writing room should be private, a place where you go to dream. ~ Stephen King, #NFDB
480:Love letters are supposed to be private. [Eva Braun] was very secretive about all that. ~ Gretl Braun, #NFDB
481:No great deed, private or public, has ever been undertaken in a bliss of certainty. ~ Leon Wieseltier, #NFDB
482:one does not dress for private company as for a publick ball. ’Tis perhaps only negligence. ~ Various, #NFDB
483:Private equity has been the purview of super wealthy individuals and institutions. ~ Michael Lee Chin, #NFDB
484:The government competes in the private sector the way an alligator competes with a duck. ~ Mike Pence, #NFDB
485:The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life. ~ Timothy Keller, #NFDB
486:the revival of private wealth is partly due to the privatization of national wealth. ~ Thomas Piketty, #NFDB
487:Well private money can take risks in a way that government money often isn't willing to. ~ Bill Gates, #NFDB
488:I don't stay up and rent private jets and go on yachts and whoop it up in Miami. ~ Neil Patrick Harris, #NFDB
489:If your private actions do not generalize, then you cannot have general ideas. ~ Nassim Nicholas Taleb, #NFDB
490:Most people have seen worse things in private than they pretend to be shocked at in public. ~ E W Howe, #NFDB
491:Nine times out of ten, declension from God begins in the neglect of private prayer. ~ Charles Spurgeon, #NFDB
492:Private property does not discriminate. It torments even those who own property. ~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana, #NFDB
493:Public problems collapse into the limited and depoliticized register of private issues. ~ Henry Giroux, #NFDB
494:There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom. ~ Michel de Montaigne, #NFDB
495:And do not go up to my altar on steps, or your private parts may be exposed. (Exodus 20:26) ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
496:In a technological society, the practice of completely private property cannot exist. ~ L E Modesitt Jr, #NFDB
497:Is it not because he has no personal and private ends, that therefore such ends are realised? ~ Lao Tzu, #NFDB
498:It's no disgrace to be a private, you know. Socrates was a plain foot soldier, a hoplite. ~ Saul Bellow, #NFDB
499:No public character has ever stood the revelation of private utterance and correspondence. ~ Lord Acton, #NFDB
500:Philosophizing means, then, to ascend from public dogma to essentially private knowledge. ~ Leo Strauss, #NFDB
501:Private passions grow tired and wear themselves out; political passions, never. ~ Alphonse de Lamartine, #NFDB
502:The biggest mistake a woman can make is not to be herself in public or private. ~ Diane Von Furstenberg, #NFDB
503:The biggest mistake a woman can make is not to be herself in public or private. ~ Diane von Furstenberg, #NFDB
504:The East India Company's domination of the Indian economy was based on its private army. ~ Robert Trout, #NFDB
505:The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life. ~ Timothy J Keller, #NFDB
506:Curiosity was a bad character trait for a private investigator to have. It created work. ~ Dee Henderson, #NFDB
507:his secretary-press-agent-private-philosopher, Lee Sarason, yielded nothing to others’. ~ Sinclair Lewis, #NFDB
508:I'm kind of a private person, and sometimes it's like pulling teeth to get me to talk. ~ Morris Chestnut, #NFDB
509:In my private life I do what I like. The night is my friend. If I don't go out, I don't score. ~ Romario, #NFDB
510:Is a person's public and private opinion the same? It is thought there have been instances. ~ Mark Twain, #NFDB
511:Of the world's 175 largest nation-states and private firms, 112 are corporations. ~ Anne Marie Slaughter, #NFDB
512:The reading part of her feels private, between her and the characters in a book. ~ Christina Baker Kline, #NFDB
513:To love one person with a private love is poor and miserable: to love all is glorious. ~ Thomas Traherne, #NFDB
514:We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts? ~ Mahatma Gandhi, #NFDB
515:What was a really private and nice relationship was judged and made to be something ugly. ~ Marla Maples, #NFDB
516:All public facts are to be individualized, all private facts are to be generalized. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
517:blindness is a private matter between a person and the eyes with which he or she was born. ~ Jos Saramago, #NFDB
518:Chained in a cell, got my own private hell. Preacher crucifies me, warden wants to fry me. ~ Alice Cooper, #NFDB
519:How many great compassions arose from a dark source? A private place of secret failings? ~ Steven Erikson, #NFDB
520:If you are willing to expose your heart...being publicly private, you just may do something. ~ Bruce Dern, #NFDB
521:I like the distinction. It enables me to have more easygoing encounters in my private life. ~ J K Rowling, #NFDB
522:IT is no accident that people of faith often want to curtail the private freedoms of others. ~ Sam Harris, #NFDB
523:Oh, I have a very pure soul. It's only my private parts that have gotten me into trouble". ~ Lisa Kleypas, #NFDB
524:Political stress is always apt to shrink the private arena and attach it on to the public ~ Robert Hughes, #NFDB
525:...she and Felix had their own, private, decades-long conversation that had never stopped. ~ Atul Gawande, #NFDB
526:The frontier between public and private shifts from time to time and culture to culture. ~ Terry Eagleton, #NFDB
527:The loincloth, too, was ornamented in gold and barely covered his private parts decently. ~ Margaret Weis, #NFDB
528:The uncanny first impression was again one of private hells coexisting in public space. ~ Patrick McGrath, #NFDB
529:This profession has fed me creatively and allowed me to have a home life and a private life. ~ Julia Barr, #NFDB
530:All rent is based on the monopoly power of private owners of certain portions of the globe. ~ David Harvey, #NFDB
531:And in my private life I prefer not to pass myself off as what I'm not (Daniel Brennan) ~ Sabrina Jeffries, #NFDB
532:As far as my work for causes or social issues, that's something I'm doing as a private citizen. ~ Rob Lowe, #NFDB
533:At first I thought it said CLOSED FOR PIRATE EVENT. Then I realized PIRATE must be PRIVATE. ~ Rick Riordan, #NFDB
534:I don't think anyone can say I have said one thing in public and done another in private. ~ David Blunkett, #NFDB
535:I like to be real private; you don't always want everyone around you - even when they like you. ~ Axl Rose, #NFDB
536:I think there's not much patience for organized labour, period, public or private sector. ~ Kathleen Wynne, #NFDB
537:It is far easier to fight with sin in public—than to pray against it in private. ~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon, #NFDB
538:It's OK to be private. It's OK to say no. It's OK to say, 'I'm not going to share that'. ~ Sophie Kinsella, #NFDB
539:Medicare provided guaranteed equal coverage, something that the private sector could not ~ Bennie Thompson, #NFDB
540:People have three lives: the public life, the private life and the secret life... ~ Gabriel Garc a M rquez, #NFDB
541:Publishers are private businesspeople who must reach their economic goals independently. ~ Mathias Dopfner, #NFDB
542:Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through Nature up to Nature's God. ~ Alexander Pope, #NFDB
543:They were rather handsome, had been educated in one of the first private seminaries in town, ~ Jane Austen, #NFDB
544:Too much freedom seems to change into nothing but too much slavery, both for private man and city. ~ Plato, #NFDB
545:What is true of Peter is true of all of us: we fall in private before we ever fall in public. ~ R C Sproul, #NFDB
546:You cannot have development in today's world without partnering with the private sector. ~ Hillary Clinton, #NFDB
547:Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense. ~ John Adams, #NFDB
548:Client reports. Jack was a private detective.” “I don’t understand.” “I’m— uh— a ghostwriter. ~ Julie Smith, #NFDB
549:Decency, not to dare to do that in public which it is decent enough to do in private. ~ Michel de Montaigne, #NFDB
550:For you know this first, that no prophecy of Scripture springs from any private interpretation. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
551:Her eyes burrow into my forehead like greedy grubs that want to feed off my private thoughts. ~ Emlyn Chand, #NFDB
552:It is far easier to fight with sin in public, than to pray against it in private. ~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon, #NFDB
553:The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity. ~ Martin Van Buren, #NFDB
554:The person who lived an entirely private life, Aristotle said, was either a beast or a god. ~ Jay Heinrichs, #NFDB
555:There are at least two distinct selves, the public and regal self, the private and human. ~ Walter Lippmann, #NFDB
556:There are certain things I just don't talk about - there are certain things that are private. ~ Peter Andre, #NFDB
557:Truth cannot be decided by the vote of the majority because truth is utterly individual and private. ~ Osho, #NFDB
558:We all have a right to our private lives; it's living a secret life that gets us in trouble. ~ Ellen Crosby, #NFDB
559:Whatever he knows of his weaknesses, Private Mulvaney is wholly ignorant of his strength. ~ Rudyard Kipling, #NFDB
560:A people averse to the institution of private property is without the first elements of freedom ~ Lord Acton, #NFDB
561:Disclosure of private e-mails from government officials has been a legal issue in many states. ~ Bill Dedman, #NFDB
562:For my own private satisfaction, I had rather be master of my own time than wear a diadem. ~ George Berkeley, #NFDB
563:I have a private plane. But I fly commercial when I go to environmental conferences. ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger, #NFDB
564:I may be president of the United States, but my private life is nobody's damned business. ~ Chester A Arthur, #NFDB
565:No public interest is anything other or nobler than a massed accumulation of private interests. ~ Mark Twain, #NFDB
566:Private property has made us so stupid and one-sided that an object is only ours when we have it ~ Karl Marx, #NFDB
567:the theory of Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property. ~ Karl Marx, #NFDB
568:Washington, in fact, had very little private life, but was eminently a public character. ~ Washington Irving, #NFDB
569:What we do in public determines our reputation; what we do in private determines our character. ~ Max Anders, #NFDB
570:Your private life is your private life and you keep it to yourself. You get more respect that way. ~ Jay Kay, #NFDB
571:AMANDA: I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives. ~ Noel Coward, #NFDB
572:AMANDA: I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives. ~ No l Coward, #NFDB
573:Any private security is a joke in a country where youre up against your own government. ~ Bidzina Ivanishvili, #NFDB
574:Anything that strengthens the private sector vs. the state is protective of personal freedom. ~ Mitch Daniels, #NFDB
575:but he only found her in the image that saturated his private and terrible solitude. ~ Gabriel Garc a M rquez, #NFDB
576:but he only found her in the image that saturated his private and terrible solitude. ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez, #NFDB
577:Ender mentally added him to his private list of people who also qualified as human beings. ~ Orson Scott Card, #NFDB
578:Everyone has a private life, the things they love and think no one else could really understand. ~ Jeanne Ray, #NFDB
579:Everyone lives three versions of themselves; a public life, a private life and a secret life. ~ Lauren Beukes, #NFDB
580:...For it began to occur to him that one way to become private was to respect another's privacy. ~ Jane Yolen, #NFDB
581:For some unknown reason, success usually occurs in private, while failure occurs in full view. ~ Jill Shalvis, #NFDB
582:I gave up visiting my psychoanalyst because he was meddling too much in my private life. ~ Tennessee Williams, #NFDB
583:I honestly in a lot of ways don't want to sing about my real life, because that's private. ~ Carrie Underwood, #NFDB
584:One section is a defence of the French socialist Proudhon and his objections to private property. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
585:People think that I don't work, and I fly around in Oprah's private plane doing whatever I want. ~ Gayle King, #NFDB
586:The entire sum of Creation, each private and individual act of nature, is God waving hello. ~ John Ortberg Jr, #NFDB
587:The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men. ~ John Henry Newman, #NFDB
588:The things I thought were real are shadows, and the real Are what I thought were private shadows. ~ T S Eliot, #NFDB
589:Under the rose, since here are none but friends, To own the truth we have some private ends. ~ Jonathan Swift, #NFDB
590:What people do in their private lives is their business, and shouldn't be anybody else's business. ~ Rob Lowe, #NFDB
591:A good default, like Portugal or Greece, would be very good for the private equity business. ~ David Bonderman, #NFDB
592:Although the Word is common to all, many live as if they had a private understanding of their own ~ Heraclitus, #NFDB
593:Has the pope questioned the Christianity of the Castro brothers, of any other private citizen? ~ Rush Limbaugh, #NFDB
594:I am very adamant about keeping my private life private. I don't prefer to talk about my family. ~ Luis Miguel, #NFDB
595:I did realize, as do you, how blessed I was to know bookjoy, the private pleasure of savoring text. ~ Pat Mora, #NFDB
596:I had a hard time going back to school after T2. I really didnt want to go to private school. ~ Edward Furlong, #NFDB
597:I’m a dog and she was a cat: I, slobbery and keen; she, self-contained and ultimately private. ~ Claire Messud, #NFDB
598:Instead, the challenge remains an internal battle, conducted entirely within our own private hell. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
599:Right is more beautiful than private affection, and is compatible with universal wisdom. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
600:Statesmanship is developed in the hard knocks of general experience, private and public. ~ Dwight D Eisenhower, #NFDB
601:The highest panegyric, therefore, that private virtue can receive, is the praise of servants. ~ Samuel Johnson, #NFDB
602:The meeting of writer and reader is an intimate act, and it properly takes place in private. ~ Wallace Stegner, #NFDB
603:The most violent, mean and malignant passions of the human breast, the Furies of private interest. ~ Karl Marx, #NFDB
604:Travel is a private pleasure, since it consists entirely of things felt and things seen. ~ Vita Sackville West, #NFDB
605:Ultimately Warhol's private moral reference was to the supreme kitsch of the Catholic church. ~ Allen Ginsberg, #NFDB
606:You can do something really radical, which is turn your phone off and reclaim your private life. ~ Devra Davis, #NFDB
607:A private company can't compete against the resources of the second largest economy in the world. ~ John Carlin, #NFDB
608:...a private who loses a rifle suffers far greater consequences than a general who loses a war. ~ Paul Yingling, #NFDB
609:if we do not know our own history, we are doomed to live it as though it were our private fate. ~ Hannah Arendt, #NFDB
610:In acting process, it's very difficult to explain. It's something very intimate, very private ~ Monica Bellucci, #NFDB
611:In long-range planning for a trip, I think there is a private conviction that it won’t happen. ~ John Steinbeck, #NFDB
612:In the '20s they were telling us wed all have our own private plane and take vacations to the moon. ~ Jay Chiat, #NFDB
613:In your car you’re in your own private world and in the world at large, both at the same time. ~ A S A Harrison, #NFDB
614:I stared at the television in shock, watching as my private life was revealed to the world. ~ Donna Rice Hughes, #NFDB
615:I want to keep my own guard, I want to keep my secrets, I want to keep my private life for me. ~ Emmanuel Petit, #NFDB
616:No one has a right to your happiness. It’s a private thing and you have the right to defend it. ~ Tarryn Fisher, #NFDB
617:One day private ringer you're going to smile at something I say and the world will break in half. ~ Rick Yancey, #NFDB
618:Private companies have a lot of capital. They can run things efficiently and get projects built. ~ Steve Martin, #NFDB
619:They were paragons of conservative propriety in public, but in private they swung like pinatas. ~ Nicole Peeler, #NFDB
620:We believe that government works for the benefit of private life, and not the other way around. ~ Mitch Daniels, #NFDB
621:When our life ceases to be inward and private, conversation degenerates into mere gossip. ~ Henry David Thoreau, #NFDB
622:Don’t merely read the Bible in your private times; study it. There is a difference (2 Timothy 2:15). ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
623:Egalitarianism, in every form and shape, is incompatible with the idea of private property. ~ Hans Hermann Hoppe, #NFDB
624:For some unknown reason, success usually occurs in private, while failure occurs in
full view. ~ Jill Shalvis,#NFDB
625:Friendship's the privilege of private men; for wretched greatness knows no blessing so substantial. ~ Nahum Tate, #NFDB
626:I can't tell the difference between my work life and my private life - it's all the same to me. ~ Gloria Steinem, #NFDB
627:If you take away 'Schindler's List' and 'Saving Private Ryan', I like 'Minority Report' a lot. ~ Janusz Kaminski, #NFDB
628:I'm a pretty private person, so I'd like to say I'm a good ear and that I keep my mouth shut. ~ James Badge Dale, #NFDB
629:Is there nothing private anymore?” “Only the things we keep from ourselves,” she replied sadly. She ~ Robin Hobb, #NFDB
630:Most wise men, in their private sentiments, have ever treated hereditary right with contempt; yet ~ Thomas Paine, #NFDB
631:People are multi-layered. Anyone can have a private side that verges on the dark and dangerous. ~ Sarah A Denzil, #NFDB
632:Prejudice and private interest will be antagonists too powerful for public spirit and public good. ~ Ron Chernow, #NFDB
633:Private Bi Prudie advises a woman married to a man on whether she should tell people she’s bisexual. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
634:The general will rules in society as the private will governs each separate individual. ~ Maximilien Robespierre, #NFDB
635:The idea that government can instruct private enterprise on how to eliminate waste is preposterous. ~ James Cook, #NFDB
636:There is no greater dishonesty than man effecting his own private gains at the expense of others. ~ Leonard Read, #NFDB
637:We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails. ~ Eric Hoffer, #NFDB
638:Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt. ~ Felix Adler, #NFDB
639:Wise men read very sharply all of your private history in your look and gait and behavior. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
640:You have your private life and you have your public life, and just dont let them interfere. ~ Heather Matarazzo, #NFDB
641:Give me deeper power in private prayer, more sweetness in Thy Word, more steadfast grip on its truth. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
642:If private revelations agree with Scripture, they are needless, and if they disagree, they are false. ~ John Owen, #NFDB
643:I realized that my identity as a novelist was private. Only I knew how much of a novelist I was! ~ Alexander Chee, #NFDB
644:I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer - not on my private life. ~ Adam Lambert, #NFDB
645:I wasn't one of the dreamers, back then. I was just wrapped up in my private blanket of hurt. ~ Eliezer Yudkowsky, #NFDB
646:My mistake was in speaking to him. My mistake was in telling a stranger my private business. ~ Patricia Highsmith, #NFDB
647:One can no more have a private religion than one can have a private sun or a private moon. ~ Gilbert K Chesterton, #NFDB
648:Private, accidental, confidential conversation breeds thought. Clubs produce oftener words. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
649:Private beneficence is totally inadequate to deal with the vast numbers of the city's disinherited. ~ Jane Addams, #NFDB
650:Rachel Morgan, private runner for hire. All rights earnestly upheld. All wrongs sincerely avenged. ~ Kim Harrison, #NFDB
651:Representative democracy had been replaced by the surveillance camera and the private police force. ~ J G Ballard, #NFDB
652:That's my private business. Besides, the perception is that people that believe in God are stupid. ~ Jim Gaffigan, #NFDB
653:A private relationship of worshiping God is the greatest essential element of spiritual fitness. ~ Oswald Chambers, #NFDB
654:Before 1935 over half of all welfare came from private charity. Now the figure is less than 1 percent. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
655:During the Soviet era, private ownership was a crime punishable with up to five years in prison. ~ Anatoly Chubais, #NFDB
656:Fool witch once, shame on you. Fool witch twice, oozing sores and an eternal rash in private areas. ~ Linda Wisdom, #NFDB
657:Government charity gives the most to those who refuse to help themselves; private charity gives less. ~ James Cook, #NFDB
658:I'm not an overly happy person. There are times when I'm happy, and that's usually in my private life. ~ Pat Burns, #NFDB
659:No victory or accomplishment achieved with God’s help is private property. It is meant to be shared. ~ Pete Wilson, #NFDB
660:People don't know very much about me. They do not know what really goes on in my private life. ~ Catherine Deneuve, #NFDB
661:Private life, book life, took place where words met imagination without passing through the world. ~ Annie Dillard, #NFDB
662:Table salt hardens here. Books mildew. Diaries flip open. Private Property: Please Turn Around. ~ Elizabeth Graver, #NFDB
663:There's something about putting words on a page in private that makes me feel powerful in public. ~ Mitali Perkins, #NFDB
664:The Scouts are a private organization and have every right to set their own membership standards. ~ John Doolittle, #NFDB
665:The State provides a legal, orderly, systematic channel for the predation of private property; ~ Murray N Rothbard, #NFDB
666:Under government ownership corruption can flourish just as rankly as under private ownership. ~ Theodore Roosevelt, #NFDB
667:A common fallacy: to imagine a measure will be easy because we have private motives for desiring it. ~ George Eliot, #NFDB
668:A normal man would be more solicitous if he got a pretty young woman in a private cabin with him. ~ Lindsay Buroker, #NFDB
669:As a man handles his troubles during the day, so he goes to bed at night a General, Captain, or Private. ~ E W Howe, #NFDB
670:He smiled, the kind of smile that denotes private happiness, the kind where you have nothing to prove. ~ Jojo Moyes, #NFDB
671:I did not in late November start the plethora of linking my private life with public events again. ~ David Blunkett, #NFDB
672:I got private lessons in keyboard at Julliard, before New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. ~ Bernie Worrell, #NFDB
673:It's not nice of you, Didi. Who am I to tell my private nightmares to if I can't tell them to you? ~ Samuel Beckett, #NFDB
674:Most artists I know are private, and quiet folks who often spend most of their days alone in a studio. ~ Dan Santat, #NFDB
675:People may be taken in once, who imagine that an author is greater in private life than other men. ~ Samuel Johnson, #NFDB
676:Private Zombie, you have two seconds, exactly two seconds, to seal that sewer pipe posing as a mouth, ~ Rick Yancey, #NFDB
677:Reading a novel of a private experience, very, very different, the nature of it is very different. ~ Sydney Pollack, #NFDB
678:The availability of private insurance provides tremendous insulation for millions of individuals ~ Lawrence Summers, #NFDB
679:The interior of the arms dealer's private jet was so ugly it hurt my feelings as well as my eyeballs. ~ Terry Hayes, #NFDB
680:The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men. ~ Saint John Henry Newman, #NFDB
681:The NSA buys data from private companies, so the private companies are the source of all this stuff. ~ Cathy O Neil, #NFDB
682:The place of private prayer is the key, the strategic position, where decisive victory is obtained. ~ Andrew Murray, #NFDB
683:What do I believe? In the private life, in holding up culture, in music, Shakespeare, old buildings… ~ Susan Sontag, #NFDB
684:When someone takes a private photo, on a private cell phone, it should remain just that: private. ~ Charles Schumer, #NFDB
685:words…in a crazy way it felt like we’d just said our own private version of vows to one another. I ~ Sloane Kennedy, #NFDB
686:Because if you're basically a moron at something, it's better to be a private moron than a public one. ~ Carrie Ryan, #NFDB
687:But on the other hand I believe I'm a private person too, and I enjoy that aspect of my life as well. ~ Beau Bridges, #NFDB
688:Does it seem like a good idea to you that a private company would control the flow of all information? ~ Dave Eggers, #NFDB
689:Fantasy is toxic: the private cruelty and the world war both have their start in the heated brain. ~ Elizabeth Bowen, #NFDB
690:I can't feel a thing; All mournful petal storms are dancing inside the very private spring of my head. ~ Franz Kafka, #NFDB
691:I'm a private person, and I don't want people knowing what kind of underwear I like. It's creepy! ~ Carrie Underwood, #NFDB
692:In our time, the symbol of state intrusion into the private life is the mandatory urine test. ~ Christopher Hitchens, #NFDB
693:investments, in real estate and financial instruments, that account for the bulk of private wealth, ~ Thomas Piketty, #NFDB
694:It is unfair to expect a politician to live in private up to the statements he makes in public. ~ W Somerset Maugham, #NFDB
695:Once a king ... it was impossible, without risk of life, to sink to a private station. ~ Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, #NFDB
696:Prejudice and private interest will be antagonists too powerful for public spirit and public good.” 69 ~ Ron Chernow, #NFDB
697:Wanting to play God for your own private purposes, whatever they are, might be what getting greedy is ~ Laura McNeal, #NFDB
698:What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom. ~ Adam Smith, #NFDB
699:An aphorism is a personal observation inflated into a universal truth, a private posing as a general. ~ Stefan Kanfer, #NFDB
700:As a private person I think I am now totally different from Ruud van Nistelrooy the footballer. ~ Ruud van Nistelrooy, #NFDB
701:Being a writer is a very private, internal process. Ultimately I am more the writer, being an introvert. ~ Paula Cole, #NFDB
702:Every form of happiness is private. Our greatest moments are personal, self-motivated, not to be touched". ~ Ayn Rand, #NFDB
703:Government may not redistribute private wealth or grant special privileges to any individual or group. ~ Noam Chomsky, #NFDB
704:Honesty and interest are as intimately connected in the public as in the private code of morality. ~ Thomas Jefferson, #NFDB
705:I don't have any stigma attached to my body. When I'm in my own private space, I have very little on. ~ Padma Lakshmi, #NFDB
706:I will jump on anybody's private plane at the drop of a hat. I'm an old-fashioned lower-middle-class boy. ~ Eric Idle, #NFDB
707:One must begin in one’s own life the private solutions that can only in turn become public solutions. ~ Wendell Berry, #NFDB
708:Some French socialist said that private property was theft... I say that private property is a nuisance. ~ Paul Erdos, #NFDB
709:The time has come for a public-private community partnership to fix this country and put it back to work. ~ Van Jones, #NFDB
710:Watergate is the great liberal illusion that you can have public virtue without private morality. ~ Clare Boothe Luce, #NFDB
711:When I'm on a location, I pick a restaurant that's close and private and eat all my meals there. ~ Sylvester Stallone, #NFDB
712:At heart, I've always been a pretty little moralist. Private investigation is just my way of acting out. ~ Sue Grafton, #NFDB
713:Call me Aldrik,” he said, very matter-of-factly before turning back to his ledgers. “At least in private. ~ Elise Kova, #NFDB
714:I am not someone who tends to advocate for increased government involvement in the private sector. ~ Frederick W Smith, #NFDB
715:I don't think you get successful to brag and throw what you have in the world's face. That's all private. ~ Kevin Hart, #NFDB
716:If you choose to be Frankenstein with Botox and plastic surgery, you've bought your own private mask. ~ Frances Conroy, #NFDB
717:I think there are all kinds of intrusions into private rights that make use of contemporary technology. ~ Noam Chomsky, #NFDB
718:It's in the private places of the heart that freedom is made or unmade by the discipline we create there. ~ Alan Keyes, #NFDB
719:I've grown up knowing that you put as much of your private life out there as you feel comfortable with. ~ Lily Collins, #NFDB
720:I was completely unprepared for the public spectacle my private life became, and didn't like it a bit. ~ Harrison Ford, #NFDB
721:I was having a private moment with my cock. Do you fucking mind?” “Nope. Do it all the time, brother. ~ Nancy Haviland, #NFDB
722:. . . Mrs. Arcanum considered foreign parts only marginally less unspeakable than private parts. . . ~ Terry Pratchett, #NFDB
723:These manly sentiments, in private life, make the good citizen; in public life, the patriot and the hero. ~ James Otis, #NFDB
724:Thieves of private property pass their lives in chains; thieves of public property in riches and luxury. ~ Mike Duncan, #NFDB
725:When public and private sectors combine intellectual and other resources, more can be achieved ~ Gro Harlem Brundtland, #NFDB
726:And I hated myself for hating them. So there it was, my own vicious cycle. My own private universe of hate. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
727:An idea kept private is as good as one you never had. And a fact no one can reproduce is no fact at all. ~ S nke Ahrens, #NFDB
728:Another female observer found Madison entertaining in private but “mute, cold, and repulsive” in company. ~ Ron Chernow, #NFDB
729:Christianity may be OK between consenting adults in private but should not be taught to young children. ~ Francis Crick, #NFDB
730:Dead people rot on the streets of New Orleans for a week and a half so the feds can sign a private contract. ~ Dan Baum, #NFDB
731:Even though music is something I travel around doing, it is also a very private thing. A sort of escapism. ~ Agnes Obel, #NFDB
732:Every man should know that his conversations, his correspondence, and his personal life are private. ~ Lyndon B Johnson, #NFDB
733:litigation funders are private companies that raise money from their investors to buy into big lawsuits. ~ John Grisham, #NFDB
734:Most of our problems in the United States can be traced to a blatant disregard for private property. ~ Michael Badnarik, #NFDB
735:Obama is from this group that resents the private sector, resents the capitalistic means of production. ~ Rush Limbaugh, #NFDB
736:Right now you are in training for a trial you’re not yet in. Public victory comes from private discipline. ~ Levi Lusko, #NFDB
737:The business of philosophy is not to give rules, but to analyze the private judgments of common reason. ~ Immanuel Kant, #NFDB
738:The first sign of tyranny is government's complicity in privatizing the commons for private gain. ~ Robert F Kennedy Jr, #NFDB
739:The Puritans removed organs and paintings from churches, but bought them for private use in their homes. ~ Leland Ryken, #NFDB
740:The Republican platform specifically says we don't believe in bailing out private business, and yet we did. ~ Rand Paul, #NFDB
741:There was something beautiful about standing in the middle of what should be an intensely private moment. ~ Brent Weeks, #NFDB
742:threatened with expulsion from her private school if she doesn’t stop wearing her hair natural. ~ Patrisse Khan Cullors, #NFDB
743:We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails. 44 ~ Eric Hoffer, #NFDB
744:Envy and jealousy are the private parts of the human soul. Perhaps the comparison can be extended. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche, #NFDB
745:Fortunately we're not a public company - we're a private group of companies, and I can do what I want. ~ Richard Branson, #NFDB
746:Holy fuk.” Lieutenant Jarret snorted. “Private Checya, I think you’ve just expressed the official reaction. ~ Tanya Huff, #NFDB
747:I have the soul of a private jet owner, and the life of a public transportation rider. It's a real tragedy. ~ John Green, #NFDB
748:I never talk about my wife: we're both in public professions but we try to keep our private life private. ~ Chris Martin, #NFDB
749:I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time. ~ Owen Wilson, #NFDB
750:I think it's difficult, if you're a quite private person like I am, to write about your life very intimately. ~ Jo Brand, #NFDB
751:Politics are private. I don't understand people who try to convince you to join one party or another. ~ Carolina Herrera, #NFDB
752:That kind of love wasn’t for anyone outside the two of them. It was private and silent, sufficient as grace. ~ David Joy, #NFDB
753:While Sands's eyes flicker with private mirth, the evil that Tim hinted at fills my soul like a squid's ink. ~ Greg Iles, #NFDB
754:[Adolf Hitler] was very close-mouthed, he was the most private individual I have ever seen, very secretive. ~ Gretl Braun, #NFDB
755:All the events which make the annals of the nations are but the shadows of our private experiences. ~ Henry David Thoreau, #NFDB
756:But, is it possible for princes and ministers to be enlightened, when private individuals are not so? ~ Jean Baptiste Say, #NFDB
757:Connell wished he knew how other people conducted their private lives, so that he could copy from example. ~ Sally Rooney, #NFDB
758:Evil exists only when its known. Adam and Eve were public in their fall. To sin in private is not to sin at all ~ Moli re, #NFDB
759:Guitar is the most expressive instrument in the world. I don't play much any more. Maybe a bit in private. ~ John Nettles, #NFDB
760:I don't believe that employers should have access to an employee's private passwords, including Facebook. ~ Larry Bucshon, #NFDB
761:It’s not the public opinion of what you are that matters, but the private personality of who you are! ~ Israelmore Ayivor, #NFDB
762:Private religious speech can't be discriminated against. It has to be treated equally with secular speech. ~ Samuel Alito, #NFDB
763:Stock in private prisons and companies attached to prisons represents the largest growth industry ~ Patrisse Khan Cullors, #NFDB
764:The need to go astray, to be destroyed, is an extremely private, distant, passionate, turbulent truth. ~ Georges Bataille, #NFDB
765:The public concerns of God's glory ought to lie nearer our hearts than any private affections of our own. ~ Matthew Henry, #NFDB
766:Things are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life. ~ William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne, #NFDB
767:We've got to establish a socialistic economic structure that will limit private, profit-oriented businesses. ~ Jane Fonda, #NFDB
768:All private plans, all private lives, have been in a sense repealed by an overriding public danger. ~ Franklin D Roosevelt, #NFDB
769:An affair wants to spill, to share its glory with the world. No act is so private it does not seek applause. ~ John Updike, #NFDB
770:Aside from my work, in my everyday private life, I'm not a very adventurous person. I don't look for change. ~ Namie Amuro, #NFDB
771:gay marriage... always being an issue for the voting public when it should be an individual‘s private choice. ~ G A Hauser, #NFDB
772:I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private individuals. ~ Joseph Heller, #NFDB
773:I think overall it is better for businesses to stay private because you have more latitude, more freedom. ~ Michael Moritz, #NFDB
774:It is far easier to fight with sin in public, than to pray against it in private. It is remarked ~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon, #NFDB
775:It may well be that a liking for bananas is a merely private matter, though this is in fact questionable. ~ Terry Eagleton, #NFDB
776:I was caught in a private cycle of sadness and the only conceivable relief I could find was in the telling. ~ Kate Mulgrew, #NFDB
777:objective monitoring and qualification which reduces arbitrary, private subjective judgments carried out ~ Otto F Kernberg, #NFDB
778:Of the emotions, mourning in particular feels like something that should be sacred and intensely private. The ~ Penny Reid, #NFDB
779:Outside of its legitimate function, government does nothing as well or economically as the private sector. ~ Ronald Reagan, #NFDB
780:People are intrigued and fascinated, almost obsessed with the private lives of great public personalities. ~ Geoffrey Rush, #NFDB
781:She had a poignantly vacant, vulnerable quality that made her a reflection of everybody's private fantasies. ~ Andy Warhol, #NFDB
782:The genius of any single man can no more equal learning, than a private purse hold way with the exchequer. ~ Francis Bacon, #NFDB
783:There is something very intimate and personal about one's books. They reveal so much of one's private soul. ~ Dion Fortune, #NFDB
784:The tolls for the maintenance of a high road, cannot with any safety be made the property of private persons. ~ Adam Smith, #NFDB
785:The two men continue to despise each other today, although they must do so in private, as legally required. ~ Ashlee Vance, #NFDB
786:We’ve always been privileged, you see. Privilege just means ‘private law.’ That’s exactly what it means. ~ Terry Pratchett, #NFDB
787:When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself. ~ Mark Twain, #NFDB
788:Book lovers are engaged with writers in a private communion that occurs in some vaporous cenacle of the mind. ~ Joe Queenan, #NFDB
789:Conservation will ultimately boil down to rewarding the private landowner who conserves the public interest. ~ Aldo Leopold, #NFDB
790:If it is hard to accept a rebuke, even a private one, it is harder still to administer one in loving humility. ~ D A Carson, #NFDB
791:In private life I never knew anyone interfere with other people's disputes but he heartily repented of it. ~ Thomas Carlyle, #NFDB
792:I try not to think about my public life. I focus on my private life, and that's just the best way to live. ~ Angelina Jolie, #NFDB
793:Leonidas’s and Dienekes’ quips draw the individual out of his private terror and yoke him to the group. ~ Steven Pressfield, #NFDB
794:Might sound crazy but I just left the private plane, promoter paid 100 k and I ain't even stay the whole day. ~ Wiz Khalifa, #NFDB
795:Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private, and public virtue is the only foundation of republics. ~ John Adams, #NFDB
796:Sexuality is a private matter; some believe that broadcasting it destroys the very things that make it sacred. ~ Lance Loud, #NFDB
797:She'd had her way, and had the top--the third time--informing him he was her 'own private playground'. ~ Karen Marie Moning, #NFDB
798:virtue does not spring from riches, but riches and all other human blessings, both private and public, from virtue. ~ Plato, #NFDB
799:Wages are a direct consequence of estranged labor, and estranged labor is the direct cause of private property. ~ Karl Marx, #NFDB
800:What we clearly need is experimentation with market reforms and private delivery options [in health care]. ~ Stephen Harper, #NFDB
801:Every person was his own country, she thought, governed by a private language, a personal reason and custom ~ Meredith Duran, #NFDB
802:I cannot find language of sufficient energy to convey my sense of the sacredness of private integrity. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
803:I’m learning about how a properly applied Taser can thoroughly discourage pests of the private dick variety. ~ R G Alexander, #NFDB
804:I really enjoy the lattitude I have with being a private citizen. I can get a lot done. I am good with that. ~ Henry Rollins, #NFDB
805:It is my ambition to be, as a private individual, abolished and voided from history, leaving it markless. ~ William Faulkner, #NFDB
806:It was politics and religion, in van Dyck’s private view, that made men dangerous. Trade made them wise. ~ Edward Rutherfurd, #NFDB
807:I went through seventh grade in private school. I went to private school from kindergarten to seventh grade. ~ Stacie Orrico, #NFDB
808:Most poetry in the modern age has retreated to the private sphere, turning its back on the political realm. ~ Terry Eagleton, #NFDB
809:Neither in my private life nor in my writings, have I ever made a secret of being an out-and-out unbeliever. ~ Sigmund Freud, #NFDB
810:never touched it—until today. “I need you to find someone because my private investigator’s doing a shit job, and ~ J C Reed, #NFDB
811:Overnight, I went from being a completely private figure to a publicly humiliated one. I was Patient Zero. ~ Monica Lewinsky, #NFDB
812:Remember, for the private citizen, a duty to kill never arises, only the right do to so. Again… common sense. ~ Massad Ayoob, #NFDB
813:So this joke had been told, like so many infinite others, solely for the private amusement of the universe. ~ Fred Van Lente, #NFDB
814:The government can help, but we need to make this transition now to a recovery led by private investment. ~ Timothy Geithner, #NFDB
815:The interior of the house personifies the private world; the exterior of it is part of the outside world. ~ Stephen Gardiner, #NFDB
816:The private wound is deepest. O time most accurst, 'Mongst all foes that a friend should be the worst! ~ William Shakespeare, #NFDB
817:When Berkshire buys common stock, we approach the transaction as if we were buying into a private business. ~ Warren Buffett, #NFDB
818:A dependency on a private method of an external framework is a form of technical debt. Avoid these dependencies. ~ Sandi Metz, #NFDB
819:As long as a journalist shows fairness and honesty in his or her work, their private life shouldn't matter. ~ Anderson Cooper, #NFDB
820:DEGRADATION, n. One of the stages of moral and social progress from private station to political preferment. ~ Ambrose Bierce, #NFDB
821:Getting an audience requires luck as well as talent. Some artists are private and shy. It costs them too much. ~ Dana Spiotta, #NFDB
822:Great nations are never impoverished by private, though they sometimes are by public prodigality and misconduct. ~ Adam Smith, #NFDB
823:In a republic, they believed, no person should be allowed to exploit the public’s authority for private gain. ~ Gordon S Wood, #NFDB
824:I regret that a private comment I made to the vice presidential candidate made it through the public airways. ~ George W Bush, #NFDB
825:It’s not fair to judge people on their thoughts. Those are supposed to be private. It’s actions that count. ~ Stephenie Meyer, #NFDB
826:It’s not my job to make readers know what’s a narrative voice and not the private view of the author,” and ~ Elizabeth Strout, #NFDB
827:me, a homegrown detective, a private investigator of signs and coincidences. He evidently noticed my unease, ~ Olga Tokarczuk, #NFDB
828:No longer virtuous no longer free; is a Maxim as true with regard to a private Person as a Common-wealth. ~ Benjamin Franklin, #NFDB
829:Post-Watergate morality, by which anything left private is taken as presumptive evidence of wrongdoing. ~ Charles Krauthammer, #NFDB
830:The measure of the worth of our public activity for God is the private profound communion we have with Him. ~ Oswald Chambers, #NFDB
831:There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as open as possible. ~ Moby, #NFDB
832:To see the world for a moment as something rich and strange is the private reward of many a discovery. ~ Edward Mills Purcell, #NFDB
833:Wealth cannot purchase any great private solace or convenience. Riches are only the means of sociality. ~ Henry David Thoreau, #NFDB
834:When I got on the set of 'Saving Private Ryan,' I discovered, to my amazement, that Steven Spielberg is a gamer. ~ Vin Diesel, #NFDB
835:A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time. ~ Plato, #NFDB
836:As humans we look at things and think about what we've looked at. We treasure it in a kind of private art gallery. ~ Thom Gunn, #NFDB
837:I thought everyone must know that a short jacket is always worn with a silk hat at a private view in the morning. ~ Edward VII, #NFDB
838:I've always been very private, maybe because I discovered my mother, who is a wonderful lady, is very emotional. ~ Alicia Keys, #NFDB
839:Jobs are created in the private sector. Not by the president or the government unless they're government jobs. ~ Jesse Ventura, #NFDB
840:Roosevelt had defined the public interest in the previously private struggle between labor and capital. ~ Doris Kearns Goodwin, #NFDB
841:Therefore, for every public job created by the bridge project a private job has been destroyed somewhere else. ~ Henry Hazlitt, #NFDB
842:There is no such thing as a perfect phrase, or a private language, and . . . time only runs the one way. ~ Garth Risk Hallberg, #NFDB
843:The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give up on our public problems. ~ Lee H Hamilton, #NFDB
844:While the invisible hand looks after the private sector, the invisible foot kicks the public sector to pieces. ~ Herman E Daly, #NFDB
845:Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards ~ Robert A Heinlein, #NFDB
846:You balance the budget by restraining the growth of government and encouraging the growth of the private sector. ~ Mitt Romney, #NFDB
847:Except that a human being is both the public and the private. We are both, private and public in the same person. ~ Elie Wiesel, #NFDB
848:Federal and state laws (should) be changed to no longer make it a crime to possess marijuana for private use. ~ Richard M Nixon, #NFDB
849:I am engaged to Concord and my own private pursuits by 10,000 ties, and it would be suicide to rend them. ~ Henry David Thoreau, #NFDB
850:I'm not a big government guy. I believe in private industries taking care of people. I think they do a better job. ~ Scott Baio, #NFDB
851:I think having my life be as private and quiet as possible is a way in which then I can go and play characters. ~ Nicole Kidman, #NFDB
852:I think politicians get hamstrung by the nature of politics when the private sector can really do great things. ~ Henry Rollins, #NFDB
853:More men feel comfortable doing "public speaking," while more women feel comfortable doing "private" speaking. ~ Deborah Tannen, #NFDB
854:People just want to know something, anything. It's all the stuff you never want to talk about, the private stuff. ~ Emily Blunt, #NFDB
855:The Bolsheviks started not just on the killing of private property; they were trying to abolish money itself. ~ Anatoly Chubais, #NFDB
856:The foundation of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principle of private morality. ~ George Washington, #NFDB
857:The freer the market is and the more respect you have for private property, the better the environment is protected. ~ Ron Paul, #NFDB
858:There are a lot of things that I have not shared that I will never share. I do have a personal private life. ~ Karrine Steffans, #NFDB
859:...today there are bars of light on the rug, but Muse Cat prefers his tomato box where he can dream in private... ~ John Geddes, #NFDB
860:Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards. ~ Robert A Heinlein, #NFDB
861:Your past's a private matter, sweetheart. You just keep it locked up in xbox where it can't hurt anyone. ~ Catherynne M Valente, #NFDB
862:and the almost samizdat sharing, or gobsmacked retelling, of otherwise private and deep-background conversations ~ Michael Wolff, #NFDB
863:Bless you - and keep up the good work. You've got a cheering squad here: a private applause section. ~ Kimberly Williams Paisley, #NFDB
864:C++ also supports the notion of friends: cooperative classes that are permitted to see each other's private parts. ~ Grady Booch, #NFDB
865:Clearly, children's charities struggle to find private sources of money to sustain their benevolent programs. ~ Dana Rohrabacher, #NFDB
866:Do we expect a fight, Gunnery Sergeant?” “We always expect a fight, Private Kichar. We’re Marines; it’s what we do. ~ Tanya Huff, #NFDB
867:He who disagrees with me in private, call him a fool. He who disagrees with me in public, call him an ambulance. ~ Simon Munnery, #NFDB
868:I don't think anyone would care about my private life because I don't do anything. I'm at home with my dog. ~ Danielle Panabaker, #NFDB
869:I'm not intensely private - I talk a great deal about my life and my work - I just don't play the game to excess. ~ Annie Lennox, #NFDB
870:It creates community when you talk about private things and you can find other people that have the same things. ~ Carrie Fisher, #NFDB
871:[Melania Trump] would go home at night and didn't even want to go out with people. She was a very private person. ~ Donald Trump, #NFDB
872:One must listen to them carefully to understand that while pain is universal, it is also utterly private. We ~ Viet Thanh Nguyen, #NFDB
873:She came to her own private conclusion, which she tucked away in a drawer, and silently went back to her meal. ~ Haruki Murakami, #NFDB
874:Soon after I returned to private practice, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger called me one day. ~ Fred F Fielding, #NFDB
875:Stirling formed a de facto private army that would cross picket lines in the event of a Communist coup. Michael ~ Laura Thompson, #NFDB
876:The Rothschild brothers-Nathan, James, Amschel, Carl, and Salomon-comprised the world's largest private bank. ~ Kenneth L Fisher, #NFDB
877:We're allowed to have had a private life before politics in which we make mistakes and do things we should not. ~ David Dimbleby, #NFDB
878:Your past’s a private matter, sweetheart. You just keep it locked up in a box where it can’t hurt anyone. ~ Catherynne M Valente, #NFDB
879:Abortion doesn't belong in the political arena. It's a private right, like many other rights concerning the family. ~ Bella Abzug, #NFDB
880:A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time. ~ Socrates, #NFDB
881:If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization ~ Ludwig von Mises, #NFDB
882:I've chosen not to talk about my really private life to the press - I've never invited a huge amount of attention. ~ Sophia Myles, #NFDB
883:Politics is a process which should slowly bring to public all the private worries and hopes of the individual. ~ Theodore H White, #NFDB
884:'Psychotherapy' is a private, confidential conversation that has nothing to do with illness, medicine, or healing. ~ Thomas Szasz, #NFDB
885:Public-private leads to private-private, and soon you have the Circle running most or even all government services, ~ Dave Eggers, #NFDB
886:Sex may be private in the way that you make love, but it's not private in the context of the world we live in. ~ Amber Hollibaugh, #NFDB
887:Sometimes when, you know, God tries to correct you in private and if you don't catch it he'll correct you in public. ~ Star Jones, #NFDB
888:Carn Carby left, and ender mentally added him to his private list of people who also qualified as human beings. ~ Orson Scott Card, #NFDB
889:He has to perfection, M. le Comte, the art of living his private life with as much public attention as possible. ~ Dorothy Dunnett, #NFDB
890:He was inside that realm of mind, the private universe, the infinite sphere of himself where he went to work magic. ~ Laini Taylor, #NFDB
891:I have no private life at all. I am a hunted woman. I can't take a step without being questioned and surrounded. ~ Brigitte Bardot, #NFDB
892:I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. ~ George Washington, #NFDB
893:I regard one's hair as I regard husbands: as long as one is seen together in public one's private divergences don't matter. ~ Saki, #NFDB
894:It doesn't matter how many private jets you take, how much money you make, how famous you get, keep putting in the hours. ~ Halsey, #NFDB
895:It's odd how different a house feels when one is alone in it. It makes it easier to think rather private thoughts... ~ Dodie Smith, #NFDB
896:Mrs. Southcott had recently attained her five-and-twentieth blessed birthday, of whom a prophetic private in the ~ Charles Dickens, #NFDB
897:Private companies now collect and sell as many as 75,000 individual data points about the average American consumer. ~ Alec J Ross, #NFDB
898:Private property is a means, and neither its abolition nor its unrestricted right should be an end in itself. ~ Kenneth E Boulding, #NFDB
899:Suicide is the most private and mysterious of acts, inexplicable because the chief actor is never there to explain it. ~ P D James, #NFDB
900:The decision to have a child is both a private and a public decision, for children are our collective future. ~ Sylvia Ann Hewlett, #NFDB
901:As much wisdom may be expended on a private economy as on an empire, and as much wisdom may be drawn from it. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
902:I don't support ObamaCare and see it as a step backward that entrenches the power of the private health care industry. ~ Jill Stein, #NFDB
903:I really cherish having my private time and being alone and being able to decompress. It's my own version of meditating. ~ Tim Gunn, #NFDB
904:Isn't it fitting that so many of those who have contempt for the private sector will soon find themselves back in it? ~ Mitt Romney, #NFDB
905:Our greatest illusion is to believe that we are what we think ourselves to be. —H. F. Amiel, The Private Journal ~ Timothy D Wilson, #NFDB
906:Private enterprise creates; government destroys. That is the great economic lesson of our times and all times. ~ Llewellyn Rockwell, #NFDB
907:Private property is one of the best institutions which has ever evolved, to protect us from the bullying of others. ~ Roger Scruton, #NFDB
908:Social justice and compassion are compatible with an intelligent respect for private enterprise and law and order. ~ Camille Paglia, #NFDB
909:They learned early that sharing secret or private names was an ancient device for ensnaring a person in affections. ~ Frank Herbert, #NFDB
910:While he was charming and capable of great humor in public, in private, Bezos could bite an employee’s head right off. ~ Brad Stone, #NFDB
911:A poem is a private story, after all, no matter how apparently public. The reader is always overhearing a confession. ~ Jorie Graham, #NFDB
912:A private Life is to be preferrd; the Honour and Gain of publick Posts, bearing no proportion with the Comfort of it. ~ William Penn, #NFDB
913:As an actor, you've got to maintain a bit of mystery and at least part of your private life, otherwise the game is up. ~ Max Beesley, #NFDB
914:Ephemeral work made outside, for and about a day, lies at the core of my art and its making must be kept private. ~ Andy Goldsworthy, #NFDB
915:Good girls, Hannah came to understand, did not ask why. They did not even wonder it in their most private thoughts. ~ Hillary Jordan, #NFDB
916:I didn't find my story; it found me, as autobiography always does: finds you out in your deepest most private places. ~ Kelly Cherry, #NFDB
917:Mitt Romney understands the private sector, he understands how profit is created, and he isn't embarrassed by it. ~ Michele Bachmann, #NFDB
918:People who vote for candidates bought by private business interests are not politically free in any real sense. ~ David James Duncan, #NFDB
919:So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs. ~ Elbert Hubbard, #NFDB
920:There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state. ~ Michel de Montaigne, #NFDB
921:There was less private-sector business experience in Obama’s cabinet than in any administration going back a century.30 ~ Mark Steyn, #NFDB
922:They should hand out vibrators if they're going to demand so much of you that you can't find time for a private life. ~ Meg Wolitzer, #NFDB
923:Time's an unsealed envelope and crime's a metaphor for anguish, private symphonies of intensity exploding in the dark. ~ Chris Kraus, #NFDB
924:When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet deep down in his private heart no man much respects himself. ~ Mark Twain, #NFDB
925:Canada needs to dismantle its public health-care system and allow private enterprise to get involved and turn a profit. ~ Sarah Palin, #NFDB
926:Competition leads both drug companies and private regulators to be trustworthy. If they are not trustworthy, they die. ~ John Stossel, #NFDB
927:Feminism's agenda is basic: It asks that women not be forced to 'choose' between public justice and private happiness. ~ Susan Faludi, #NFDB
928:I am an extremely private person. I always feel that I come across as a caricature of myself whenever I do interviews. ~ Mia Kirshner, #NFDB
929:I'm a very private person. I find it very daunting to have to give private parts of myself away to people, you know? ~ Emily Browning, #NFDB
930:Injustice in this world is not something comparative; the wrong is deep, clear, and absolute in each private fate. ~ George Santayana, #NFDB
931:It's great to have a private jet. Anyone that tells you that having your own private jet isn't great is lying to you. ~ Oprah Winfrey, #NFDB
932:It’s reality,” he says with a shrug. “People fear what they don’t understand. It’s easier and cleaner to keep it private. ~ M S Force, #NFDB
933:Let the goal of the whole be your goal. Don't seek any private goal. Just be a part, and an infinite beauty and grace happens. ~ Osho, #NFDB
934:Malorie watches them close their eyes, then she does the same. In her private darkness, her heart beats louder. “Good ~ Josh Malerman, #NFDB
935:men who happily enjoy misogynist porn in private feel equally free to shame women who dare to breastfeed in public. ~ Jaclyn Friedman, #NFDB
936:No government proposal more complicated than "This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private" ever works. ~ P J O Rourke, #NFDB
937:Private imaginings may have no outcomes in the world at all. Creativity does. Being creative involves doing something. ~ Ken Robinson, #NFDB
938:The classic private bitterness of the public zealot. A man who wanted to take out his own inadequacy on other people. And ~ Ben Elton, #NFDB
939:The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens. ~ Alexis de Tocqueville, #NFDB
940:The real story of Detroit [...] can be summed up in seven words. Private enterprise built it, government destroyed it. ~ Peter Schiff, #NFDB
941:To make the private into something public is an action that has terrific repercussions in the pre-invented world. ~ David Wojnarowicz, #NFDB
942:Um, not anymore. They belong to everyone now. I mean, that’s the whole point. And the more private they are, the better. ~ Val Emmich, #NFDB
943:We have pursued public policies that kind of hold the recovery back, but the private economy is really starting to roll. ~ E J Dionne, #NFDB
944:When you're struggling to survive, no one gets to label you a coward, not even you yourself in your private thoughts. ~ Sara Paretsky, #NFDB
945:a prophetic private in the Life Guards had heralded the sublime appearance by announcing that arrangements were made ~ Charles Dickens, #NFDB
946:Delegation is about private ownership of one’s work, and in the communist system, there simply was no private ownership. ~ Hans Finzel, #NFDB
947:Even friends need private spaces, if only within the depths of their own souls, where no one else is allowed to intrude. ~ Mary Balogh, #NFDB
948:I made 'Saving Private Ryan' for my father. He's the one who filled my head with war stories when I was growing up. ~ Steven Spielberg, #NFDB
949:In a small town nothing is private. Word spreads with the incomprehensibility of magic and the speed of plague. ~ William Kent Krueger, #NFDB
950:In this sense, the theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property. ~ Friedrich Engels, #NFDB
951:I prefer for a woman's most private of areas to have as much hair as Carlos Santana's entire band, head to toe, circa 1972. ~ Jim Goad, #NFDB
952:I remember when I was a private soldier. I remember the days when I was taken care of and when I was not taken care of. ~ Tommy Franks, #NFDB
953:[on buying a private island] Money doesn't buy you happiness, but it buys you a big enough yacht to sail right up to it. ~ Johnny Depp, #NFDB
954:People are very reluctant to talk about their private lives but then you go to the internet and they're much more open. ~ Paulo Coelho, #NFDB
955:Social religion is perfected when private religion is purified. The body becomes stronger as its members become healthier. ~ A W Tozer, #NFDB
956:That's how I knew, for example, that Private Seamus Fletcher, 45B-76423, was beating his wife and children every night. ~ Tahereh Mafi, #NFDB
957:Thieves of private property pass their lives in chains; thieves of public property in riches and luxury. CATO THE ELDER1 ~ Mike Duncan, #NFDB
958:We have to love our freedom, not just for the private opportunities it provides, but for the goodness it makes possible. ~ John McCain, #NFDB
959:All eyes went there to see Hawk Delgado and Lee Nightingale, another local badass, a private investigator, walking in. ~ Kristen Ashley, #NFDB
960:Communism teaches and seeks two objectives: unrelenting class warfare and the complete eradication of private ownership. ~ Pope Pius XI, #NFDB
961:I chuckled like Aldo Ray. If I had to endure his l'homme du monde act, he had to suffer my jaded alcoholic private eye. ~ James Crumley, #NFDB
962:I learned to cope with my needs for attention by creating my own private personal rituals to make myself feel special. ~ Merrill Markoe, #NFDB
963:In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus offers more than God's personal email or private cell number - He offers us a heart transplant. ~ Mark Hart, #NFDB
964:I think what people understand there probably - well, they were hoping the private sector would do it [rescuing AIG ]. ~ Warren Buffett, #NFDB
965:It would be madness to let the purposes or the methods of private enterprise set the habits of the age of atomic energy. ~ Harold Laski, #NFDB
966:John Barleycorn’s final words: “I’ve had more friends in private and more foes in public than any other man in America. ~ Susan Cheever, #NFDB
967:Love is a great force in private life; it is indeed the greatest of all things; but love in public affairs does not work. ~ E M Forster, #NFDB
968:Marta ripped my butthole right off my body to join my other lady bits in the graveyard of broken and torn private parts. ~ Meghan Quinn, #NFDB
969:Modern life is given over to immoderation. Immoderation invades everything: actions and thought, public and private life. ~ Simone Weil, #NFDB
970:People often say 'I live for my art.' Bullshit! If you are given a talent it's to be used. It's not in the private domain. ~ Rod McKuen, #NFDB
971:Private,' he said firmly. 'Family matter. Go have a drink.'
'Whose family?'
'A death in yours, if you insist. ~ Robert A Heinlein,#NFDB
972:The cloth of this natural world was made of private, unspoken sorrows, and ours was just another stitch on the hem. ~ Maggie Stiefvater, #NFDB
973:The model should only serve the very private function for the painter of providing the starting point for his excitement ~ Lucian Freud, #NFDB
974:The purpose of the Senate is to keep 100 middle aged knuckleheads out of the private sector where they can do real harm. ~ P J O Rourke, #NFDB
975:We should all live a life of hobbies. Doing only what gives us pleasure, only what rewards us in secret, private ways. ~ Steven Erikson, #NFDB
976:We should foster a culture in which people's private religious beliefs, including atheists and agnostics, are respected. ~ Barack Obama, #NFDB
977:And believe me, this country thinks it's [using private e-mail by Hillary Clinton] - really thinks it's disgraceful, also ~ Donald Trump, #NFDB
978:Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be. ~ Horatio Nelson, #NFDB
979:In my private circle I am a mother, grandmother, wife, friend, daughter... the success means nothing to my small tribe. ~ Isabel Allende, #NFDB
980:In public, as well as in private expences, great wealth may, perhaps, frequently be admitted as an apology for great folly. ~ Adam Smith, #NFDB
981:In the army you feel violated - there's no private space. Writing was a life-saver, a way of recovering private territory. ~ Etgar Keret, #NFDB
982:James Joyce - an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice to be universally recognized. ~ Tom Stoppard, #NFDB
983:Moral choices do not depend on personal preference and private decision but on right reason and, I would add, divine order. ~ Basil Hume, #NFDB
984:Nationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market. ~ Joseph Stiglitz, #NFDB
985:Private property...is the creature of society and is subject to the calls of that society even to the last farthing. ~ Benjamin Franklin, #NFDB
986:Technology can also be used so that private individuals will have access to the way centralized decisions are being made. ~ Noam Chomsky, #NFDB
987:That’s a private interest of mine—what brings a fellow down here, you know, to the ends of the earth—what sparks a man. ~ Eleanor Catton, #NFDB
988:The choice lies between property on the one hand and slavery, public or private, on the other. There is no third issue. ~ Hilaire Belloc, #NFDB
989:The key to living a moral life is this: Do nothing in private that you would be ashamed to discuss openly with your mother. ~ J P Morgan, #NFDB
990:there are several private Western donor groups with paternalistic names like “Adopt a Revolution” sending money to the LCCs. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
991:Being a private investigator, I've seen and heard my fair share of twisted shit.
Fairies always manage to top it. ~ Laura Thalassa,#NFDB
992:Each of us wages a private battle each day between the grand fantasies we have for ourselves and what actually happens. ~ Cathy Guisewite, #NFDB
993:Generally speaking, people who know me will tell you that my public persona is not that different from my private persona. ~ Barack Obama, #NFDB
994:In America the government took the land from the Indians and then established laws protecting private property. ~ Alvin Francis Poussaint, #NFDB
995:...it felt like we were friends. Friends who barely knew anything about each other except the other's most private secret. ~ Alice Oseman, #NFDB
996:I think that carrying on a life that is meant to be private in public is a breach of taste, common sense, and mental hygiene. ~ Myrna Loy, #NFDB
997:I went to a private school in Singapore and they had an incredible arts program. Every day I was doing something artistic. ~ Lynn Collins, #NFDB
998:Not to our surprise, we discover that gun crime in Britain is up 10.9 percent since the disarmament of the private citizen. ~ Jeff Cooper, #NFDB
999:Only by abolishing private property in land and building cheap and hygienic dwellings can the housing problem be solved. ~ Vladimir Lenin, #NFDB
1000:Our commercial bank [JPMorgan] is only in the U.S. We are serving what you call SMEs - small businesses, private companies. ~ Jamie Dimon, #NFDB
1001:The New Deals enmity for that system of free and competitive private enterprise which we call capitalism was fundamental. ~ Garet Garrett, #NFDB
1002:The worst crimes are committed out of enthusiasm, a morbid state responsible for almost all public and private disasters. ~ Emil M Cioran, #NFDB
1003:They sat in an awkward, embarrassed silence for a moment, the way Englishmen are apt to do after sharing private thoughts. ~ Daniel Silva, #NFDB
1004:You see, another reason for nationalization was that private ownership meant fragmentation. ~ Barbara Castle Baroness Castle of Blackburn, #NFDB
1005:[Adolf Hitler] was always intensely worried about security and people watching or being nosy, intruding on his private life. ~ Gretl Braun, #NFDB
1006:Conservatives brayed that government should stay out of the private sector; liberals bleated for nationalizing the banks. ~ Steven Rattner, #NFDB
1007:I appreciate the idea of allowing people to have their own private walk with God. To me, God is about love, not condemnation. ~ Clay Aiken, #NFDB
1008:I do not belive that Washington should do for the people wha they can do for themselves through local and private effort. ~ John F Kennedy, #NFDB
1009:Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public. ~ Epictetus, #NFDB
1010:In America today you can murder land for private profit. You can leave the corpse for all to see, and nobody calls the cops. ~ Paul Brooks, #NFDB
1011:I've always been a pretty private, quiet kind of person and so I haven't had to change my life really at all, I don't think. ~ Keith Urban, #NFDB
1012:I've been living alone for so long, everything about me’s private. I’m surprised anyone’s able to understand a word I say. ~ Kurt Vonnegut, #NFDB
1013:Man’s inhumanity to man, unleashed, was an obscenity, and that obscenity was each person’s own private responsibility. ~ Rosamunde Pilcher, #NFDB
1014:The first colony on Mars is not going to be built by a private company. How are you going to make money? You're not. ~ Neil deGrasse Tyson, #NFDB
1015:The private sector is creating a miracle a day, even as the stuff that government attempts is failing left and right. ~ Llewellyn Rockwell, #NFDB
1016:There is laughter, shrill calls. Everyone is flirting, saying in nudges and jokes and blushing what they would do in private ~ Jesmyn Ward, #NFDB
1017:There was no scene, no tears, just thought — the long private thought of somebody who has to alter a whole course of life. ~ Graham Greene, #NFDB
1018:The thing about Whitney," I said, "is that she was always really private. So you never knew if anything was wrong with her. ~ Sarah Dessen, #NFDB
1019:The very essence of our civilization is that we give a paramount place to morality in all our affairs, public or private. ~ Mahatma Gandhi, #NFDB
1020:To make Christianity a private affair while banishing all privacy is to relegate it to the rainbow's end or the Greek Calends. ~ C S Lewis, #NFDB
1021:A dog without influence or private means, if he is to make his way in the world, must have either good looks or amiability. ~ P G Wodehouse, #NFDB
1022:A writer is a maker, not a man of action: his private life is of no concern to anybody but himself, his family and his friends. ~ W H Auden, #NFDB
1023:Cancer is my own private war. The strain, the nausea, the fever take turns challenging my strength, my mind and my spirit. ~ Farrah Fawcett, #NFDB
1024:Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word insulated, as it was before ~ Anita Hill, #NFDB
1025:I'm not going to talk about my private life with a total stranger, unless I feel like I need to. Why would I? I don't. ~ Michael Fassbender, #NFDB
1026:It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming. ~ John Steinbeck, #NFDB
1027:It is an old adage, "All is fair in love as in war," but I thought not of general laws, and only felt a private grievance. ~ Jane Swisshelm, #NFDB
1028:Mars and Venus are at it again. This time, Hephaestus is standing by with a private detective, a photographer, and a lawyer. ~ Mason Cooley, #NFDB
1029:The gulf between the private and public views of our countrymen is evidence of the power of the state. —Celâl Salik, Milliyet ~ Orhan Pamuk, #NFDB
1030:There is laughter, shrill calls. Everyone is flirting, saying in nudges and jokes and blushing what they would do in private. ~ Jesmyn Ward, #NFDB
1031:We need books...because we are all, in the private kingdoms of our hearts, desperate for the company of a wise, true friend. ~ Steve Almond, #NFDB
1032:We will allow private and religious groups to compete to provide services in every federal, state and local social program. ~ George W Bush, #NFDB
1033:World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man. ~ Jon Meacham, #NFDB
1034:You can learn as much - or more - from one glance at a private space as you can from hours of exposure to a public face. ~ Malcolm Gladwell, #NFDB
1035:You weeel catch the korpa.” “The what?” “The korpa!” I declared in dire tones. “Your private parts weeel shrink to nothink! ~ Leigh Bardugo, #NFDB
1036:Hard work will get you a professorship or a BMW. You need both work and luck for a Booker, a Nobel or a private jet. ~ Nassim Nicholas Taleb, #NFDB
1037:Hillary Clinton is using a private server for - where classified information go by. This is a - this is a serious administration? ~ Jeb Bush, #NFDB
1038:If he couldn't be the kind of guy I was proud to be with in public, the act he put on for me in private didn't mean anything. ~ Kristin Cast, #NFDB
1039:It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements. ~ Mary Douglas, #NFDB
1040:I win the private victory when I have made my mind up and commit to live by correct principles and to serve worthy purposes. ~ Stephen Covey, #NFDB
1041:I would never defend a cop - though I did on a few private cases, when cops were acting not as cops but as private citizens. ~ Lynne Stewart, #NFDB
1042:Like you’re a private eye?” “Yeah. Like that.” “I don’t think they’re private eyes,” Charlie said. “Why not?” “They’re rich. ~ Spencer Quinn, #NFDB
1043:That’s a private interest of mine – what brings a fellow down here, you know, to the ends of the earth – what sparks a man? ~ Eleanor Catton, #NFDB
1044:The antidote to this abuse of formal Government, is, the influence of private character, the growth of the Individual. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
1045:The essence of the contemporary monetary system is creation of money, out of nothing, by private banks’ often foolish lending. ~ Martin Wolf, #NFDB
1046:The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights. ~ William Blackstone, #NFDB
1047:There was a big sign on the door. At first I thought it said CLOSED FOR PIRATE EVENT. Then I realized PIRATE must be PRIVATE. ~ Rick Riordan, #NFDB
1048:When the private sector fails, the solution is more government. When the government fails, the solution is more government. ~ Glenn Reynolds, #NFDB
1049:When we want to have our own style of living, it is nobody's business but ours. What we do in private is our private business. ~ Eartha Kitt, #NFDB
1050:A wise woman protects her kids. A wiser woman hangs out with police officers, retired FBI agents and private investigators. ~ Shannon L Alder, #NFDB
1051:I grew up watching movies on television and computer screens. They affected me just as powerfully in the small private space. ~ Rick Alverson, #NFDB
1052:I had a good time doing ["The Congressman"], and I hope that Treat [Williams] and I plan to go flying in his [private] jet! ~ George Hamilton, #NFDB
1053:I need to find a man who acts like a gentleman in public and who’s willing to do very ungentlemanly things to me in private. ~ Melissa Foster, #NFDB
1054:I've always been someone who's kept my private life a little private. When there's a ring on my finger, I'll talk about it. ~ Priyanka Chopra, #NFDB
1055:Much of what one does--to avoid suffering, to seek happiness, to stay healthy--is to keep a safe space for one's private language. ~ Yiyun Li, #NFDB
1056:Tell ya the man’s got a private line t’Moscow,” he said. “A few men like that in office and we’re in for it, take my word. ~ Richard Matheson, #NFDB
1057:There was a time when I was in this private school and the kids were so conservative and close-minded that it was just appalling. ~ Ione Skye, #NFDB
1058:To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him. But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him. ~ Al Shafi i, #NFDB
1059:We are not living in a private world of our own. Everything we say and do and think has its effect on everything around us. ~ John Galsworthy, #NFDB
1060:Why not leave their private sorrows to people? Is sorrow not, one asks, the only thing in the world people really possess? ~ Vladimir Nabokov, #NFDB
1061:Young people need their own private places which mothers don't belong to, even if they want mother all around the edge of that. ~ Dawn French, #NFDB
1062:He was in control of every aspect of his profession and he deferred to no one. In his private life, however, he was clueless. ~ Robert Bryndza, #NFDB
1063:How horrible. I’m sorry you had to go through that. It must have been incredibly difficult to not have your private jet available. ~ J S Scott, #NFDB
1064:I do not believe that the government should have its long nose poked into the private consensual relationships between people. ~ John Anderson, #NFDB
1065:I must have the personal dialogue, the private time, with each painting in progress. I can't share it with anyone until it's done. ~ Ken Danby, #NFDB
1066:I support public and private partnerships whenever appropriate in order to achieve our goal of a prosperous and vibrant downtown. ~ Alan Autry, #NFDB
1067:I try to stay as private as possible; I know that's difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it. ~ Derek Jeter, #NFDB
1068:[James] Joyce... an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice to be universally recognized.... ~ Tom Stoppard, #NFDB
1069:John Bond has blackened my name with his insinuations about the private lives of football managers. Both my wives are upset. ~ Malcolm Allison, #NFDB
1070:Listen to presences inside poems,
Let them take you where they will.
Follow those private hints,
and never leave the premises. ~ Rumi,#NFDB
1071:Marvin the Paranoid Android sat slumped, ignoring all and ignored by all, in a private and rather unpleasant world of his own. ~ Douglas Adams, #NFDB
1072:My favorite thing about the Internet is that you get to go into the private world of real creeps without having to smell them. ~ Penn Jillette, #NFDB
1073:My private life is perfect. If your private life and your life outside football is good, then it is good on the field for you. ~ David Beckham, #NFDB
1074:Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. ~ Ambrose Bierce, #NFDB
1075:Privilege, which just means “private law.” Two types of people laugh at the law; those that break it and those that make it. ~ Terry Pratchett, #NFDB
1076:Remove God from the world of ideas. Remove government, politics from society. Keep sex, humor, utilities. Let private property go. ~ John Cage, #NFDB
1077:Some kinds of government regulation of private consensual homosexual behavior may face substantial constitutional challenge. ~ Anthony Kennedy, #NFDB
1078:Somethings are private. And they should stay that way and they get to stay that way. This isn't preschool; I don't have to share. ~ Barry Lyga, #NFDB
1079:surely played sports not just in high school leagues but in private county leagues. The world was their oyster. They felt safe. ~ Blake Pierce, #NFDB
1080:The ministerial work must be managed purely for God and the salvation of the people, and not for any private ends of our own. ~ Richard Baxter, #NFDB
1081:The Trump Foundation is a private-family foundation. They give virtually every cent in the Trump Foundation to charitable causes. ~ Mike Pence, #NFDB
1082:We also believe candour benefits us as managers. The CEO who misleads often in public eventually misleads himself in private. ~ Warren Buffett, #NFDB
1083:We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship. ~ C S Lewis, #NFDB
1084:You can't assume any place you go is private because the means of surveillance are becoming so affordable and so invisible. ~ Howard Rheingold, #NFDB
1085:You shouldn’t have private conversations in public facilities at the top of your lungs.” Point well taken, Eve was forced to admit. ~ J D Robb, #NFDB
1086:A poet’s function . . . is not to experience the poetic state: that is a private affair. His function is to create it in others. ~ Ryan Holiday, #NFDB
1087:Fondle the woman in your life once for every thousand times you play with your private parts. That should be just about right. ~ Barbara Graham, #NFDB
1088:Hurricanes, after all, are the product of global warming, caused by man and his insatiable lust for SUVs (but not private jets). ~ Greg Gutfeld, #NFDB
1089:I don't know why people are so keen to put the details of their private life in public; they forget that invisibility is a superpower. ~ Banksy, #NFDB
1090:in every modern economy, the taxpayers are made to subsidize the private corporations, who then keep the profits for themselves. ~ Noam Chomsky, #NFDB
1091:I think the only way to behave is as if nothing is private. And then fight to make what you care about legal and acceptable. ~ Douglas Rushkoff, #NFDB
1092:I think there are certain crimes which the law cannot touch, and which therefore, to some extent, justify private revenge. ~ Arthur Conan Doyle, #NFDB
1093:It is not so in the United States. There the same political enmity exists, but the political enmity produces private hatred. ~ Anthony Trollope, #NFDB
1094:It's such a private thing - 'my process' - I can just say that the work that I do is like therapy between me and the character. ~ Kirsten Dunst, #NFDB
1095:I've really never written about my relationships, or things like that. I wouldn't want to divulge things that were too private. ~ Jonathan Ames, #NFDB
1096:Once you expose your private life, if you give one little bit, the floodgates are open and everyone's got a free range for you. ~ Jason Statham, #NFDB
1097:Religion has moved out of the private space. (...) The moment it moves into the public sphere it becomes everybody's business. ~ Salman Rushdie, #NFDB
1098:The conversation had turned again to those moments, by now enriched by a private mythology, when they first set eyes on each other ~ Ian McEwan, #NFDB
1099:Therefore I took refuge in the caves of ignorance, wherein I have resided ever since, and which are still my private address. ~ Charles Dickens, #NFDB
1100:There is an art to writing, and it is not always disclosure. The act itself can be beautiful, revelatory, and private. ~ Terry Tempest Williams, #NFDB
1101:What is an evil man? The man is evil who coerces obedience to his private ends, destroys beauty, produces pain, extinguishes life. ~ Jack Vance, #NFDB
1102:Every picture I make, every experience of my private life, every lesson I learn are the keys to my future. And I have faith in it. ~ Clark Gable, #NFDB
1103:From a private hospital for the insane near Providence, Rhode Island, there recently disappeared an exceedingly singular person. ~ H P Lovecraft, #NFDB
1104:Helping people helps defines a strategy that makes public and private moneys more effective when it comes to helping save lives. ~ George W Bush, #NFDB
1105:I am a great foe of favoritism in public life, in private life, and even in the delicate relationship of an author to his works. ~ Joseph Conrad, #NFDB
1106:In the eight years before I became governor, there was zero net private sector job growth in New Jersey. Zero. For eight years. ~ Chris Christie, #NFDB
1107:Isabel saw all their lives becoming history in units of days and nights so fatally private there was no one left for her to love. ~ Jim Harrison, #NFDB
1108:I think that everybody has a right to their own thoughts, their own feelings and their own private moments, if they want them. ~ Katherine Heigl, #NFDB
1109:I was never one to seek out the spotlight. I am kind of a private person, so I don't miss that part of show business at all. ~ Angela Cartwright, #NFDB
1110:Pleasures of worse natures Are gladly entertained, and they that shun us Practice in private sports the stews would blush at. ~ Philip Massinger, #NFDB
1111:The 'private sector' of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and the 'public sector' is, in fact, the coercive sector. ~ Henry Hazlitt, #NFDB
1112:The sludge caught in the mind's filter, the stuff that refuses to go through, frequently becomes each person's private obsession. ~ Stephen King, #NFDB
1113:Aha! What villains are these, that trespass upon my private lands! Come to scorn at my fall, perchance? Draw, you knaves, you dogs! ~ J K Rowling, #NFDB
1114:Cities may now bulldoze private citizens' homes, farms and small businesses to make way for shopping malls or other developments. ~ Bob Goodlatte, #NFDB
1115:From whence it follows, that were the publique and private interest are most closely united, there is the publique most advanced. ~ Thomas Hobbes, #NFDB
1116:If your private life conflicts with your intellectual opinion, it cancels your intellectual ideas, not your private life. ~ Nassim Nicholas Taleb, #NFDB
1117:I'm really private, and also, when I'm home, I'm home. I don't like people in on my business. I believe that you can be overexposed. ~ Gary Allan, #NFDB
1118:POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. ~ Ambrose Bierce, #NFDB
1119:Real power around the world does not reside with governments any longer, but with private interests. Real power is secret power. ~ David Ignatius, #NFDB
1120:The freedom of speech of private individuals includes the right to not agree, not to listen, and not to finance one's own antagonists. ~ Ayn Rand, #NFDB
1121:To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men that is genius. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
1122:Very private people have mastered the art of telling you little about themselves but doing it in such a way you think you know a lot. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
1123:We must be the same person in private and in public. Only the Christian worldview gives us the basis for this kind of integrity. ~ Charles Colson, #NFDB
1124:What is private belongs to me alone. What is personal belongs to all of us through the shared experience of being human. ~ Terry Tempest Williams, #NFDB
1125:A precocious mistress of the long look, the sustained smile, the private voice and the delicate touch, devices of generations ~ F Scott Fitzgerald, #NFDB
1126:Because while we believe in Jesus as Savior of the private soul, we remain largely unconvinced about his ideas for saving the world. ~ Brian Zahnd, #NFDB
1127:But the wisdom and authority of the legislator are seldom victorious in a contest with the vigilant dexterity of private interest. ~ Edward Gibbon, #NFDB
1128:Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion again, it will solve the problem of the age. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
1129:Fickle as water,
our life is as dreamlike as smoke
- at our expense,
fate's private joke.
-The Bronze Horseman ~ Alexander Pushkin,#NFDB
1130:Good friends will allow you to be as innocent and free as a child when in private, and as wise and mature as an adult when in public. ~ Criss Jami, #NFDB
1131:Hannakins: I know you guys are living out your own private Romeo and Juliet love story, but remember: Both of them die in Act V. -A ~ Sara Shepard, #NFDB
1132:He who neglects to pray alone and in private, however assiduously he frequents public meetings, there gives his prayers to the wind. ~ John Calvin, #NFDB
1133:I am an atheist but I promise whenever there is complete freedom of religion I would worship you as my private and individual God. ~ M F Moonzajer, #NFDB
1134:I think myself obliged, whatever my private apprehensions may be of the success, to do my duty, and leave events to their Disposer. ~ Robert Boyle, #NFDB
1135:it’s hard not to see. You’re the kind of pair that makes everyone around them feel as though they’re missing out on a private joke. ~ Mackenzi Lee, #NFDB
1136:Maybe the private life wasn't forever. Maybe everyone got it for a little while and then spent the rest of their lives remembering. ~ Ann Patchett, #NFDB
1137:[On journalists:] They are as disruptive a menace to the public body: as grating turds in the intestines are to the private body. ~ Caitlin Thomas, #NFDB
1138:Saving Private Ryan was probably the illest, sickest movie I've ever watched, and I didn't see anybody criticizing that one for violence. ~ Eminem, #NFDB
1139:She believed in God for the same reason anybody does: it is unbearable to think that our private thoughts are truly private. ~ Elizabeth McCracken, #NFDB
1140:She pronounced each word carefully, as though she was tasting fruit. The words of her poems were a most private and fragrant orchard. ~ Pat Conroy, #NFDB
1141:She was being erased a little at a time by a cancer that fed not on her flesh but on her inner life, on her private store of happiness. ~ Joe Hill, #NFDB
1142:Since people no longer attend church, theater remains as the only public service, and literature as the only private devotion. ~ Franz Grillparzer, #NFDB
1143:Since science opened no path into private and subjective experience, it was forced to deny either its importance or its existence. ~ Lewis Mumford, #NFDB
1144:Taxation of private property, or the regulation of such property so as to reduce its value, can become in effect a form of servitude. ~ Mark Levin, #NFDB
1145:There are some solitary wretches who seem to have left the rest of mankind, only, as Eve left Adam, to meet the devil in private. ~ Alexander Pope, #NFDB
1146:There is a big difference between what I do onstage and what I do in my private life. I don't put my living room on magazine pages. ~ Annie Lennox, #NFDB
1147:We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict. ~ Jim Morrison, #NFDB
1148:We're going to give [veterans] the right to see their private doctor, get taken care of it, perhaps the private or public hospital. ~ Donald Trump, #NFDB
1149:Any so-called stimulus program is a ruse. The government can increase its spending only by reducing private spending equivalently. ~ Richard Wagner, #NFDB
1150:Health, learning and virtue will ensure your happiness; they will give you a quiet conscience, private esteem and public honour. ~ Thomas Jefferson, #NFDB
1151:I have known the Indians intimately - known them in their private relations - I think I understand the Indian character pretty well. ~ George Crook, #NFDB
1152:I have shared my whole life. My private and my show business life. It helps me actually to feel my songs and to go on with my dreams. ~ Celine Dion, #NFDB
1153:It is immoral to use private property in order to alleviate the horrible evils that result from the institutions of private property. ~ Oscar Wilde, #NFDB
1154:Markets are not static entities that are 'intervened' in (for good or bad) but are outcomes of public and private interactions. ~ Mariana Mazzucato, #NFDB
1155:No,” I said, “when you’re struggling to survive, no one gets to label you a coward, not even you yourself in your private thoughts. ~ Sara Paretsky, #NFDB
1156:Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it. ~ Stephen Covey, #NFDB
1157:The idea was that everything personal was political; in fact, henceforth nothing was supposed to be regarded as ‘personal’ or private. ~ Jung Chang, #NFDB
1158:The mania for giving the Government power to meddle with the private affairs of cities or citizens is likely to cause endless trouble. ~ Mark Twain, #NFDB
1159:The third absolute right, inherent in every Englishman, is that of . . . the sacred and inviolable rights of private property. ~ William Blackstone, #NFDB
1160:Venture-backed companies create 11% of all private sector jobs. They generate annual revenues equivalent to an astounding 21% of GDP. ~ Peter Thiel, #NFDB
1161:What we have been watching is the steady shift of public responsibility onto the private sector to no discernible collective advantage. ~ Tony Judt, #NFDB
1162:You have to fight really hard for a private life, and sometimes you don't have one. It just gets to you after a while. It's tough. ~ John Carpenter, #NFDB
1163:... gay marriage rights coming and going, always being an issue for the voting public when it should be an individual‘s private choice. ~ G A Hauser, #NFDB
1164:Hillary Clinton believes that it's vital to deceive the people by having one public policy and a totally different policy in private. ~ Donald Trump, #NFDB
1165:I'd wear any of my private attire for the world to see. But I would rather have an open flesh wound than ever wear a band aid in public. ~ Lady Gaga, #NFDB
1166:If the State does not acquire supremacy over [vast private] enterprises, it becomes their puppet, and they become the real State. ~ Bertrand Russell, #NFDB
1167:It is my private life which no one knows anything about, nor ever will. It needs more than half my time if it is to be a success. ~ Marlene Dietrich, #NFDB
1168:Many Americans have never liked acknowledging that the public sector has always been integral to making the private sector successful. ~ Jon Meacham, #NFDB
1169:Men don't let tragedy control them. You suffer in private, out of the public eye, and find what works to ease your internal pain. ~ Danielle Bourdon, #NFDB
1170:Monetary relations have penetrated into every nook and cranny of the world and into almost every aspect of social, even private life. ~ David Harvey, #NFDB
1171:There is no greater stupidity than for people...to marry and so surrender themselves to the small miseries of domestic and private life. ~ Karl Marx, #NFDB
1172:The substance of my life is a private conversation with myself which to turn into a dialogue would be equivalent to self-destruction. ~ Iris Murdoch, #NFDB
1173:To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, — that is genius. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
1174:To create a community where faith matters not just in theory but in reality, faith has to be a public value, not just a private one. ~ Donna Freitas, #NFDB
1175:Whatever we choose to imagine can be as private as we want it to be. Nobody knows what you're thinking or feeling unless you share it. ~ Fred Rogers, #NFDB
1176:what I have with Laurel is public and shallow. What I have with you is private and deep. Which part of me would you rather have? ~ Diane Chamberlain, #NFDB
1177:. . . what I know is unofficial, what [the inspector] knows is official. I have the right to private judgment, but he has none. ~ Arthur Conan Doyle, #NFDB
1178:When people talk about my business, my life, I'm really private. Maybe someone thinks I'm arrogant or something, but it's just me. ~ Mario Balotelli, #NFDB
1179:Wilberforce and the band of abolitionists knew that a private faith that did not act in the face of oppression was no faith at all. ~ Charles Colson, #NFDB
1180:You're a Keeper. You hunt down the animated records of the dead in your spare time. I'm pretty sure you can handle private school. ~ Victoria Schwab, #NFDB
1181:Atheism is humanism mediated by the suppression of religion, communism is humanism mediated by
the suppression of private property. ~ Albert Camus,#NFDB
1182:God loves each person, I believe; although, just like we do in our private homes, He reserves His kingdom only for those whom He enjoys. ~ Criss Jami, #NFDB
1183:If one of her officers needed reprimanding, she would attend to it in private, just as she made it a point to deliver praise in public. ~ David Weber, #NFDB
1184:If the private sectors are about markets and the public sectors are about governments, then the plural sector is about communities. ~ Henry Mintzberg, #NFDB
1185:I look upon the too good opinion that man has of himself, as the nursing mother of all false opinions, both public and private. ~ Michel de Montaigne, #NFDB
1186:It's a real wrenching thing to go from being a private person to being a public person, especially when you're being autobiographical. ~ James Taylor, #NFDB
1187:Many teenagers are tormented by terrors they deem private and personal. They do not know that their anxieties and doubts are universal. ~ Haim Ginott, #NFDB
1188:Moreover, a social service provided by a private company does not present itself as a collective good to which all citizens have a right. ~ Tony Judt, #NFDB
1189:My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do that. ~ Dick Cheney, #NFDB
1190:Pedro had two private places he liked best, places where he was completely happy to be alone with a basketball, places where he did his ~ Mike Lupica, #NFDB
1191:Sometimes the things that went on between two people were so private and so painful the the rest of the world needed to reserve judgement. ~ Amy Lane, #NFDB
1192:Their strategy was to make clients feel accepted into a private club, as if a Morgan account were a membership card to the aristocracy. ~ Ron Chernow, #NFDB
1193:When it comes to the work, I'm excited to see what people think. When it comes to the private life, that's when I don't pay attention. ~ Lily Collins, #NFDB
1194:When private men shall act with original views, the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
1195:Wrinkles of the future, cicatrices of the past, all the million marks recording a private life that no outsider could ever understand. ~ Michel Faber, #NFDB
1196:You should resolve not to seek public approval of your private business, when you are not also prepared to accept public disapproval. ~ Judith Martin, #NFDB
1197:For me, the camera is like an entrance to the private lives of other people. And if you are curious like me, it is a fantastic tool. ~ Anders Petersen, #NFDB
1198:Health, learning and virtue will ensure your happiness; they will give
you a quiet conscience, private esteem and public honour. ~ Thomas Jefferson,#NFDB
1199:(He) looked directly into his own eyes, as though his eyes were neutral territory, a no man’s land in a private war against narcissism. ~ J D Salinger, #NFDB
1200:I realized that there are just certain things in life that are private. I have things in my past - like everyone - that I'm not proud of. ~ Ken Osmond, #NFDB
1201:It is not the opinions or the vices of private individuals that are harmful to the State, but rather the behavior of public figures. ~ Marquis de Sade, #NFDB
1202:Private equity has absolutely no reason to exist. The private equity holder has all the upside and the banks all the downside. ~ Nassim Nicholas Taleb, #NFDB
1203:She had never told us on, had never played cat-and-mouse with us, she was not at all interested in our private lives. She was our friend. ~ Harper Lee, #NFDB
1204:Since in the age of the internet we are all publishers, each of us bears some private responsibility for the public’s sense of truth. ~ Timothy Snyder, #NFDB
1205:To accept Naturalism is to reject such entities as Cartesian minds, private visual and tactual spaces, angelic beings and God. ~ David Malet Armstrong, #NFDB
1206:Today, the degradation of the inner life is symbolized by the fact that the only place sacred from interruption is the private toilet. ~ Lewis Mumford, #NFDB
1207:...a private hell was something you lived with alone, even when someone else's casual questions nudged old, raw wounds within yourself. ~ Arthur Hailey, #NFDB
1208:Classical and romantic: private language of a family quarrel, a dead dispute over the distribution of emphasis between man and nature. ~ Cyril Connolly, #NFDB
1209:Experiences are like hoarded gold. Whenever I dole out a piece of my private suffering, that is when I get letters from all over the world. ~ Greg Iles, #NFDB
1210:It is an old adage that honesty is the best policy-this applies to public as well as private life-to States as well as individuals. ~ George Washington, #NFDB
1211:It is in the quiet crucible of your personal, private sufferings that your noblest dreams are born and God's greatest gifts are given. ~ Wintley Phipps, #NFDB
1212:I was brought up with considerable discipline, and I was taught it wasn't proper to display certain very private emotions in public. ~ Carolina Herrera, #NFDB
1213:Owen thought that parents were a strange breed of humans. He couldn’t understand their private society, didn’t know the secret handshake. ~ Kay Correll, #NFDB
1214:She taught me I should never do anything in private I did not want talked about in public, and cautioned me not to talk in my sleep. ~ Patrick Rothfuss, #NFDB
1215:Struck down by the kind of nervous distress known only to the most modern of artists and then only those with a private income
Pg 51 ~ Stella Duffy,#NFDB
1216:The private area of the White House occupies about twenty thousand square feet on the top two stories of the main historical structure ~ Michelle Obama, #NFDB
1217:The thing about impressing your girlfriend is that when you do something like a private island in Fiji, it's all downhill from that point. ~ Kevin Hart, #NFDB
1218:The welfare state is an enemy of private property. The excessive taxation used to support the welfare state is extremely dangerous. ~ Charles A Murray, #NFDB
1219:Water begins to boil in the kettle; it starts as a private, secluded sound, pure as rain, and grows to a steady, solipsistic bubbling. ~ Amit Chaudhuri, #NFDB
1220:We live half our waking lives and all of our sleeping lives in some private, useless, and insensible waters we never mention or recall. ~ Annie Dillard, #NFDB
1221:You're right. We do need to talk. In Private." Hudson's jaw ticked. It was hot, like a super-spicy dried meat stick from the 7-Eleven. ~ Helena Hunting, #NFDB
1222:And now it seems she's on my wavelength. That's all I need. My mind isn't much of a comfort to me but at least I thought it was private. ~ Russell Hoban, #NFDB
1223:Anyone who takes it upon himself, on his private authority, to break a bad law, thereby authorizes everyone else to break the good ones. ~ Denis Diderot, #NFDB
1224:Bureaucrats denounce private enterprise for the consequences of their own reckless policies and demand still more governmental controls. ~ Henry Hazlitt, #NFDB
1225:In France I'm very private, I don't like talking about my life, and I imagined that people would think that I'm now an open book. ~ Charlotte Gainsbourg, #NFDB
1226:It is no longer enough simply to solve crimes: We modern private detectives must also be able to come up with catchy names for our cases. ~ Alan Bradley, #NFDB
1227:Like showing someone your private chapel, your secret haunt, the place where, as with the berm, one comes to be alone, to dream of others. ~ Andr Aciman, #NFDB
1228:Minds do not act together in public; they simply stick together; and when their private activities are resumed, they fly apart again. ~ Grover Cleveland, #NFDB
1229:My life, I swear, is, like, 75% public. I have a very small percentage of my life that is private. But I do keep that private life private. ~ Steve Aoki, #NFDB
1230:People always say, 'Well, celebrity spokespersons have private consultants'. Well, with Jenny Craig everybody gets a private consultant. ~ Kirstie Alley, #NFDB
1231:She was the most private person I knew, not even telling herself what her feelings were until she found a logical reason to justify them. ~ Kim Harrison, #NFDB
1232:The sole function of Government is to bring about a condition of affairs favorable to the beneficial development of private enterprise. ~ Herbert Hoover, #NFDB
1233:Anyone who’s really fighting for justice must live as a private citizen and not as a public figure if he’s going to survive even a short time. ~ Socrates, #NFDB
1234:As part of Social Security reform, I believe that private savings accounts are a part of it - along the lines that President Bush proposed. ~ John McCain, #NFDB
1235:As usual, he had escaped into his work when his private life became too much of a burden. It was typical of a certain type of man, he had read. ~ Jo Nesb, #NFDB
1236:Donald Trump is not supposed to save jobs one by one. He's supposed to build a sound macro economy in which private enterprises create jobs. ~ David Frum, #NFDB
1237:Eccentrics with unseeing eyes glided through, savouring amid so much society their own particular loneliness and private sins and sorrows. ~ Iris Murdoch, #NFDB
1238:Fame is longing. Not yours, but the audience’s. A star is nothing more, nothing less, than the public face of private desire. ~ Frances de Pontes Peebles, #NFDB
1239:FLAMBEAU, once the most famous criminal in France and later a very private detective in England, had long retired from both professions. ~ G K Chesterton, #NFDB
1240:I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds. ~ Ehud Barak, #NFDB
1241:I have four kids in a private school who have not yet entered college. Their tuition is what keeps me motivated. Life is simple sometimes. ~ Guy Kawasaki, #NFDB
1242:I'm such a billionaire without the billions, Holemsy. I have the soul of a private jet owner, and the life of a public transportation rider. ~ John Green, #NFDB
1243:In a world of gigantic administrative bureaucracies both public and private, searching for a new path might seem like hoping for a miracle. ~ Peter Thiel, #NFDB
1244:No one was dancing, least of all us, because I don't dance in public. My body's a private thing; it doesn't belong to the world at large. ~ David Shields, #NFDB
1245:Pornography and violence are by-products of societies in which private identity has been ... destroyed by sudden environmental change. ~ Marshall McLuhan, #NFDB
1246:The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not. The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not. ~ Adolf Loos, #NFDB
1247:There is no reliable data on the number of military-style assault weapons in private hands, but the working estimate is about 1.5 million. ~ Chris Hedges, #NFDB
1248:To subject every private family to the odious visits and examination of the tax-gatherers ... would be altogether inconsistent with liberty. ~ Adam Smith, #NFDB
1249:When statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties, they lead their country by a short route to chaos. ~ Robert Bolt, #NFDB
1250:Above all we should not forget, that government is an evil, an usurpation upon the private judgment and individual conscience of mankind. ~ William Godwin, #NFDB
1251:But rather than looking forward to reading that account, I felt as if I were stealing a private diary that had been locked by his death. ~ Jeff VanderMeer, #NFDB
1252:Faith is a private matter, usually held deep within a person, quiet, impossible to recognise or understand, if you have no faith yourself ~ Jennifer Worth, #NFDB
1253:Growing up means curbing appetites, shifting from “me” to “we,” understanding private choices have social consequences and public outcomes. ~ Jen Hatmaker, #NFDB
1254:Here I am referring to the types of books that thirtyish women devour at private swim clubs, often to the dismay of their drowning children. ~ Joe Queenan, #NFDB
1255:I am not going to share my private life with millions of people. I don't find a need to do that and nobody else close to me does either. ~ Francesca Annis, #NFDB
1256:I don't belong in limos or private jets or on stage with people cheering me but that's what's kept me grounded because I know it's not right. ~ Billy Joel, #NFDB
1257:If it's nice out, I swim pretty much every day for about half an hour. I have a great pool; it's very private and not too many people use it. ~ Yunjin Kim, #NFDB
1258:I love you not as something private and personal, which is my own, but as something universal and worthy of love which I have found. ~ Henry David Thoreau, #NFDB
1259:I think we're actually talking about creative sleep. Like your bedroom, your writing room should be private, a place where you go to dream. ~ Stephen King, #NFDB
1260:I want to interfere horribly in my friends’ love lives and keep my own embarrassing and pathetic one private, is that so much to ask? ~ Sarah Rees Brennan, #NFDB
1261:Killing the private property-that was the center of the Marxist economy and Marxist ideology. That was the center of the Lenin ideology. ~ Anatoly Chubais, #NFDB
1262:Let us remember, when we are inclined to be disheartened, that the private soldier is a poor judge of the fortunes of a great battle. ~ William Ralph Inge, #NFDB
1263:Maybe my “meddling” words did little to change the teacher’s private view, but at least I identified myself as an advocate for the student. ~ Kelly Jensen, #NFDB
1264:One of my notes says: “Correct Anaïs’ English.” Do you want me to do that, or would Hugo consider that I am encroaching on his private domain? ~ Ana s Nin, #NFDB
1265:Rise above sectional interests and private ambitions... Pass from matter to spirit. Matter is diversity; spirit is light, life and unity. ~ Muhammad Iqbal, #NFDB
1266:So each had a private little sun for her soul to bask in; some dream, some affection, some hobby, or at least some remote and distant hope. ~ Thomas Hardy, #NFDB
1267:Strong economic growth, and especially a significant increase in private sector investment, is the only sustainable path forward for Rwanda. ~ Paul Kagame, #NFDB
1268:That, in its essence, is Fascism — ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. ~ Franklin D Roosevelt, #NFDB
1269:That's the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don't work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital. ~ Noam Chomsky, #NFDB
1270:A man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are, you stay an outsider. You are healthy. ~ Lauren Bacall, #NFDB
1271:From being a young kid I was always drawing and painting, usually stuff like private parts or bloody images but always with a comedy twist to it. ~ Tom Six, #NFDB
1272:He was going to be my own private playground for the rest of my life. I almost felt guilty, like I was taking something away from the world. ~ Ree Drummond, #NFDB
1273:I didn't go around the world, I went around the world on a private jet. I didn't have a hotel room, we had an entire floor. We were spoiled. ~ Ricky Martin, #NFDB
1274:I have always been very fortunate in my working life in terms of the, I say that like I've not been fortunate at all in my private life. ~ Chiwetel Ejiofor, #NFDB
1275:I'm irreverent, I'm not politically correct, and I feel that I'm protected in my private life because I live a very public private life. ~ Andrew Breitbart, #NFDB
1276:Indeed, our particular concept of private property, which deters us from exhausting the positive resources of the earth, favors pollution. ~ Garrett Hardin, #NFDB
1277:Living modestly in a suburban neighborhood while trying to support four children through private school is not extravagant or living large. ~ Marlee Matlin, #NFDB
1278:My God, I left to attend to one private case, and I’ve come back to find the entire damned public office falling apart!”
-Nick ~ Lisa Kleypas,#NFDB
1279:People have different ideas of who I am. And I think because I'm very private, people make up the strangest ideas of who and why and what. ~ Benn Northover, #NFDB
1280:Perhaps the noblest private act is the unheralded effort to ... open our hearts once they've closed, to open our souls once they've shied away. ~ Mark Nepo, #NFDB
1281:Real photography is a wonderfully inclusive, democratic medium, whereas art photography is more often a private pursuit by conmen. ~ Philip Jones Griffiths, #NFDB
1282:She taught me I should never do anything in private that I didn’t want talked about in public, and cautioned me to not talk in my sleep. ~ Patrick Rothfuss, #NFDB
1283:The British press has an insatiable appetite for making public things that should be private. It's a prurience that I've never understood. ~ Niall Ferguson, #NFDB
1284:The ring was there to say they were a team, a reminder that they were in this together, almost like a private joke only the two of them got. ~ K A Mitchell, #NFDB
1285:They sat in the companionable awkwardness caused by knowing extremely private things about each other that had never been directly confided. ~ Jodi Picoult, #NFDB
1286:Total borrowing has imploded. Private borrowing has collapsed. And, in effect, the Treasury Department is the last borrower left standing. ~ Peter R Orszag, #NFDB
1287:We are self-uncertain creatures, and we may Yea, even when we know not, mix our spites And private hates with our defence of Heaven. ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson, #NFDB
1288:We don't have to reveal everything to each other. It's OK to be private. It's OK to say no. It's OK to say, 'I'm not going to share that. ~ Sophie Kinsella, #NFDB
1289:What was my great sin? To have revealed the private property of the bank - well if this is being a criminal, then maybe I'm a great criminal. ~ Jose Mujica, #NFDB
1290:You are not just a consumer. You are a citizen of this Earth and your responsibility is not private but public, not individual but social. ~ Rebecca Solnit, #NFDB
1291:You’re impinging on my private space,” I said, inching backward. Patch gave a barely-there smile. "Impinging? This isn’t the SAT, Nora. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick, #NFDB
1292:Your relationship with your husband should be an important part of your private life, but publicly you should be able to define yourself. ~ Natalie Portman, #NFDB
1293:As I see it, the word "private" is going plumb out of date. It's goin' to be an ole-fashioned concep', mark my words. That's a prophecy. ~ Margery Allingham, #NFDB
1294:Fashion has a political role insofar as following it can give you the impression to belonging to a certain social group or a private club. ~ Carine Roitfeld, #NFDB
1295:For Jascha, artistic creation was the most private activity in the world: the soul's sacred and solitary communion with itself. (p. 244) ~ Rebecca Goldstein, #NFDB
1296:I knew from her deportment she was trained. Therefore likely to be working with an organization, rather than on some sort of private mission. ~ Barry Eisler, #NFDB
1297:Maybe each human being lives in a unique world, a private world, a world different from those inhabited and experienced by all other humans. ~ Philip K Dick, #NFDB
1298:Nominee. A modest gentleman shrinking from the distinction of private life and diligently seeking the honorable obscurity of public office. ~ Ambrose Bierce, #NFDB
1299:People working in the private sector should try to save money. There remains the possibility that it may someday be valuable again. ~ Norman Ralph Augustine, #NFDB
1300:Private enterprise in cricket might not be regarded as the last word, and ultimate state direction would not do it any harm. ~ Manny Shinwell Baron Shinwell, #NFDB
1301:The measure of action is the sentiment from which it proceeds. The greatest action may easily be one of the most private circumstance. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, #NFDB
1302:The one thing that flies in the face of all human history and experience, is that the government can do a superior job than the private sector. ~ James Cook, #NFDB
1303:until under the stimulus of accumulating material, accumulating investments or other circumstances, the tide of private enterprise flowed again. ~ H G Wells, #NFDB
1304:A tax on capital would promote the general interest over private interests while preserving economic openness and the forces of competition. ~ Thomas Piketty, #NFDB
1305:But until we are old ladies- a cypress age, a Sawtooth age- I will continue to link arms with her, in public, in private, in a panic of love. ~ Karen Russell, #NFDB
1306:[H]e developed a private philosophy of total self-reliance, an unyielding internal sufficiency that requires no external support from others. ~ Chinua Achebe, #NFDB
1307:How do you explain the bond between man and wife? Well, for one thing, it's private. What people do in their own marriage is their own business. ~ Robin Gibb, #NFDB
1308:If a man's public record be a clear one, if he has kept his pledges before the world, I do not inquire what his private life may have been. ~ Susan B Anthony, #NFDB
1309:If time allowed, I should be delighted to discuss my private life in every choice particular with all of you, but it really isn’t relevant. ~ Dorothy Dunnett, #NFDB
1310:I'm particularly happy that the Ronald Reagan Building is both public and private, and embraces his lifelong belief... in free and open trade. ~ Nancy Reagan, #NFDB
1311:I think eventually private enterprise will be able to send people into orbit, but I suspect initially it's going to have to be with NASA's help. ~ Sally Ride, #NFDB
1312:Marriage used to be a public institution for the common good, and now it is a private arrangement for the satisfaction of the individuals. ~ Timothy J Keller, #NFDB
1313:Me, myself, personally, I like to keep myself private. I have never said I am a paragon of virtue, a model of morality. I simply do what I do. ~ Steve Coogan, #NFDB
1314:My private life is very private, and I have chosen not to live in America or England, where you are so exposed and can't fight against it. ~ Juliette Binoche, #NFDB
1315:Personally I didn't believe God had a private torture chamber. Hell was being cut off from God, cut off from his power, his energy, Him. ~ Laurell K Hamilton, #NFDB
1316:So each had a private little sun for her soul to bask in; some dream, some affection, some hobby, or at least some remote and distant hope.... ~ Thomas Hardy, #NFDB
1317:The camera is more than a recorder, it's a microscope. It penetrates, it goes into people and you see their most private and concealed thoughts. ~ Elia Kazan, #NFDB
1318:The idea that a congressman would be tainted by accepting money from private industry or private sources is essentially a socialist argument. ~ Newt Gingrich, #NFDB
1319:The United States is dangerously close to being a plutocracy. A third of the private wealth is owned by less than 5 percent of the population. ~ Robert Payne, #NFDB
1320:This rule I propose, Always have an ace in the hole. Always try to arrive at Having an ace some place private . Always have an ace in the hole. ~ Cole Porter, #NFDB
1321:We know hackers steal people's identities and infiltrate private e-mails. We know foreign countries and companies swipe our corporate secrets. ~ Barack Obama, #NFDB
1322:When pieces of work speak to us in a way that feels as if they were made just for us, those become our private worlds that we return to. ~ Jeanette Winterson, #NFDB
1323:All these private, parallel dimensions, underlying such an innocuous little estate; all these self-contained worlds layered onto the same space. ~ Tana French, #NFDB
1324:A passionate obsession with the outside world or the private lives of others is an attempt to compensate for a lack of meaning in one's own life ~ Eric Hoffer, #NFDB
1325:But you see, that's the gilded prison of fashion. We're riding in private jets, and meantime I was so incredibly, painfully sad and lonely. ~ Janice Dickinson, #NFDB
1326:Fracking—to take one example—was not the brainchild of private-sector research but the fruit of research paid for twenty years ago by the DOE. ~ Michael Lewis, #NFDB
1327:He was one of the few political leaders I have ever met whose public speeches revealed more than his private conversations. [On Ronald Reagan] ~ Gerald R Ford, #NFDB
1328:I'm pretty private about my neuroses. You're not neurotic if you talk to yourself - everyone does - you're only neurotic if you hear an answer. ~ Rachel Weisz, #NFDB
1329:In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall. ~ Tacitus, #NFDB
1330:In public, Barack Obama's giving the simple version of his beliefs for the mass public. In private, he can discuss it at a really high level. ~ Jonathan Chait, #NFDB
1331:Irene made a private mental resolution that if she ever became a queen, her throne would incorporate a cushion. Also a convenient bookcase. ~ Genevieve Cogman, #NFDB
1332:It would be like Prospero’s island, but in a good way: not a country of exile, a model world, safe and peaceful and private. A magician’s land. ~ Lev Grossman, #NFDB
1333:Let's get the government stay out of our private lives, once and for all, and stop arresting smokers. Let's take a stand for personal freedom. ~ Willie Nelson, #NFDB
1334:Literature is no one’s private ground, literature is common ground; let us trespass freely and fearlessly and find our own way for ourselves. ~ Virginia Woolf, #NFDB
1335:Religion may be a private affair, but the woik and word of God are the reconciliation of the world with God, as it was performed in Jesus Christ. ~ Karl Barth, #NFDB
1336:Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through Nature up to Nature's God. ~ Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man (1733-34), Epistle IV, line 331, #NFDB
1337:The business of business should not just be about money, it should be about responsibility. It should be about public good, not private greed. ~ Anita Roddick, #NFDB
1338:There are no laws that prohibit an American president from continuing to be involved in their private business matters while in office, right? ~ Rachel Martin, #NFDB
1339:There were three sides to a marriage: public and private and who-fucking-knows, one lived and one performed and one a thundering mystery. ~ Laura van den Berg, #NFDB
1340:They that approve a private opinion, call it opinion; but they that dislike it, heresy; and yet heresy signifies no more than private opinion. ~ Thomas Hobbes, #NFDB
1341:When a private talk over a bottle of wine is broadcast on the radio, what can it mean but that the world is turning into a concentration camp? ~ Milan Kundera, #NFDB
1342:Will my conversations stay private, or will Iris stay on the line?
PJ: You know, I never thought about that.
AC: I'm sure Iris hits mute. ~ Rick Riordan,#NFDB
1343:About her husband, i did actually enquire, but she held her private life so fucking tightly, like a tourist clutching a handbag on the A train,.. ~ Peter Carey, #NFDB
1344:A million people are simply a million social isolates, each one imprisoned within his or her own brain pan, in which a very private Hell plays out. ~ Mark Cain, #NFDB
1345:But the mysterious and private heart never ceases to beat. Indestructible and immortal, the heart beats on, independent, and beating for me alone… ~ Anna Kavan, #NFDB
1346:For the stage displays the first vigorous expression, as the natural thing and without conspicuous restraint, of private individuality. ~ Lascelles Abercrombie, #NFDB
1347:Government has a habit of blaming the private sector for its own failings while taking credit for advances we in fact owe to the private sector. ~ Thomas Woods, #NFDB
1348:His parents had raised him to believe that sex was something you did in private not because it was embarrassing, but because it was intimate. ~ James S A Corey, #NFDB
1349:I would fuck her and taste her and use her in every way possible. In this private purchased world, I could do anything I wanted. She was mine. ~ Pepper Winters, #NFDB
1350:Private schools have been attacking public schools and really I was just a pawn in their game. I speak at schools of all ages on a regular basis. ~ Gorilla Zoe, #NFDB
1351:Singing was always quite a private thing... I don't think my own mum even heard me sing until after I signed with Sony just out of high school! ~ Brooke Fraser, #NFDB
1352:The biggest culprits in the housing fiasco came from the private sector, and more specifically from a mortgage industry that was out of control. ~ Robin Zander, #NFDB
1353:The only contribution of any value a private citizen can make towards the elucidation of a National upheaval is to record his own sensations. ~ Jerome K Jerome, #NFDB
1354:These were times when all were judged squarely and fairly on their musical tastes, and a personal music collection read as private medical records. ~ Morrissey, #NFDB
1355:The thing that is most interesting about people is the way they are when no one is looking at them or the way they are when they are in private. ~ Suzanne Vega, #NFDB
1356:When a private entity does not produce the desired results, it is (certain body parts excepted) done away with. But a public entity gets bigger. ~ P J O Rourke, #NFDB
1357:Writing has often been accompanied by terror, silences, and then wild bursts of private laughter that suddenly make all the dread seem worthwhile. ~ Erica Jong, #NFDB
1358:Being followed is weird, that people want to discuss where I ate lunch or what I wear when I go to lunch... the private life is just gone. ~ Alexander Skarsgard, #NFDB
1359:I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing. ~ Angelina Jolie, #NFDB
1360:Imagine that - a werewolf who lets a girl pee in private. Little bits of coolness in my totally fucked-up life. This place was full of surprises. ~ Elle Casey, #NFDB
1361:I'm a private person too, and we don't ever film anything in our home because it's off limits. It's like letting people see your messy house. ~ Carrie Underwood, #NFDB
1362:In a free government almost all other rights would become worthless if the government possessed power over the private fortune of every citizen. ~ John Marshall, #NFDB
1363:I needed him to claim me to others as completely as he’d claimed me in private. I needed to prove I could be his in the way he wanted me to be. ~ Laurelin Paige, #NFDB
1364:I want it to be remembered that Ozzy was the first celebrity who was brave enough to open up his private life to the public. He was the first. ~ Sharon Osbourne, #NFDB
1365:One religion after another has accepted and perpetuated man's original mistake in making a private servant of the mother of the race. ~ Charlotte Perkins Gilman, #NFDB
1366:People used to think that private equity was basically just a compensation scheme, but it is much more about making companies more efficient. ~ David Rubenstein, #NFDB
1367:Primo Levi once said, “I write in order to rejoin the community of mankind.” Reading is a private act, but it joins us across continents and time. ~ Azar Nafisi, #NFDB
1368:Retirement security is often compared to a three-legged stool supported by Social Security, employer-provided pension funds, and private savings. ~ Sander Levin, #NFDB
1369:The idea of what the public will think prevents the public from ever thinking at all, and acts as a spell on the exercise of private judgment. ~ William Hazlitt, #NFDB
1370:the rest of the clan, building a mansion at 1 West Fifty-Seventh Street that would become the largest private home in the history of Manhattan. ~ Denise Kiernan, #NFDB
1371:The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone. ~ Plato, #NFDB
1372:Was that all it took, kneeling at the altar and asking for help? Or did you have to invite everyone in on your private sorrow to be saved? Later, ~ Brit Bennett, #NFDB
1373:Whatever his private beliefs and religious practice, a president must be the guardian of the laws which ensure America's religious diversity. ~ Walter F Mondale, #NFDB
1374:A new world order is taking shape so fast that governments as well as private citizens find it difficult just to absorb the gallop of events. ~ Mikhail Gorbachev, #NFDB
1375:Fair enough.” I managed a nod. “Still, you shouldn’t be up here.” “It’s a free country.” “It’s a capitalist country and this is private property. ~ Andrea Cremer, #NFDB
1376:For some people it's real therapy to talk to journalists about their private lives and inner thoughts. But I would rather keep something to myself. ~ Mick Jagger, #NFDB
1377:...human thought is by no means as private as it seems, and all that you need to read somebody else's mind is the willingness to read your own. ~ William Maxwell, #NFDB
1378:I don't think I've ever had more fun doing anything in my life than trading verses with Daryl Hall on 'Private Eyes.' That's as fun as it gets. ~ Mayer Hawthorne, #NFDB
1379:I'm so grateful that I had the luxury of transitioning in private. Because when you transition in the public eye, the transition becomes the story. ~ Laverne Cox, #NFDB
1380:I really hate people who feel their private lives should be paraded, and there are magazines like 'Hello!,' 'OK' and 'Bella' totally devoted to this. ~ Ross Kemp, #NFDB
1381:I support Planned Parenthood privately with my personal contribution, and that should be the goal of any such agency, to find private donations. ~ Chris Christie, #NFDB
1382:It’s not my job to make readers know what’s a narrative voice and not the private view of the author,” and that alone made me glad I had come. ~ Elizabeth Strout, #NFDB
1383:It takes years for me to trust; I know that about myself. A lot of it is because I am so private, and so reluctant to make myself vulnerable. ~ Michelle Pfeiffer, #NFDB
1384:Mitt Romney is a businessman, a turnaround artist, a CEO. That is who he is. The former governor has experience in the public and private sector. ~ Mark McKinnon, #NFDB
1385:Oil painting, before anything else, was a celebration of private property. As an art-form it derived from the principle that you are what you have. ~ John Berger, #NFDB
1386:Our economy is a plantation run for the aristocrats - the CEOs, hedge funds, private equity firms - while the field hands are left with the scraps. ~ Bill Moyers, #NFDB
1387:Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private. ~ Allen Ginsberg, #NFDB
1388:So here is the greatest irony of all: that the self that almost by definition is entirely private is to significant extent a social construct. ~ V S Ramachandran, #NFDB
1389:The crucial discovery was made that, in order to become painting, the universe seen by the artist had to become a private one created by himself. ~ Andre Malraux, #NFDB
1390:The details surrounding both my marriage and subsequent filing for divorce are private, and I had hoped to keep them that way for the sake of my family. ~ Eminem, #NFDB
1391:The power holder may be the person whose “private motives are displaced onto public objects and rationalized in terms of public interest, ~ James MacGregor Burns, #NFDB
1392:Wealth does not bring about excellence (aka areté), but excellence (aka areté) brings about wealth and all other public and private blessings for men. ~ Socrates, #NFDB
1393:Why, who cries out on pride that can therein tax any private party? Doth it not flow as hugely as the sea till the weary very means do ebb? ~ William Shakespeare, #NFDB
1394:A person is not some private entity traveling unaffected through time and space as if sealed off from the rest of the world by some thick shell. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, #NFDB
1395:But every once in a while, from out of the blue, someone reaches the quiet place where you spend your private time and changes the way you see yourself ~ J R Ward, #NFDB
1396:But I am wise if not yet quite old, wanting the poem more than the lover, wanting words more than the sticky dew men secrete in their private places. ~ Erica Jong, #NFDB
1397:Either a municipal bog is a private place or it isn't. If it is a private place in which to shit, how is it not a private place in which to fellate? ~ Stephen Fry, #NFDB
1398:I frequently lock myself in my studio. I do not often see the people I love, and in the end I shall suffer for it... painting is one's private life. ~ Edgar Degas, #NFDB
1399:In addition to the artistic influences, I am influenced by my current private life, my feelings about it and my energy level and state of health. ~ Frank Auerbach, #NFDB
1400:In China, a lot of the opening up of private entrepreneurship is happening because women are starting businesses, small businesses, faster than men. ~ Hanna Rosin, #NFDB
1401:In the absence of an effective general mythology, each of us has his private, unrecognized, rudimentary, yet secretly potent pantheon of dreams. ~ Joseph Campbell, #NFDB
1402:In this sense, the theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property. - Manifesto of the Communist Party ~ Karl Marx, #NFDB
1403:It was a politician’s gesture—a vulgar public gesture by a man who in private, among his own kind, would take wincing pains never to touch anyone. ~ Kurt Vonnegut, #NFDB
1404:Jubal waved the man back. “Private,” he said firmly. “Family matter. Go have a drink.” “Whose family?” “A death in yours, if you insist. Scat! ~ Robert A Heinlein, #NFDB
1405:Men are private. This I have learned. They are whole continents of privacy; you can only go to the borders; you can look in but you cannot enter. ~ Niall Williams, #NFDB
1406:My mother has been moved out of intensive care and into a private room where she is being kept comfortable. Thank you for your continued support. ~ Melissa Rivers, #NFDB
1407:population history invariably combines individual choices, developmental strategies, and national psychologies—private motives and power motives. ~ Thomas Piketty, #NFDB
1408:Taxis are expensive for moderately employed dwarfs who rent extra apartments, swim at private clubs, and fancy themselves as righteous assassins. ~ Katherine Dunn, #NFDB
1409:The money has to go to the federal government because the federal government will spend that money better than the private sector will spend it. ~ Hillary Clinton, #NFDB
1410:There is no more reason to pay for private education than there is to pay for a private swimming pool for those who do not use public facilities. ~ Albert Shanker, #NFDB
1411:We would lose our preoccupation with our private interests. Citizens of the new society would find their own happiness in working for the good of all. ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
1412:Whether or no a man should have his own private pleasures, I will not now say; but it never can be worth his while to keep his sorrows private. ~ Anthony Trollope, #NFDB
1413:You’re impinging on my private space,” I said, inching backward.
Patch gave a barely-there smile. "Impinging? This isn’t the SAT, Nora. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick,#NFDB
1414:All of us live with our own demons, do penance in our private ways. We need our friends for support and advice, but we draw our strength from within. ~ Paul Levine, #NFDB
1415:But every once in a while, from out of the blue, someone reaches the quiet place where you spend your private time and changes the way you see yourself. ~ J R Ward, #NFDB
1416:By obliging men to turn their attention to other affairs than their own, it rubs off that private selfishness which is the rust of society. ~ Alexis de Tocqueville, #NFDB
1417:Favoritism manifests itself in all departments of government, public and private. It is the harder to avoid, because it is so natural. ~ Thomas Chandler Haliburton, #NFDB
1418:For email, the old postcard rule applies. Nobody else is supposed to read your postcards, but you'd be a fool if you wrote anything private on one. ~ Judith Martin, #NFDB
1419:Hillary Clinton has jeopardized. Totally jeopardized national security by putting her e-mails on a private server, all to hide her corrupt dealings. ~ Donald Trump, #NFDB
1420:I am a Christian. I haven't really talked about that before. It is something very private. But I do pray and my beliefs are very important to me. ~ Christina Ricci, #NFDB
1421:I'm ridiculous in my oversharing; my mom and sister are very open but a little more judicious than me... and my father is a decidedly private person. ~ Lena Dunham, #NFDB
1422:I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy. ~ Bertrand Russell, #NFDB
1423:It is my pleasure to be here, John,” says Dey. He has just a hint of an accent, somewhere between South Asia and a private British boarding school. ~ Edward Ashton, #NFDB
1424:It was something she’d told him off about on more than one occasion, this tendency to offer up his private sadnesses as a form of mass entertainment. ~ Tammy Cohen, #NFDB
1425:Probably my greatest attribute that qualified me for being a good private investigator was the fact that I simply loved annoying the hell out of people. ~ Dan Ames, #NFDB
1426:Republican governors are leading the way in helping the private sector create new jobs, reforming government and getting our economy back on track. ~ Bob McDonnell, #NFDB
1427:The economic welfare of all our people must ultimately stem not from government programs, but from the wealth created by a vigorous private sector. ~ Ronald Reagan, #NFDB
1428:The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and oneness with Him. ~ Oswald Chambers, #NFDB
1429:The trouble with the Labour Party is that they don't really believe in Socialism, but they cannot wholeheartedly approve of private enterprise either. ~ Jo Grimond, #NFDB
1430:The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone. ~ Socrates, #NFDB
1431:The worship of God....should be free at table, in private rooms, downstairs, upstairs, at home, abroad, in all places, by all peoples, at all times ~ Martin Luther, #NFDB
1432:When a leader has deployed a private army, that is one definition of a police state. Another is when the president, or a leader, has his own treasury. ~ Naomi Wolf, #NFDB
1433:Yet a revolution cannot begin until the diffuse, private indignation of individuals coalesces into a common cause. Beauvoir not only marshaled ~ Simone de Beauvoir, #NFDB
1434:Every human being has had their heart broken, every person you'll ever meet lives on a daily basis with a private pain they work hard to conceal. ~ Patricia V Davis, #NFDB
1435:From success, you learn absolutely nothing. From failure and setbacks conclusions can be drawn. That goes for your private life as well as your career. ~ Niki Lauda, #NFDB
1436:Greville swore all the time in private, arguing that we owed it to the English language to exploit the full range of forceful expressions it offered. ~ William Boyd, #NFDB
1437:It used to be expensive to make things public and cheap to make them private. Now it's expensive to make things private and cheap to make them public. ~ Clay Shirky, #NFDB
1438:My mother is nowhere to be seen, and I can only assume she is giving me the professional courtesy of letting me deal with my “personal demon” in private. ~ Susan Ee, #NFDB
1439:Psychoanalysis and Zen, in my private psychic geometry, are equal to nicotine. They are anti-existential. Nicotine quarantines one out of existence. ~ Norman Mailer, #NFDB
1440:Religious fanatics want people to switch off their own minds, ignore the evidence, and blindly follow a holy book based upon private 'revelation'. ~ Richard Dawkins, #NFDB
1441:She was half talking to herself or, maybe more accurately, talking with her own private devil, a demon that just also happened to have Ig Perrish's face. ~ Joe Hill, #NFDB
1442:Suburbia is all about private ownership and not having to share, and it leads to a paranoid, defensive mindset. I know this, having grown up in Essex. ~ Hari Kunzru, #NFDB
1443:The fastest growing occupation in the private sector is security guards. The fastest growing occupation in the public sector is prison guards. (1992) ~ Robert Reich, #NFDB
1444:The line dividing the state from what is called private enterprise, orat least fromthehighlyorganized part of it, is a traditional fiction. ~ John Kenneth Galbraith, #NFDB
1445:There is no way that Christians, in a private capacity, can do so much to promote the work of God and advance the kingdom of Christ as by prayer. ~ Jonathan Edwards, #NFDB
1446:There’s a reason they call it a private life,” I’d often say to interviewers. But there’s a fine line between being private and being ashamed. The ~ Portia de Rossi, #NFDB
1447:Two small squirrel monkeys seemed to be trapped in their own private Samuel Beckett play, caught in a web made of equal parts dependence and loathing. ~ Hope Jahren, #NFDB
1448:Welfare distorts behavior, makes one less personally responsible and reduces the role of private charity. This principle applies to corporate welfare. ~ Larry Elder, #NFDB
1449:You're a cop aren't you?
A private detective.
Isn't that the same thing?
The cops guarantee order. All I do is uncover disorder. ~ Manuel V zquez Montalb n,#NFDB
1450:According to the Bible, God created the heavens and the Earth. It is man’s prerogative - and woman’s - to create their own particular and private hell. ~ Rod Serling, #NFDB
1451:For all uniting of strength by private men, is, if for evil intent, unjust; if for intent unknown, dangerous to the Publique, and unjustly concealed. ~ Thomas Hobbes, #NFDB
1452:For decades, the journalistic norm had been that the private lives of public officials remained private unless that life impinged on public performance. ~ Roger Mudd, #NFDB
1453:If our designs for private houses are to be correct, we must at the outset take note of the countries and climates in which they are built. ~ Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, #NFDB
1454:I have the consolation of having added nothing to my private fortune during my public service, and of retiring with hands clean as they are empty. ~ Thomas Jefferson, #NFDB
1455:In all distresses of our friends We first consult our private ends; While Nature, kindly bent to ease us, Points out some circumstance to please us. ~ Jonathan Swift, #NFDB
1456:It is only through disruptions and confusion that we grow, jarred out of ourselves by the collision of someone else's private world with our own. ~ Joyce Carol Oates, #NFDB
1457:It would be like describing colors to someone blind from birth: The words might be understood, but the concept would remain mysterious and private. ~ Nicholas Sparks, #NFDB
1458:I was raised Irish Catholic and went to Holy Names Academy, an all-girl's private Catholic school. I loved the nuns there and I love them to this day. ~ Kitty Kelley, #NFDB
1459:No enterprise, small or large, public or private, can remain self-governing, let alone successful, so deeply in hock to others as we are about to be. ~ Mitch Daniels, #NFDB
1460:She stared down at my private parts. “Don’t you ever give them a rest?” “Is it my fault my sheer animal magnetism dominates any woman within range. ~ Morgan Blayde, #NFDB
1461:Society is the total of the forced or voluntary services that men perform for each other; that is to say, of public services and private services. ~ Fr d ric Bastiat, #NFDB
1462:Straight Man: "But my daughter belongs to a talk show generation that seems to be losing the ability to discriminate between public and private woes. ~ Richard Russo, #NFDB
1463:That's the way it was. Privilege, which just means 'private law.' Two types of people laugh at the law; those that break it and those that make it. ~ Terry Pratchett, #NFDB
1464:The Devil, having nothing else to do Went off to tempt my Lady Poltagrue. My Lady, tempted by a private whim, To his extreme annoyance, tempted him. ~ Hilaire Belloc, #NFDB
1465:The doctor was a private man, engaged in a dark and dangerous business, and could ill afford the prying eyes and gossiping tongue of the servant class. ~ Rick Yancey, #NFDB
1466:The fact that God gave the whole human race the earth to use and enjoy cannot indeed in any manner serve as an objection against private possessions. ~ Pope Leo XIII, #NFDB
1467:They built three new houses on their craggy private island and gave them each a name: Windemere for Penny, Red Gate for Carrie, and Cuddledown for Bess. ~ E Lockhart, #NFDB
1468:We all must educate children at the youngest ages that private parts are private, 'no' means no, and there is only one code of honor for everyone. ~ Christine Pelosi, #NFDB
1469:When New York law denied legitimacy to holding human beings as property, it constituted the largest peaceful invasion of private property in history. ~ Joyce Appleby, #NFDB
1470:Why, he’s Hercule Poirot! You know who I mean—the private detective. They say he’s done the most wonderful things—just like detectives do in books. ~ Agatha Christie, #NFDB
1471:worst storm surges—maybe even a tsunami. Brent Carver had obviously done very well for himself with his paintings. She’d known he was private, almost ~ Toni Anderson, #NFDB
1472:You don’t have to go to some special private school to be an artist. Just look at the intricate beauty of cobwebs. Spiders make them with their butts. ~ Jenny Lawson, #NFDB
1473:After all, I don't see why I am always asking for private, individual, selfish miracles when every year there are miracles like white dogwood. ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh, #NFDB
1474:All my freakouts have been pretty private and directed at family pets and/or people I have been dating for too short a time to freak out at in that way. ~ Lena Dunham, #NFDB
1475:An across-the-board, top-to-bottom cut in personal and corporate income taxes ... to expand the incentives and opportunities of private expenditures. ~ John F Kennedy, #NFDB
1476:But one need not oppose abortion on moral or religious grounds to feel shaken by the notion of a private sadness being converted into a public good. ~ Steven D Levitt, #NFDB
1477:I believe that it's fine if the university wants to regulate, for example, bandwidth access, but they should treat the students data as private data. ~ Annalee Newitz, #NFDB
1478:If from poetry we expect a succession of signals for the release of miscellaneous private emotion we are likely to find Tears, Idle Tears valuable. ~ Raymond Williams, #NFDB
1479:I like to think of my work as creating a private conversation with each person, no matter how public each work is and no matter how many people are present ~ Maya Lin, #NFDB
1480:In addition I had real and serious questions about an independent counsel investigation that began with private business dealings twenty years ago ~ William J Clinton, #NFDB
1481:It has always been a peculiarity of the human race that it keeps two sets of morals in stock-the private and the real, and the public and the artificial. ~ Mark Twain, #NFDB
1482:It's inappropriate and vulgar and absolutely unacceptable to use your private life to sell anything commercially, but I think it's kind of a sickness. ~ Lauren Bacall, #NFDB
1483:It's up to the artist to use language that can be understood, not hide it in some private code... obscurity is usually the refuge of incompetence. ~ Robert A Heinlein, #NFDB
1484:Minds are cluttered from the age of six with the values of others-values which bear little relation to their own private capacities, needs and desires. ~ Marya Mannes, #NFDB
1485:My dad and mom believed that you do what you have to do in private and don't make a big deal out of it. Just try to help people as much as you can. ~ Harry Connick Jr, #NFDB
1486:Nolly Wolfstan, private detective, had the teeth of a god and a face so unfortunate that it argued convincingly against the existence of a benign deity. ~ Dean Koontz, #NFDB
1487:Private, chaste, unfledged, like a blush on an athlete’s face or an instance of dawn on a stormy night. It told me things about him I never knew to ask. ~ Andr Aciman, #NFDB
1488:Private victories precede public victories. You can’t invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it. It’s inside-out. ~ Stephen R Covey, #NFDB
1489:So many times you see beautiful lovemaking scenes with a lot of exposure or an awkward lovemaking scene, but I think it's very rare that you see it private. ~ Ang Lee, #NFDB
1490:that's how the government is. It was invented to do stuff that private enterprise doesn't bother with, which means that there's probably no reason for it; ~ Anonymous, #NFDB
1491:The thing so great that “private capital could not have built it” has in fact been built by private capital—the capital that was expropriated in taxes ~ Henry Hazlitt, #NFDB
1492:The world when I was 13 wasn't truly driven by tabloid magazines and social media and reality shows. I was able to have a little more of a private life. ~ LeAnn Rimes, #NFDB
1493:Was sorrow, in the end, a private thing? A closed container? Something that, like a bucket of water, could be borne only on a single pair of shoulders? ~ Alan Bradley, #NFDB
1494:We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money. ~ Livy, #NFDB
1495:We stand for the maintenance of private property... We shall protect free enterprise as the most expedient, or rather the sole possible economic order. ~ Adolf Hitler, #NFDB
1496:Yes, testosterone-sodden young men too unattractive to get a woman in this world might be desperate enough to go for 72 private virgins in the next. ~ Richard Dawkins, #NFDB
1497:But each in its own way was affected by the growing intolerance of immoderate inequality, initiating public provision to compensate for private inadequacy. ~ Tony Judt, #NFDB
1498:Clinton paid little attention to intelligence issues and had private meetings with his spy chief only once a year. “We had very little access, frankly, ~ Mark Mazzetti, #NFDB
1499:I've learned that social media and our private lives, you know, our private lives are not so private anymore, so it takes a little bit of getting used to. ~ Jeremy Lin, #NFDB
1500:Keeping a private guard this large is like using a wolf to guard the farm. It may keep off the other wolves, but sooner or later it will eat you. ~ Megan Whalen Turner, #NFDB
61 Integral Yoga
42 Poetry
35 Occultism
26 Fiction
25 Christianity
22 Philosophy
14 Psychology
9 Yoga
5 Mythology
4 Philsophy
2 Education
1 Thelema
1 Sufism
1 Science
1 Mysticism
1 Integral Theory
1 Hinduism
1 Cybernetics
1 Alchemy
26 H P Lovecraft
24 The Mother
23 Sri Aurobindo
21 Satprem
20 Aleister Crowley
17 Saint Augustine of Hippo
15 Nolini Kanta Gupta
11 William Wordsworth
10 James George Frazer
10 Carl Jung
10 Aldous Huxley
8 Walt Whitman
8 Sri Ramakrishna
8 A B Purani
6 Plato
6 Nirodbaran
4 Ralph Waldo Emerson
4 Ovid
4 Jorge Luis Borges
3 Sri Ramana Maharshi
3 Jordan Peterson
2 Swami Krishnananda
2 Saint Teresa of Avila
2 Robert Browning
2 Plotinus
2 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
2 Ken Wilber
2 John Keats
2 Friedrich Nietzsche
26 Lovecraft - Poems
11 Wordsworth - Poems
11 City of God
10 The Perennial Philosophy
10 The Golden Bough
10 Magick Without Tears
9 Liber ABA
8 Whitman - Poems
8 Evening Talks With Sri Aurobindo
7 The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
6 Twelve Years With Sri Aurobindo
6 The Confessions of Saint Augustine
5 The Practice of Psycho therapy
5 Talks
4 The Secret Doctrine
4 The Bible
4 The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
4 Savitri
4 Metamorphoses
4 Emerson - Poems
4 Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 07
4 Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 06
4 Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 02
4 Agenda Vol 10
4 Agenda Vol 06
3 The Problems of Philosophy
3 Maps of Meaning
3 Labyrinths
2 The Study and Practice of Yoga
2 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
2 Sri Aurobindo or the Adventure of Consciousness
2 Sex Ecology Spirituality
2 On Education
2 Keats - Poems
2 Essays In Philosophy And Yoga
2 Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 01
2 Browning - Poems
2 Agenda Vol 09
2 Agenda Vol 08
2 Agenda Vol 07
00.01 - The Mother on Savitri, #Sweet Mother - Harmonies of Light, #unset, #Zen
On a few other occasion also, the Mother had spoken to the same sadhak on the value of reading Savitri which he had noted down afterwards. These notes have been added at the end of the main report. A few members of the Ashram had privately read this report in French, but afterwards there were many requests for its English version. A translation was therefore made in November 1967. A proposal was made to the Mother in 1972 for its publication and it was submitted to Her for approval. The Mother wanted to check the translation before permitting its publication but could check only a portion of it.
Do you read Savitri?
000 - Humans in Universe, #Synergetics - Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking, #R Buckminster Fuller, #Science
000.106 In 1600 the East India Company was founded as a private enterprise by
Queen Elizabeth and a small group of her intimates. The limited legal liability of
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It is the most highly classified of military and private enterprise secrets. Industry
now converts the ever-increasing work capacity per pound of materials invested
primarily to yield monetary profits for the government-subsidized private-enterprise
producers of weapons.
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their directly received individual cosmic incomes. So too, private enterprise should
no more meter the energy than it meters the air. But all of Earthians' present power
0.00 - The Book of Lies Text, #The Book of Lies, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
private peculiarities.
The fact remains that in vice, as in everything else,
0.02 - II - The Home of the Guru, #Evening Talks With Sri Aurobindo, #unset, #Zen
The Master, the Guru, set at rest the puzzled human mind by his illuminating answers, perhaps even more by his silent consciousness, so that it might be able to pursue unhampered the path of realisation of the Truth. Those ancient discourses answer the mind of man today even across the ages. They have rightly acquired as everything of the past does a certain sanctity. But sometimes that very reverence prevents men from properly evaluating, and living in, the present. This happens when the mind instead of seeking the Spirit looks at the form. For instance, it is not necessary for such discourses that they take place in forest-groves in order to be highly spiritual. Wherever the Master is, there is Light. And guru-griha the house of the Master can be his private dwelling place. So much was this feeling a part of Sri Aurobindo's nature and so particular was he to maintain the personal character of his work that during the first few years after 1923 he did not like his house to be called an 'Ashram', as the word had acquired the sense of a public institution to the modern mind. But there was no doubt that the flower of Divinity had blossomed in him; and disciples, like bees seeking honey, came to him. It is no exaggeration to say that these Evening Talks were to the small company of disciples what the Aranyakas were to the ancient seekers. Seeking the Light, they came to the dwelling place of their Guru, the greatest seer of the age, and found it their spiritual home the home of their parents, for the Mother, his companion in the great mission, had come. And these spiritual parents bestowed upon the disciples freely of their Light, their Consciousness, their Power and their Grace. The modern reader may find that the form of these discourses differs from those of the past but it was bound to be so for the simple reason that the times have changed and the problems that puzzle the modern mind are so different. Even though the disciples may be very imperfect representations of what he aimed at in them, still they are his creations. It is in order to repay, in however infinitesimal a degree, the debt which we owe to him that the effort is made to partake of the joy of his company the Evening Talks with a larger public.
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01.01 - The Symbol Dawn, #Savitri, #Sri Aurobindo, #Integral Yoga
Her own calamity its private sign,
Of her pangs she made a mystic poignant sword.
0 1961-04-12, #Agenda Vol 02, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
The other story dates farther back. I was living in another house (we had the whole fifth floor), and once a week I used to hold meetings there with people interested in occultism they came to have me demonstrate or tell them about occult practices. There was a Swedish artist, a French lady and a young French boy, a student and a poet. His parents were decent country people who bled themselves white to pay for his life in Paris. This boy was very intelligent and a true artist, but he was depraved. (We knew about it, but it was his private life and none of our business.) One evening, when four or five of us were to meet, this boy didnt turn up, although he had said he would. We had our meeting anyway and didnt think much about itwe thought he must have been busy elsewhere. Around midnight, when the people were leaving, I open the door. A big black cat was sitting in the doorway and, in a single bound, it jumps on me, just like that, all curled up in a ball. So I calm it down, I look at itAh, the eyes! They were this boys eyes. (I no longer recall his name.) Right away (at the time we were all involved in occultism), we knew something had happened; he had been unable to come and the cat had incarnated his vital force.
The next day, all the newspapers were full of a vile murder: a pimp had murdered this boyit was disgusting! Something utterly vile. And it had happened at the very moment he should have come the concierge had seen him going into the house with this pimp. What happened? Was it just for money or for something elsevice? Or what?
0 1962-05-24, #Agenda Vol 03, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
I dont think all these aphorisms were written for publication I dont believe he was thinking of publishing them. He said certain things that were quite private.
So lets classify this one as private!
And the next?
0 1964-10-14, #Agenda Vol 05, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
Thats it! A totally private letter! What right do they have to display it?
But they do that constantly, with everything they cut Sri Aurobindo into bits, they cut Mother into bits, and there you are: its the Law, the Rule, the Principle.
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I would have nothing to say against that poster if there had been several quotations, with mine among the others; but what I rose up against is that they used it as a circular which they sent to all the Departments! And it was a private letter.
If at least this quotation had been among several others but one should ALWAYS put in the complementary quotationsand they never do.
0 1965-03-06, #Agenda Vol 06, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
He had deplored (laughing) some accusations of mine against people, especially against the Catholic religion (although he isnt a Catholic at allhe is a staunch Hindu), he thought it wasnt wise from a legal standpoint and that I risked running into trouble (!) So I told him privately, You know, the whole worlds opinion of me, everyones opinion is like zero, I couldnt care less. Then he gaped in horror! And I told him, Here, now you will meditate on this in all humility, and I gave him what youve just read.
But I dont want it to get around. It came strongly on that occasion, like a necessity, I had to say that, but the time hasnt come yet to declare it publicly.
0 1965-06-05, #Agenda Vol 06, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
There are all kinds of things, because I shove everything in here indiscriminatelybits of notes, private letters, things I never sent.
And whats this?
0 1965-12-01, #Agenda Vol 06, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
The passage concerning sanctioned marriages must be cut, and so must the entire reference to the Ashrams composition. All that is too private to be published.
And along that line you may find here and there other sentences that are better omitted.
0 1965-12-07, #Agenda Vol 06, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
It was what people call black magic I dont call it black magic, but it was an adverse formation, which I saw in all its details exactly on December 5. On the 5th itself I saw it, and afterwards I understood. It was extremely interesting, but its impossible to repeat. On the 5th, at the meditation, I knew what it was (the day after you came). Extremely interesting. Maybe one day I will tell it, but its very, very private.
On the afternoon of the 5th, after I had understood clearly and seen everything and done everything, suddenly (you know how Sri Aurobindo used to take away illnesses: it was like a hand that came and took away the disease), it went away just like that, it was taken away, literally taken away like that, and the body was INSTANTLY fine. Oh, you know, I am still flabbergasted.
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Leave it all, its enough, all that is private, its good for the Agenda.
One day Ill draw a picturea living picture because it will be perfectly livedof the supreme Consciousness, which is both Nothingness and Totality at the same time. And then, the day when I am able to put that experience into words, it will be something with weight. But wait a little, we must wait a little more.
0 1966-06-25, #Agenda Vol 07, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
Do you know that Sunil has done some music for Savitri, and he is going to play it for me in early July. I dont think he wants to have an audience, its quite private, because it must be played only in 1968in February 68and he will show me just a small piece to see if its all right. But I thought you would be interested. Ill leave my windows wide open.
I like what he does very much.
0 1966-11-19, #Agenda Vol 07, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
Did I tell you last time that in Bihar, the rain started that very evening? I found out how it occurred. Its P. who flew over Bihar, and he saw a desert, devastation: dry, dry, dry, nothing growing, cracked earth. Then he remembered certain experiences here.3 When he reached the airport, he was received officially and said, I would like to see the Chief Minister in private, without anyone else. He saw him and told him an experience he had had and had witnessed here [at Pondicherry]. And he said, Why dont you ask Mother? The other answered quite spontaneously, It would be better if you asked for us! Then he sent his telegram. The same evening it started raining. He wrote, saying, This first rain has been like divine nectar to me. He said that people there were entirely trusting and as well-disposed as could be. And he saw a relation between those droughts, those natural catastrophes, and the forces that stop money from coming; he saw they were affected by that experience of unexpected rain. For example, at the same time (a day or two later), he met some people who arent rich (the husb and has a good position, but they arent rich: they have a family, children). For some reason or other the husb and had been given a compensation of 10,000 rupees by the government, and quite spontaneously and naturally they went and saw P. and said to him, You must give this to Mother. He asked the lady, But why do you give all this? She spontaneously answered, But what would I do with this money? I dont need it. In other words, the true attitude. So it immediately made P. think that something is on the move.
And I saw this note of yesterday as indicative of the key (I mean inwardly, in the universal attitudes). It was all clearly seen: men always believe that the guilty must be punished, that its the way out of the difficulty, but the true way is compassion and mercy. Its not that you are ignorant of the true movement and the false one, but you have SPONTANEOUS mercy, effortlessly and at all times. The vision was very clear that this is how progress is possibleif the fault were always punished, there wouldnt be anyone left to progress!
0 1967-07-26, #Agenda Vol 08, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
For a time I attended a private school: I didnt go to a state school because my mother considered it unfitting for a girl to be in a state school! But I was in a private school, a school of high repute at the time: their teachers were really capable people. The geography teacher, a man of renown, had written books, his books on geography were well-known. He was a fine man. So then, we were doing geography (I enjoyed maps more fully because it all had to be drawn) and one day, the teacher looked at me (he was an intelligent man), he looked at me and asked, Why are towns, the big cities, settled on rivers? I saw the students bewildered look, they were saying to themselves, Lucky the question wasnt put to me! I replied, But its very simple! Its because rivers are a natural means of communication. (Mother laughs) He too was taken aback! Thats how it was, all my studies were like that, I enjoyed myself all the timeenjoyed myself thoroughly, it was great fun!
The teacher of literature He was an old fellow full of all the most conventional ideas imaginable. What a bore he was, oh! So all the students sat there, their noses to the grindstone. He would give subjects for essaysdo you know The Path of Later On and the Road of Tomorrow? I wrote it when I was twelve, it was my homework on his question! He had given a proverb (now I forget the words) and expected to be told all the sensible things! I told my story, that little story, it was written at the age of twelve. Afterwards he would eye me with misgivings! (Laughing) He expected me to make a scene. Oh, but I was a good girl!
0 1967-09-30, #Agenda Vol 08, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
And it explains the manner in which he received P. when he went there. P. (an Indian disciple), as you know, paid him a visit; he was taken there by an Italian who had come here (a very nice boy who showed him around Italy and took him to the Pope). The Pope gave him a private audience, and after talking to him, asking questions, replying (it was a whole conversation), he said to P. with a smile, And now what are you going to give me? (They spoke in French.) Then P. said, I have only one thing, which I always keep with me and is infinitely precious to me, but I will give it to you, and he gave him Prayers and Meditations. And the Pope answered, I am going to read them.
So it all fits together.
0 1968-11-02, #Agenda Vol 09, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
Yes, he says, I know who it is and Ill send you his photo. I am waiting for the photo. Heres what he writes: V.s vision has come to show me the accuracy of the persons description: it is Msgr. Z, archbishop in the Holy Sees State Secretariat, an intimate friend of the Holy Fathers and his private collaborator.
Oh!
0 1968-11-20, #Agenda Vol 09, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
P.L. has sent photos of the man supposed to be doing magic. You know that he is an intimate friend of the Popes, his private collaborator, and at the same time archbishop at the State Secretariat of the Holy See. Heres his photo.
Oh, he wears such a big hat!
0 1969-07-23, #Agenda Vol 10, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
The Asram in Pondicherry came into being in this way. Sri Aurobindo at first lived in Pondicherry with a few inmates in his house; afterwards a few more joined him. Later on after the Mother joined him, in 1920 the numbers began so much to increase that it was thought necessary to make an arrangement for lodging those who came and houses were bought and rented according to need for the purpose. Arrangements had also to be made for the maintenance, repair, rebuilding of houses, for the service of food and for decent living and hygiene. All these were private rules by the Mother and entirely at her discretion to increase, modify or alterthere is nothing in them of a public character.
All houses of the Asram are owned either by Sri Aurobindo or by the Mother. All the money spent belongs either to Sri Aurobindo or the Mother. Money is given by many to help in Sri Aurobindos work. Some who are here give their earnings, but it is given to Sri Aurobindo or the Mother and not to the Asram as a public body, for there is no such body.
0 1969-08-20, #Agenda Vol 10, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
In their private lives.
Yes.
0 1969-08-27, #Agenda Vol 10, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
But its very private.
(Satprem reads out the text)
0 1969-11-15, #Agenda Vol 10, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
Sri Aurobindo is in no way bound by the present worlds institutions or current ideas whether in political, social or economic field; it is not necessary for him either to approve or disapprove of them. He does not regard either capitalism or orthodox socialism as the right solution for the worlds future; nor can he admit that the admission of private enterprise by itself makes the society capitalistic, a socialistic economy can very well admit some amount of controlled or subordinated private enterprise as an aid to its own working or a partial convenience without ceasing to be socialistic. Sri Aurobindo has his own views as to how far Congress economy is intended to be truly socialistic or whether that is only a cover, but he does not care to express his views on that point at present.
April 15, 1949
0 1972-05-19, #Agenda Vol 13, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
How can this be, Mother? For so many years we have kept all your recordings private and nobody knew anything, and now they are on public display and in an incorrect transcription moreover.
They dont listen to me.
02.06 - Boris Pasternak, #Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 02, #Nolini Kanta Gupta, #Integral Yoga
An element of the human tragedy the very central core perhapsis the calvary of the individual. Pasternak's third article of faith is human freedom, the freedom of the individual. Indeed if evolution is to mean progress and growth it must base itself upon that one needful thing. And here is the gist of the problem that faces Pasternak (as Zhivago) in his own inner consciousness and in his outer social life. The problemMan versus Society, the individual and the collective-the private and the public sector in modern jargonis not of today. It is as old as Sophocles, as old as Valmiki. Antigone upheld the honour of the individual against the law of the State and sacrificed herself for that ideal. Sri Rama on the contrary sacrificed his personal individual claims to the demand of his people, the collective godhead.
Pasternak's tragedy runs on the same line. Progress and welfare of the group, of humanity at large is an imperative necessity and the collective personality does move in that direction. But it moves over the sufferings, over the corpses of individuals composing the collectivity. The individuals, in one sense, are indeed the foci, the conscious centres that direct and impel the onward march, but they have something in them which is over and above the dynamism of physical revolution. There is an inner aspiration and preoccupation whose object is other than outer or general progress and welfare. There is a more intimate quest. The conflict is there. The human individual, in one part of his being, is independent and separate from the society in which he lives and in another he is in solidarity with the rest.
02.06 - The Kingdoms and Godheads of the Greater Life, #Savitri, #Sri Aurobindo, #Integral Yoga
To be a figure in their private world
And make the milieu's joys and griefs their own
02.07 - The Descent into Night, #Savitri, #Sri Aurobindo, #Integral Yoga
But all their private acts belied the pose:
Power and utility were their Truth and Right,
02.11 - New World-Conditions, #Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 01, #Nolini Kanta Gupta, #Integral Yoga
The geographical revolution has led inevitably to the economic revolution which is not less momentous, pregnant with prophecies of brave new things. We all know that the modern world was ushered in with the industrial revolution. As a result of this new dispensation, world and society gradually divided into two camps: on one side, the industrialists and on the other the agriculturists, or, in a general way, the possessors of raw materials. The Imperialists formed the first group, while the latter, dominated by these, belonged to the Colonies. The "backward" countries and people who could not take to industry, but continued the old system became a helpless prey to the industrial nations. Africa and Asia and the South American countries came under the domination of European nations, rather the West European Nations: they became the suppliers of raw materials and also the market for finished products. Also within the same country occupying the imperial status, there came a division, a class division, as it is called. A few industrial magnates or trusts (France had its famous Two-Hundred Families) monopolised all the wealth, became the top-dog, the "Haves", the others were mere hewers of wood and drawers of water, serfs and slaves, the "Have-Nots". Exploitation was-the motto of the age. The "exploiters" and the "exploited", this trenchant duality was the whole truth of the social scheme and that summed up the entire malady of the collective life. Then came the First World War and the Bolshevik Revolution which brought to a head the great crisis and initiated the change-over to new conditions. The French Revolution called up from the rear of social ranks and set in front the Third Estate and gradually formed and crystallised, with the aid of the Industrial Revolution, what is known as the Bourgeoisie. The Russian Revolution went a step farther. It dislodged the bourgeoisie and installed the Fourth Estate, the proletariate, as the head and front of society, its centre of power and governmental authority. In the meantime there was developing in the bourgeois society, too, a kind of socialism which aimed at the uplift and remoulding of the working class into a total social power. But the process could not, go far enough. The Industrial League, no doubt, began to release some of its monopolies, delegate some of its power and authority to the Proletariate and sought an armistice and entente; but still it is they who wielded the real power and gave to society the tone and impress of their characteristic authority. The Russian experiment made a bold departure and attempted to build up a new society from the very bottom: the manual labourers, they who produce with the sweat of their brow and make a society living and prosperous must also be its rulers. Now whatever the success or failure in regard to the perfect ideal, the thing achieved is solid; certain forces have been released that are working inexorably in and through even contrary appearances, they have come to stay and cannot be negatived. The urge, for example, towards a more equitable distribution of wealth and wealth-producing implements; an even balancing of economic values has been growing and gathering strength: it has become an asset of the body social. Instead of an unfettered competition between rival agencies, the mad drive for a jealous and closely guarded appropriation (rather, mis-appropriation) by private cartels, there has arisen an inevitable need for a unitary or co-operative control under a common direction, whether it be that of the state or some other body equally representing the common interest. In other words, the principle of co-operation has now become a living reality, a thing of practical politics. All effort towards progress and amelioration, cure of social ills and regaining of health and strength must lie in that direction: anything going the contrary way shall perforce be out of tune with the Time-Spirit and can cause only confusion, bring in stagnation or even regression.
First of all, the colonies, which mean practically the Eastern hemisphere, can no longer be regarded, even by those who would very much wish to, as the field of exploitation, the granary of raw materials or the dumping ground of finished articles. Industrialism, the spirit and urge of it at least, has reached these places too: the exploiters themselves have been instrumental In bringing it about. The growing industrialism in countries so long held in subjection or tutelage, as safe preserves, need not necessarily mean a further spell of keen competition. If we look closely, we see things moving in a different direction. It is self-evident that all countries do not and cannot grow or manufacture all things with equal ease and facility. Countries are naturally complementary or supplementary to each other with regard to their raw produce or industrial manufacture. And an inevitable give and take, mutual understanding and help must follow such an alignment of economic forces.
02.13 - Rabindranath and Sri Aurobindo, #Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 02, #Nolini Kanta Gupta, #Integral Yoga
What transpired between them is not for me to say, the meeting being a private one. But I may quote here what Tagore himself wrote about it subsequently:
For a long time I had a strong desire to meet Aurobindo. It has just been fulfilled... At the very first sight I could realise that he had been seeking for the soul and had gained it, and through this long process of realisation had accumulated within him a silent power of inspiration. His face was radiant with an inner light. .. I felt that the utterance of the ancient Rishi spoke from him of that equanimity which gives the human soul its freedom of entrance into the All. I said to him, 'You have the Word and we are waiting to accept it from you. India will speak through your voice to the world, 'Hearken to me'... Years ago I saw Aurobindo in the atmosphere of his earlier heroic youth and I sang to him:
02.14 - Panacea of Isms, #Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 01, #Nolini Kanta Gupta, #Integral Yoga
Nor can socialism remedy all the ills society suffers from, if it merely or mainly means the abolition of private enterprise and the assumption by the State of the entire economic and even cultural or educational apparatus of the society. Even as an economic proposition State Socialism, which is only another name of Totalitarianism, is hardly an unmixed good. First of all, however selfish and profiteering the individual may be, still, one must remember that it is always the individual who is adventurous and inventive, it is he who discovers, creates new things and beautiful things. A collective or global enterprise makes for massiveness and quantity, but it means also uniformity, often a dead uniformity: for variety, for originality, as well as for the aesthetic tone and the human touch, the personal element is needed, seems to be indispensable. Education in such a system would mean a set routine and pattern, an efficient machine to bring out consistently and continuously uniform types of men who are more or less 'automatons, mechanical and regimented in their make-up and behaviour. An all-out socialistic Government will bear down and entomb the deeper springs of human consciousness, the magic powers of initiative and creativity that depend upon individual liberty and the free play of personal choice. We do not deny that Socialism is an antidote to another malady in the social body the parcellation, the fragmentation into a thousand petty interestsall aggressive and combative-of the economic strength of a community, and also the stupendous inequality and maldistribution of wealth and opportunity. But it brings in its own poison.
It is a great illusion, as has been pointed out by many, that a collective and impersonal body cannot be profiteers and war-mongers. A nation as a whole can very well be moved by greed and violence and Sieglust (passion for conquest)Nazism has another name, it is also called National Socialism. Everything depends not upon the form, but the spirit that animates the form. It is the spirit, man's inner nature that is to be handled, dealt with and changed; outer systems and forms have only a secondary importance.
03.03 - A Stainless Steel Frame, #Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 02, #Nolini Kanta Gupta, #Integral Yoga
Corruption appears today with a twofold face, Janus like: violence and falsehood. In private life, in the political field, in the business world, in social dealings, it is now an established practice, it has gained almost the force of a law of nature that success can be achieved only with these two comrades on your either side. A gentle, honest, peace-loving man is inevitably pushed back, he has to go to the wall; a straightforward truthful candid soul will get no hearing and make no living. From high diplomacy on the international level to village pettifoggery, from the blast of the atom bomb to the thrust of the dagger, we have all the degrees of the two cardinal virtues that make up the warp and woof of modern life.
In the old worldnot so old however, for the landslide started in fact with the First World Warevil there was and abundantly in man and in man's society, but it was not accepted as virtue or even as an acceptable or inevitable thing. It was tolerated, suffered, and generally with a heavy heart. Indeed the heart was sound, it was the flesh only that was weak. There was an idealism, an aspiration and although one could not always live up to it, yet one did not deny it or spurn it; one endeavoured as best one could, even though in leisure hours, in the inner mind and consciousness at least, to obey and follow its dictates. It is the Nazi theory of life that broughtto the very forefront and installed in the consciousness ofman Evil as Good, Falsehood as Truth. That is pragmatism with a vengeance. Whatever leads to success, to worldly success, that is to say, brings you wealth, prosperity, power to rule over men and things, enriches you in your possessionvittena, as the Upanishad terms it that is Good, that is Truth. All the rest are mental conceptions, notions, abstractions, day-dreams meant to delude you, take you away from the road to your fulfilment and achievement. That is how we have listened to the voice of Mephistopheles and sold away our soul.
03.12 - Communism: What does it Mean?, #Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 02, #Nolini Kanta Gupta, #Integral Yoga
Communism, in India at least, has come to mean things which it was not the original or the main purpose of the word to imply. Communism meant "holding in common", that is to say, there is no private property, one can claim nothing as exclusively one's ownthings are distributed, work as well as necessities, and one receives them, each in his turn, according to his need and desert, as determined by general planning. Let alone property, there are types of communism that speak of holding in common women and children even. In any case whatever one is given one possesses and enjoys only for the moment, there is nothing like permanent possession. All have equal right to all things. This is an ideal which I do not think many would care to adopt and follow. In India it appears the word "communism" has been taken in the sense of the rgime of the common man. Not that there is any harm in this deviation of the meaning. If it is a convenient label or a battle-cry for the common man's right to exist, to have his just lebensraum, well, none can object and all should sympathise and help towards that end. But the mischief is that the common man adopted by communism has a restrictive denotation, it takes in only a section of the common man: it is used mostly, if not exclusively in connection with wage-earners and that too only of the category of peasants and workmen. A large section of the common mass, even of wage earners in a sense, is left out in the communistic scheme, at least not given the same importance as the other. School teachers, especially primary school teachers, small office-clerks, for example, are not less "common" or less unfortunate or worthy of succour. These form a genuine proletariat: only they have not yet been called upon to take part in the Dictatorship.
Apart from this restrictive denotation, communism, in practice, has been given a restrictive connotation too which is more ominous and unhelpful. The communistic movement has become dynamic in so far as it is a movement for redressing grievances (although the methods employed at times it is alleged, are not as they should be, worthy of the civilised human being) in other words, it has been more or less negative in its work and outlook. The whole stress has been laid upon two items: (1) less hours of work, and (2) more wages I do not mention better housing, medical aid, pension etc., which are auxiliary items. When workers were considered as no more than slaves under the yoke of the blind and brutal exploiter, these demands had a meaning: but they have lost much of their point in the changed circumstances of today.
07.06 - Nirvana and the Discovery of the All-Negating Absolute, #Savitri, #Sri Aurobindo, #Integral Yoga
Then issued in Time's mart as private make.
For now they bear the living person's stamp;
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Her private universe would cease to be,
The house she had built with bricks of thought and sense
07.10 - Diseases and Accidents, #Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 03, #Nolini Kanta Gupta, #Integral Yoga
I will tell you a story, I mean a true story, in this connection. There was a pilot who was considered what is called an ace among his fellowmen in the first Great War. He was an extraordinary aviator and the hero of many victories. Nothing had happened to him at any time. But towards the end of his life, an event occurredsome private tragedy and all at once he had the feeling that something was going to happen to him; an accident perhaps, and it was all finished with him. He had come out of the war but was still in the army. He wanted to make a flight to South Africa, from France right up to the south of Africa. He started from France and made for Madagascar, so far as I remember, and then wanted to fly back to France. Now, my brother was at that time the Governor of Congo and needed to join his post as soon as possible. He asked for a place in the aeroplane of the pilot I am speaking about. It was not a regular service plane, but one of those used for trial to show what the machines were capable of and the skills of the airmen. Many tried to dissuade my brother from making the journey, saying that these adventurous trips were, always dangerous. My brother however did not mind the risk. Nothing serious happened, but for a slight breakdown in the middle of the Sahara which was easily got over, and the plane made safe journey and dropped him at his place in Congo. The plane continued further down, to Madagascar, as I said. Now the pilot started back, he did half the journey, his plane crashed and he was killed forthwith. I shall explain to you what really the matter was. What happened had to happen, it was a foregone conclusion. My brother had an absolute faith in his destiny, a certainty that nothing would touch him. The consciousness of the other was on the contrary full of doubt and apprehension. So the mixture of the two atmospheres brought about this that in the first instance the accident could not be prevented, but it stopped short of a catastrophe. But once the destiny of my brother was not there with the machine,like Caesar's destiny that made the boatman row safely across the river through a storm the protection was also withdrawn and the pilot had to go down under the full blast of his bad fate. I can narrate another analogous story, it is with regard to a ship. There were two persons, husb and and wife. They went by air to Indo-China. They had an accident, a very serious accident. All were killed except only these two. Now they had to return to France. They did not want to travel by air, they had had an experience of it. So they took a boat, I mean a ship, which they thought would be quite safe. Now what happened was absolutely unexpected, quite extraordinary. In the middle of the Red Sea, in broad daylight, the ship struck against a reef and sanka thing that does not happen even once perhaps in a million cases. All the passengers were drowned except, miraculous again to say, the couple. There are people like thatthey carry misfortune with them, but the misfortune is for others, they themselves escape some-how.
If you look at the thing in an ordinary way, you do not notice it. But the fact is there. You must be very careful about your associations. An unfortunate association may prove disastrous to you. The karma of others may fall upon you, unless you have the inner knowledge, the vision and the necessary power. If you see a person with something like a dark whirl around avoid him at all cost. The moral of it all is that it is very useful to look into things a little more deeply than to observe the surface only.
1.00 - PREFACE - DESCENSUS AD INFERNOS, #Maps of Meaning, #Jordan Peterson, #Psychology
and motioned me back. We left the bearded prisoner, and went to a private office. The psychologist told me
that the harmless-appearing little man who had escorted me out of the gym had murdered two policemen, in
1.00 - The way of what is to come, #The Red Book Liber Novus, #unset, #Zen
Zrich, by Prof Dr. C. G. jung, October 1933- july 1935, 2nd ed. [Zrich: privately printed,
1959], p. 223).
1.01 - Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious, #The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious, #Carl Jung, #Psychology
stitute the personal and private side of psychic life. The contents
of the collective unconscious, on the other hand, are known as
--
warmly recommend John Erskine's private Life of Helen of
31 Cf. The Dream of Poliphilo, ed. by Linda Fierz-David. [For Haggard and
1.01 - Economy, #Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience, #Henry David Thoreau, #Philosophy
Slavery, there are so many keen and subtle masters that enslave both north and south. It is hard to have a southern overseer; it is worse to have a northern one; but worst of all when you are the slave-driver of yourself. Talk of a divinity in man! Look at the teamster on the highway, wending to market by day or night; does any divinity stir within him? His highest duty to fodder and water his horses! What is his destiny to him compared with the shipping interests? Does not he drive for Squire Make-a-stir? How godlike, how immortal, is he? See how he cowers and sneaks, how vaguely all the day he fears, not being immortal nor divine, but the slave and prisoner of his own opinion of himself, a fame won by his own deeds. Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.
Self-emancipation even in the West Indian provinces of the fancy and imagination,what Wilberforce is there to bring that about? Think, also, of the ladies of the land weaving toilet cushions against the last day, not to betray too green an interest in their fates! As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.
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One may almost doubt if the wisest man has learned any thing of absolute value by living. Practically, the old have no very important advice to give the young, their own experience has been so partial, and their lives have been such miserable failures, for private reasons, as they must believe; and it may be that they have some faith left which belies that experience, and they are only less young than they were. I have lived some thirty years on this planet, and I have yet to hear the first syllable of valuable or even earnest advice from my seniors. They have told me nothing, and probably cannot tell me any thing to the purpose. Here is life, an experiment to a great extent untried by me; but it does not avail me that they have tried it. If I have any experience which I think valuable, I am sure to reflect that this my
Mentors said nothing about.
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Finding that my fellow-citizens were not likely to offer me any room in the court house, or any curacy or living any where else, but I must shift for myself, I turned my face more exclusively than ever to the woods, where I was better known. I determined to go into business at once, and not wait to acquire the usual capital, using such slender means as I had already got. My purpose in going to Walden Pond was not to live cheaply nor to live dearly there, but to transact some private business with the fewest obstacles; to be hindered from accomplishing which for want of a little common sense, a little enterprise and business talent, appeared not so sad as foolish.
I have always endeavored to acquire strict business habits; they are indispensable to every man. If your trade is with the Celestial Empire, then some small counting house on the coast, in some Salem harbor, will be fixture enough. You will export such articles as the country affords, purely native products, much ice and pine timber and a little granite, always in native bottoms. These will be good ventures. To oversee all the details yourself in person; to be at once pilot and captain, and owner and underwriter; to buy and sell and keep the accounts; to read every letter received, and write or read every letter sent; to superintend the discharge of imports night and day; to be upon many parts of the coast almost at the same time;often the richest freight will be discharged upon a Jersey shore;to be your own telegraph, unweariedly sweeping the horizon, speaking all passing vessels bound coastwise; to keep up a steady despatch of commodities, for the supply of such a distant and exorbitant market; to keep yourself informed of the state of the markets, prospects of war and peace every where, and anticipate the tendencies of trade and civilization,taking advantage of the results of all exploring expeditions, using new passages and all improvements in navigation;charts to be studied, the position of reefs and new lights and buoys to be ascertained, and ever, and ever, the logarithmic tables to be corrected, for by the error of some calculator the vessel often splits upon a rock that should have reached a friendly pier,there is the untold fate of La Perouse;universal science to be kept pace with, studying the lives of all great discoverers and navigators, great adventurers and merchants, from Hanno and the Phnicians down to our day; in fine, account of stock to be taken from time to time, to know how you stand. It is a labor to task the faculties of a man,such problems of profit and loss, of interest, of tare and tret, and gauging of all kinds in it, as demand a universal knowledge.
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I believe that what so saddens the reformer is not his sympathy with his fellows in distress, but, though he be the holiest son of God, is his private ail. Let this be righted, let the spring come to him, the morning rise over his couch, and he will forsake his generous companions without apology. My excuse for not lecturing against the use of tobacco is, that I never chewed it; that is a penalty which reformed tobacco-chewers have to pay; though there are things enough I have chewed, which I could lecture against. If you should ever be betrayed into any of these philanthropies, do not let your left hand know what your right hand does, for it is not worth knowing. Rescue the drowning and tie your shoe-strings. Take your time, and set about some free labor.
Our manners have been corrupted by communication with the saints. Our hymn-books resound with a melodious cursing of God and enduring him forever. One would say that even the prophets and redeemers had rather consoled the fears than confirmed the hopes of man. There is nowhere recorded a simple and irrepressible satisfaction with the gift of life, any memorable praise of God. All health and success does me good, however far off and withdrawn it may appear; all disease and failure helps to make me sad and does me evil, however much sympathy it may have with me or I with it. If, then, we would indeed restore mankind by truly Indian, botanic, magnetic, or natural means, let us first be as simple and well as Nature ourselves, dispel the clouds which hang over our own brows, and take up a little life into our pores. Do not stay to be an overseer of the poor, but endeavor to become one of the worthies of the world.
1.02 - MAPS OF MEANING - THREE LEVELS OF ANALYSIS, #Maps of Meaning, #Jordan Peterson, #Psychology
representation to incarnate themselves in dramatic form on the private stage of individual imagination.
Much of the information derived from a story is actually already contained in episodic memory. In a sense,
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Ea called Marduk to his private room;
He advised him, telling him the plan of his heart:
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method of classification, so to speak, experienced privately as emotion or as behavior spontaneously
undertaken manifested outside the realm of conditional abstract culturally-determined presumption.298
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because the female genitalia hidden, private, unexplored, productive serve as gateway or portal to
the (divine) unknown world or source of creation, and therefore easily come to stand for that place.
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motivational demands in the private sphere, nonetheless remains destined for conflict with the other, in the
course of the inevitable transformations of personal experience. This means that the person who has come
1.02 - The 7 Habits An Overview, #The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, #Stephen Covey, #unset
Let me share with you an interesting PC experience I had with one of my daughters. We were planning a private date, which is something I enjoy regularly with each of my children. We find that the anticipation of the date is as satisfying as the realization.
So I approached my daughter and said, "Honey, tonight's your night. What do you want to do?"
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The net effect of opening the "gate of change" to the first three habits -- the habits of private Victory
-- will be significantly increased self-confidence. You will come to know yourself in a deeper, more meaningful way -- your nature, your deepest values and your unique contri bution capacity. As you live your values, your sense of identity, integrity, control, and inner-directedness will infuse you with both exhilaration and peace. You will define yourself from within, rather than by people's opinions or by comparisons to others. "Wrong" and "right" will have little to do with being found out.
1.02 - The Concept of the Collective Unconscious, #The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious, #Carl Jung, #Psychology
9 8 So far as a neurosis is really only a private affair, having its
roots exclusively in personal causes, archetypes play no role at
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cases not just private concerns, but social phenomena, we must
assume that archetypes are constellated in these cases too. The
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private life, private aetiologies, and private neuroses have be-
come almost a fiction in the world of today. The man of the
1.02 - The Great Process, #On the Way to Supermanhood, #Satprem, #Integral Yoga
One has to admit to a major flaw in the method, and first, to a flaw in the goal pursued. What do we know of the goal, really, sunk in matter as we are, blinded by the onrush of the world? Our first immediate reaction is to cry, It can't be here! It's not here! Not in this mud, this evil, this whirlwind, not in this dark and burdened world! We must get out at all costs, free ourselves from this weight of flesh and struggle and from that surreptitious erosion in which we seem to be eaten up by thousands of voracious trivialities. So we have proclaimed the Goal to be up above, in a heaven of liberated thoughts, a heaven of art and poetry and music any heaven at all is better than this darkness! We came here merely to earn the leisure for our own private heaven, bookish, religious, pictorial or aesthetic the long vacation of the Spirit free at last. So we have climbed and climbed, poeticized, intellectualized, evangelized; we have rid ourselves of all that might weigh us down, erected a protective wall around our eremite contemplations, our cloistered yoga, our private meditations, traced the white circle of the Spirit, like new spiritual witch doctors. Then we stepped into it, and here we are.
But, in so doing, we are perhaps making as great a mistake as that of the apprentice human in his first lake dwelling who would have claimed that the Goal, the mental heaven he was gropingly discovering, was not in the commonplaceness of daily life, in those tools to carve, those mouths to feed, those entangling nets, those countless snares, but in some ice cave or Australasian desert and who would have discarded his tools. Einstein's equations would never have seen the light of day. By losing his tools, man loses his goal; by discarding all the grossness and evil and darkness and burden of life, we may go dozing off into the blissful (?) reaches of the Spirit, but we are completely outside the Goal, because the Goal might very well be right here, in this grossness and darkness and evil and burden which are gross and dark and burdensome only because we look at them erroneously, as the apprentice human looked erroneously at his tools, unable to see how his tying that stone to that club was already tying the invisible train of our thought to the movement of Jupiter and Venus, and how the mental heaven actually teems everywhere here, in all our gestures and superfluous acts, just as our next heaven teems under our eyes, concealed only by our false spiritual look, imprisoned in the white circle of a so-called Spirit which is but our human approximation for the next stage of evolution. Life... Life alone is the field of our Yoga, exclaimed Sri Aurobindo.4
1.02 - The Pit, #A Garden of Pomegranates - An Outline of the Qabalah, #Israel Regardie, #Occultism
Incidentally, one of the greatest difficulties experienced by the philosopher-s-a difficulty almost insurmountable by the student; one which continually tends to increase rather than diminish with the advance in knowledge-is this: it is practically impossible to gain any clear intellectual comprehension of the meaning of philosophical terms employed. Every thinker has his own private conception of, and meaning for, even such common and universally used terms as " soul" and " mind"; and in the vast majority of cases he does not so much as suspect that other writers may employ the same term under a different connotation. Even technical writers, those who sometimes take the trouble of defining their terms before using them, are too often at variance with each other. The diversity is very great, as stated above, in the case of the word
" soul". We find one writer predicating of the soul that it is a, b, and c, while his fellow-students protest vehemently that it is nothing of the sort, but d, e, andf. However, let us suppose for a moment that by some miracle we obtain a clear idea of the meaning of the word. The trouble has merely begun. For there immediately arises the question of the relation of one term to the others.
1.03 - BOOK THE THIRD, #Metamorphoses, #Ovid, #Poetry
The chaste Diana's private haunt, there stood
Full in the centre of the darksome wood
1.03 - Meeting the Master - Meeting with others, #Evening Talks With Sri Aurobindo, #unset, #Zen
Lajpat Rai and Sri Aurobindo met privately for about forty-five minutes; the rest of the company waited outside. From their faces when they came out, it seemed both of them had agreed on many points.
Sri Aurobindo then met the other members of the party. He turned to Purushottamdas Tandon.
1.03 - PERSONALITY, SANCTITY, DIVINE INCARNATION, #The Perennial Philosophy, #Aldous Huxley, #Philosophy
We see then that, when the crisis came, each of these young men forgot the particular personality, which he had built up out of the elements provided by his heredity and the environment in which he had grown up; that one resisted the normally irresistible temptation to identify himself with his mood of the moment, another the temptation to identify himself with his private day-dreams, and so on with the rest; and that all of them behaved in the same strikingly similar and wholly admirable way. It was as though the crisis and the preliminary training for crisis had lifted them out of their divergent personalities and raised them to the same higher level.
Sometimes crisis alone, without any preparatory training, is sufficient to make a man forget to be his customary self and become, for the time being, something quite different. Thus the most unlikely people will, under the influence of disaster, temporarily turn into heroes, martyrs, selfless labourers for the good of their fellows. Very often, too, the proximity of death produces similar results. For example, Samuel Johnson behaved in one way during almost the whole of his life and in quite another way during his last illness. The fascinatingly complex personality, in which six generations of Boswellians have taken so much delight the learned boor and glutton, the kindhearted bully, the superstitious intellectual, the convinced Christian who was a fetishist, the courageous man who was terrified of deathbecame, while he was actually dying, simple, single, serene and God-centred.
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It is in virtue of his absorption in God and just because he has not identified his being with the inborn and acquired elements of his private personality, that the saint is able to exercise his entirely non-coercive and therefore entirely beneficent influence on individuals and even on whole societies. Or, to be more accurate, it is because he has purged himself of selfness that divine Reality is able to use him as a channel of grace and power. I live, yet not I, but Christ the eternal Logosliveth in me. True of the saint, this must a fortiori be true of the Avatar, or incarnation of God. If, insofar as he was a saint, St. Paul was not I, then certainly Christ was not I; and to talk, as so many liberal churchmen now do, of worshipping the personality of Jesus, is an absurdity. For, obviously, had Jesus remained content merely to have a personality, like the rest of us, he would never have exercised the kind of influence which in fact he did exercise, and it would never have occurred to anyone to regard him as a divine incarnation and to identify him with the Logos. That he came to be thought of as the Christ was due to the fact that he had passed beyond selfness and had become the bodily and mental conduit through which a more than personal, supernatural life flowed down into the world.
Souls which have come to the unitive knowledge of God, are, in Benet of Canfields phrase, almost nothing in themselves and all in God. This vanishing residue of selfness persists because, in some slight measure, they still identify their being with some innate psycho-physical idiosyncrasy, some acquired habit of thought or feeling, some convention or unanalyzed prejudice current in the social environment. Jesus was almost wholly absorbed in the esential will of God; but in spite of this, he may have retained some elements of selfness. To what extent there was any I associated with the more-than-personal, divine Not-I, it is very difficult, on the basis of the existing evidence, to judge. For example, did Jesus interpret his experience of divine Reality and his own spontaneous inferences from that experience in terms of those fascinating apocalyptic notions current in contemporary Jewish circles? Some eminent scholars have argued that the doctrine of the worlds imminent dissolution was the central core of his teaching. Others, equally learned, have held that it was attributed to him by the authors of the Synoptic Gospels, and that Jesus himself did not identify his experience and his theological thinking with locally popular opinions. Which party is right? Goodness knows. On this subject, as on so many others, the existing evidence does not permit of a certain and unambiguous answer.
1.03 - Questions and Answers, #Book of Certitude, #unset, #Zen
ANSWER: Such people are excused from fasting; however, in order to show respect to the law of God and for the exalted station of the Fast, it is most commendable and fitting to eat with frugality and in private.
77. QUESTION: Do ablutions performed for the Obligatory Prayer suffice for the ninety-five repetitions of the Greatest Name?
1.03 - Some Aspects of Modern Psycho therapy, #The Practice of Psycho therapy, #Carl Jung, #Psychology
nothing but a very personal and therefore very private affaire scandaleuse.
This is utterly hopeless, and true only to the extent that a Strindberg drama
1.03 - Sympathetic Magic, #The Golden Bough, #James George Frazer, #Occultism
have been drawn for the most part from what may be called private
magic, that is from magical rites and incantations practised for the
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it is obvious that the magician ceases to be merely a private
practitioner and becomes to some extent a public functionary. The
1.03 - The End of the Intellect, #Sri Aurobindo or the Adventure of Consciousness, #Satprem, #Integral Yoga
professor of French, then taught English at the state college, where he soon became vice-principal. He worked also as private secretary to the Prince. Between the court and the college he was busy enough, but in truth, it was the destiny of India that preoccupied him. He traveled many times to Calcutta, familiarizing himself with the political situation and writing several articles that created a scandal, for he didn't just refer to the Queen-Empress of India as an old lady so called by way of courtesy,21 but he urged his countrymen to shake off the British yoke, and attacked the mendicant policy in the Indian Congress party: no reforms, no collaboration. His aim was to gather and organize all the energies of the nation toward revolutionary action. This must have required some courage, considering the year was 1893, when the British ruled over three-fourths of the world. But Sri Aurobindo had a very special way of dealing with the problem; he did not lay any blame on the English, but on the Indians themselves:
Our actual enemy is not any force exterior to ourselves, but our own crying weaknesses, our cowardice, our purblind sentimentalism. 22
1.03 - The Gods, Superior Beings and Adverse Forces, #Words Of The Mother III, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
Of course I would never think of using it for my own private ends.
It is evidently the working of the Kali force that has lit and is directing this fire in you. There is nothing wrong in its action; it is not an anger personal to you but the wrath of a divine power and it must be allowed to act; in fact, I think you could not stop it from burning in you even if you wanted to stop it. This man has drawn it on himself and there is nothing wrong in what is happening, he alone is responsible. Of course, it must not be used for any personal aim or in any self-regarding way.
1.03 - The House Of The Lord, #Twelve Years With Sri Aurobindo, #Nirodbaran, #Integral Yoga
Let us then begin from the very break of day. The sun's rays came in by the eastern window; he was awake and the exercises started in bed, prescribed by Manilal. By 6.30 a.m. he sat up to receive the Mother who on her way to the Balcony Darshan visited him to have his darshan. Sri Aurobindo gave us definite instructions to wake him up before the Mother's arrival. On the other hand, the Mother wanted us not to disturb his sleep. So at times we found ourselves in a quandary. Champaklal's devotional nature would not interrupt his sweet nap after the exercises, while I, when alone, would try by all sorts of devices to wake him up. Sometimes he himself would wake up only to learn that the Mother had come and gone! Then she would come back after the darshan and begin her day with his blessings, just as we did after her darshan. This was followed by his reading The Hindu. Between 9.00 a.m. and 10.00 a.m. the Mother came to comb his hair, apply a lotion and plait it. Most often she finished some business during this period. When a sadhak translated the Mother's Prayers and Meditations into English and wanted her approval, she had it read out before Sri Aurobindo and both of them made the necessary changes. She sometimes talked of private matters, and when her voice sank low, we took the hint and withdrew discreetly. She believed more in subtle methods than in open expressions. The gesture, the look, the smile, the fugitive glance, the silence, a thousand are her ways of communication to the soul! After the Mother had left, there started the routine of washing the face and mouth. Here a small detail calls for mention by its unusualness. When he had finished using Neem paste for his teeth and the mouth-wash (Vademecum), he massaged his gums with a little bit of Oriental Balm.
After this, till 3 or 4 p.m. Sri Aurobindo was all alone. Then his first meal would come; in between he sometimes took a glass of plain water. Now, what could he be doing at this time wrapped in a most mysterious silence? None except the Mother could throw any precise light on it. We were only told that he had a special work to do and must be left alone unless, of course, some very urgent business needed his attention. All that was visible to our naked eye was that he sat silently in his bed, afterwards in the capacious armchair, with his eyes wide open just as any other person would. Only he passed hours and hours thus, changing his position at times and making himself comfortable; the yes moving a little, and though usually gazing at the wall in front, never fixed trak-like at any particular point. Sometimes the face would beam with a bright mile without any apparent reason, much to our amusement, as a child smiles in sleep. Only it was a waking sleep, for as we passed across the room, there was a dim recognition of our shadow-like movements. Occasionally he would look towards the door. That was when he heard some sound which might indicate the Mother's coming. But his external consciousness would certainly not be obliterated. When he wanted something, his voice seemed to come from a distant cave; rarely did we find him plunged within, with his eyes closed. If at that time, the Mother happened to come for some urgent work or with a glass of water, finding him thus indrawn, she would wait, usually by the bedside till he opened his eyes. Then seeing her waiting, he would exclaim "Oh!" and the Mother's lips would part into an exquisite smile. He had told us that he was in the habit of meditating with open eyes. We kept ourselves ready for the call, sitting behind the bed at our assigned places or someone cleaning the furniture or doing other work in the room. One regular call was for a peppermint lozenge which he took some time before his meal. If the meal was late in coming he would ask for a second one. When our chatting became too animated and made us feel uneasy, one better informed would exclaim, "Do you think he is disturbed by such petty bubbles? He must be soaring in a consciousness where I wonder if even a bomb explosion would make any impression." At other relaxed moments he would take cognizance of incidental noises.
1.03 - To Layman Ishii, #Beating the Cloth Drum Letters of Zen Master Hakuin, #unset, #Zen
MY ATTENDANT BOKU, while on a trip to his native place, stopped by the residence of Layman Ishii and claiming to be indisposed threw himself at the Layman's feet and implored him for his help. He took possession of the Layman's private chambers and for ten days devoted himself diligently to zazen.a
I recently overheard several of Boku's comrades discussing him. "Boku hit on a truly splendid plan," they decided. "He is sure to return with a much deeper attainment." I wasn't so sure. "Boku," I said to myself. "This is not a good idea. Being a kind and deeply compassionate man, when the
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Talks, and since the preface to that work states that Hakuin stayed at Ishii's private retreat for over a month while he was drafting the Talks, it is not difficult to imagine Ishii urging his friend to include portions of this letter in the Talks so they might be shared with others.
Attendant Boku's unspecified complaint may have been purely physical in nature, but it may also have been practice related, perhaps even a touch of the "Zen sickness" that had troubled Hakuin during his early years of training. The identity of this attendant monk is uncertain. The most logical candidate, Sui Genro (1717-89), Hakuin's successor at Shin-ji, who as a young monk used the name [E]Boku, has to be rejected, since Sui's study at Shin-ji did not begin until 1746, twelve years after this letter was written. The Hakuin specialist Rikugawa Taiun identified Boku as "a monk from western Japan who fell ill while training at Shin-ji and subsequently left the temple" (Detailed
1.04 - ADVICE TO HOUSEHOLDERS, #The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, #Sri Ramakrishna, #Hinduism
On another occasion the Master had said to M. privately: "Yes, there is no hope for a worldly man if he is not sincerely devoted to God. But he has nothing to fear if he remains in the world after realizing God. Nor need a man have any fear whatever of the world if he attains sincere devotion by practising spiritual discipline now and then in solitude. Chaitanya had several householders among his devotees, but they were householders in name only, for they lived unattached to the world."
It was noon. The worship was over, and food offerings had been made in the temple.
1.04 - GOD IN THE WORLD, #The Perennial Philosophy, #Aldous Huxley, #Philosophy
Till your spirit filleth the whole world, and the stars are your jewels; till you are as familiar with the ways of God in all ages as with your walk and table; till you are intimately acquainted with that shady nothing out of which the world was made; till you love men so as to desire their happiness with a thirst equal to the zeal of your own; till you delight in God for being good to all; you never enjoy the world. Till you more feel it than your private estate, and are more present in the hemisphere, considering the glories and the beauties there, than in your own house; till you remember how lately you were made, and how wonderful it was when you came into it; and more rejoice in the palace of your glory than if it had been made today morning.
Yet further, you never enjoyed the world aright, till you so love the beauty of enjoying it, that you are covetous and earnest to persuade others to enjoy it. And so perfectly hate the abominable corruption of men in despising it that you had rather suffer the flames of hell than willingly be guilty of their error.
1.04 - On blessed and ever-memorable obedience, #The Ladder of Divine Ascent, #Saint John of Climacus, #unset
Terrible indeed was the judgment of a good judge and shepherd which I once saw in a monastery. For while I was there, it happened that a robber applied for admission to the monastic life. And that most excellent pastor and physician ordered him to take seven days of complete rest, just to see the kind of life in the place. When the week had passed, the pastor called him and asked him privately: Would you like to live with us? And when he saw that he agreed to this with all sincerity, he then asked him what evil he had done in the world. And when he saw that he readily confessed everything, he tried him still further, and said: I want you to tell this in the presence of all the brethren. But he really did hate his sin, and, scorning all shame, without the least hesitation he promised to do it. And if you like, he said, I will tell it in the middle of the city of Alexandria.
And so, the shepherd gathered all his sheep in the church, to the number of 230, and during Divine Service (for it was Sunday), after the reading of the Gospel, he introduced this irreproachable convict. He was dragged by several of the brethren, who gave him moderate blows. His hands were tied behind his back, he was dressed in a hair shirt, his head was sprinkled with ashes. All were astonished at the sight. And immediately a woeful cry rang out, for no one knew what was happening. Then, when the robber appeared at the doors of the church,4 that holy superior who had such love for souls, said to him in a loud voice: Stop! You are not worthy to enter here.
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One of those ever-memorable fathers who had great love for me according to God and was very outspoken, once said to me kindly: If, wise man, you have within you the power of him who said, I can do all things in Christ who streng thens me;1 if the Holy Spirit has descended upon you with the dew of purity, as upon the Holy Virgin; if the power of the Highest has over shadowed you with patience; then like the Man (Christ our God), gird your loins with the towel of obedience; and having risen from the supper of silence, wash the feet of the brethren in a spirit of contrition; or rather, roll yourself under the feet of the community in spiritual self-abasement. At the gate of your heart place strict and unsleeping guards. Control your wandering mind in your distracted body. Amidst the actions and movements of your limbs, practise mental quiet (hesychia). And, most paradoxical of all, in the midst of commotion be unmoved in soul. Curb your tongue which rages to leap into arguments. Seventy times seven in the day wrestle with this tyrant. Fix your mind to your soul as to the wood of a cross to be struck like an anvil with blow upon blow of the hammers, to be mocked, abused, ridiculed and wronged, without being in the least crushed or broken, but continuing to be quite calm and immovable. Shed your own will as a garment of shame, and thus stripped of it enter the practice ground. Array yourself in the rarely acquired breastplate of faith, not crushed or wounded by distrust towards your spiritual trainer. Check with the rein of temperance the sense of touch that leaps forward shamelessly. Bridle your eyes, which are ready to waste hour after hour looking at physical grandeur and beauty, by meditation on death. Gag your mind, overbusy with its private concerns, and thoughtlessly prone to criticize and condemn your brother, by the practical means of showing your neighbour all love and sympathy. By this will all men truly know, dearest father, that we are disciples of Christ, if, while living together, we have love one for another.2 Come, come, said this good friend, come and settle down with us and for living water drink derision at every hour. For David, having tried every pleasure under heaven, last of all said in bewilderment: Behold, what is good, or what is beautiful? Nothing else but that brethren should dwell together in unity.3 But if we have not yet been granted this good, that is, such patience and obedience, then it is best for us, having at least discovered our weakness, to live apart far from the athletic lists, and bless the combatants and pray they may be granted patience. I was won over to the good arguments of this most excellent father and teacher, who
1 Philippians iv, 13.
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Let all of us who wish to fear the Lord struggle with our whole might, so that in the school of virtue we do not acquire for ourselves malice and vice, cunning and craftiness, curiosity and anger. For it does happen, and no wonder! As long as a man is a private individual, or a seaman, or a tiller of the soil, the Kings enemies do not war so much against him. But when they see him taking the Kings colours,3 and the shield, and the dagger, and the sword, and the bow, and clad in soldiers garb, then they gnash at him with their teeth, and do all in their power to destroy him. And so, let us not slumber.
I have seen innocent and most beautiful children come to school for the sake of wisdom, education and profit, but through contact with the other pupils they learn there nothing but cunning and vice. The intelligent will understand this.
1.04 - On Knowledge of the Future World., #The Alchemy of Happiness, #Al-Ghazali, #Sufism
The second kind of torment in hell, beloved, is the fire of ignominy and shame. In illustration this, suppose that a prince receives in to his friendship a poor'and humble man, treating him with great honor and making'him the favorite among all his confidential servants. He gives into his hands the keys of all his treasuries/commits his honor and wife and family to his care, and in short confides all his affairs into his hands, in full reliance upon him. Then, suppose that the poor man, after being elevated to this high rank, should be puffed up with pride, and should be disposed to betray the honor of the prince,- that he should begin to indulge in unworthy conduct with his wife [90] and servants, and should open his coffers and spend his property for his own pleasures. Suppose farther that he should even be consulting with the prince's enemy who has designs upon the principality, and should enter in to a compact with him. Just at this point the prince from a concealed retreat espies his conduct in his family, and learns how he has wasted his money and his possessions, and in short becomes acquainted with everything he has done. The man also learns that for some time the prince has been aware of his course of conduct, but that the reason of his delaying and postponing punishment was that he might see what other crimes he would commit, that he might punish him accordingly. In these circumstances the reflecting can easily appreciate what would be the confusion and mortification of this individual. He would think it a thousand times better to fall from a precipice and be dashed to pieces, or that the earth should open and he sink into the abyss, than that he should continue to live. So also is it with you. How many actions you perform, of which you say, "it is in private and no one sees it," or of which Satan cloaks over the guilt from your mind, by persuading you that it is all right and fair. But at last, when death comes and makes your sin manifest, then the fire of ignominy and shame makes you captive to fierce torments and long continued misery....
Suppose you should throw a stone over against a wall, and some one Should come and inform you that the stone had hit your own house; and had put out the eye of your son. When you rush to your house and find that it is even so, can you conceive of the fire of repentance and anguish you will have to meet? ...
1.04 - The Divine Mother - This Is She, #Twelve Years With Sri Aurobindo, #Nirodbaran, #Integral Yoga
All this, however, is by the way. My point was to demonstrate the Mother's method of working. As soon as the plot was acquired, she went about the work in her usual one-pointed manner. And what a job it was! To build a long rampart against the surges of the sea was itself a gigantic enterprise for a private institution like our Ashram without any income of its own. But I shall confine myself to the construction of the tennis courts only. She did not count the expense; men and money were freely employed, for the courts had to be made ready within a minimum period of time. We have observed that when the Mother feels the need for a work to be done, she goes ahead, confident that the required resources will come. In the present case, there was also the question of the right worker to see the project through. The Mother said to Sri Aurobindo, "I know there is one man who can do it." It was Monoranjan Ganguli, a sadhak. I saw him at this work and was really amazed at his wonderful devotion to the Mother, his determination to fulfil the trust she had placed in him. He supervised the operation with unfailing love and duty and cool temper, making the tennis ground his home and passing many sleepless nights sitting on a stool. When I asked him why he should be in such a hurry, he replied, "Mother wants it so. I must finish it within the appointed time." "Is it possible? Only a few days are left!" I voiced my doubt. "Oh, I must!" and he did. A singular feat indeed, and again the Mother's right choice.
When the courts were ready, there followed a change in our programme. Henceforth Sri Aurobindo's noon meal was served earlier so that the Mother could go out by 5.00 p.m. She would come to Sri Aurobindo's room dressed in her specially designed tennis costume. She played for about an hour with a number of young people in turn, even took part in tournaments. From there she came to the Playground and, after another bout of crowded activities, returned to the Ashram at about 8.00 or 9.00 p.m.
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Here is another small instance, gathered from the private diary of a young sadhika, to show how the Mother in the midst of her crammed activities found time to push individuals or groups on the path of their soul's aspiration. She used to see ten or twelve young girls in the evening at about 8 p.m. before she came down for meditation. But many a day they had to wait for hours, even up to 10 p.m. They would feel hungry or sleepy and had to go without their dinner, for the meditation followed immediately after their meeting. One day one of them lost patience and went away, leaving her flowers in a dish for the Mother. Just then, the Mother came. The girls were very much struck by this coincidence. What a test, they thought! As soon as one girl approached the Mother, the Mother asked, "Who has left this dish of flowers here? Oh, is it X? You really surprise me! You can't wait even a little while for me, you get so impatient? Do you know how the gods and goddesses yearn to have my darshan, and the saints and sages consider themselves most blessed when they see me in their meditation even for a minute?"
"But, Mother," replied the girl, "we look upon you as our friend. When we stand under the shelter of a tree, do we think of it giving us a cool shade?" That sweet answer disarmed the Mother completely and she immediately took her into her arms.
1.04 - The Qabalah The Best Training for Memory, #Magick Without Tears, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
For a start, of course, you should put down the words that are bound to come in your way in any case: numbers like 11, 13, 31, 37, and their multiples; the names of God and the principal angels; the planetary and geomantic names; and your own private and particular name with its branches. After that, let your work on the Astral Plane guide you. When investigating the name and other words communicated to you by such beings as you meet there, or invoke, many more will come up in their proper connections. Very soon you will have quite a nice little Sepher Sephiroth of your very own. Remember to aim, above all things, at coherence.
It is excellent practice, but the way, to do some mental arithmetic on your walks; acquire the habit of adding up any names that you have come across in your morning's reading. Nietzsche has well observed that the best thoughts come by walking; and it has happened to me, more than once or twice, that really important correspondences have come, as by a flashlight, when I was padding the old hoof.
1.052 - Yoga Practice - A Series of Positive Steps, #The Study and Practice of Yoga, #Swami Krishnananda, #Yoga
Inasmuch as our external relationships which constitute the outward form of the relative self have become part and parcel of our experience, they are inseparable from our consciousness. It requires a careful peeling out of these layers of self by very intelligent means. The lowest attachment, or the least of attachments, should be tackled first. The intense attachments should not be tackled in the beginning. We have many types of attachment there may be fifty, sixty, a hundred but all of them are not of the same intensity. There are certain vital spots in us which cannot be touched. They are very vehement, and it is better not to touch them in the beginning. But there are some milder aspects which can be tackled first, and the gradation of these attachments should be understood properly. How many attachments are there, and how many affections? What are the loves that are harassing the mind and causing agony? Make a list of them privately in your own diary, if you like. They say Swami Rama Tirtha used to do that. He would make a list of all the desires and find out how many of them had been fulfilled: What is the condition? Where am I standing? and so on. This is a kind of spiritual diary that you can create for yourself: How many loves are there which are troubling me? How many things do I like in this world?
The percentage of attachment that you have towards these things also has to be properly understood. What is the percentage of love for A, B, C, D, etc.? In a gradational order, tabulate the objects of sense or the conceptual objects, whatever they be, and note the degree of attachment involved in every particular case. Take the least one, the simplest, as the first. If you have a desire to sleep on a Dunlop cushion well, you may think over this matter. Is a Dunlop cushion very necessary? I can have a cotton mattress instead. This is not a very serious attachment, though it is an attachment. There are well-to-do aristocrats who may like to sleep on Dunlop beds, Dunlop pillows, have air-conditioning, and so on. These are desires, but they are not so vehement. There are other desires which cannot be touched immediately, and they have to be tackled later on.
1.05 - BOOK THE FIFTH, #Metamorphoses, #Ovid, #Poetry
He darts his weapon from a private stand,
And rivets to the post his veiny hand:
1.05 - CHARITY, #The Perennial Philosophy, #Aldous Huxley, #Philosophy
The reason why sensible love even of the highest object cannot unite the soul to its divine Ground in spiritual essence is that, like all other emotions of the heart, sensible love intensifies that selfness, which is the final obstacle in the way of such union. The damned are in eternal movement without any mixture of rest; we mortals, who are yet in this pilgrimage, have now movement, now rest. Only God has repose without movement. Consequently it is only if we abide in the peace of God that passes all understanding that we can abide in the knowledge and love of God. And to the peace that passes understanding, we have to go by way of the humble and very ordinary peace which can be understood by everybodypeace between nations and within them (for wars and violent revolutions have the effect of more or less totally eclipsing God for the majority of those involved in them); peace between individuals and within the individual soul (for personal quarrels and private fears, loves, hates, ambitions and distractions are, in their petty way, no less fatal to the development of the spiritual life than are the greater calamities). We have to will the peace that it is within our power to get for ourselves and others, in order that we may be fit to receive that other peace, which is a fruit of the Spirit and the condition, as St. Paul implied, of the unitive knowledge-love of God.
It is by means of tranquillity of mind that you are able to transmute this false mind of death and rebirth into the clear Intuitive Mind and, by so doing, to realize the primal and enlightening Essence of Mind. You should make this your starting-point for spiritual practices. Having harmonized your starting-point with your goal, you will be able by right practice to attain your true end of perfect Enlightenment.
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Our present economic, social and international arrangements are based, in large measure, upon organized lovelessness. We begin by lacking charity towards Nature, so that instead of trying to co-operate with Tao or the Logos on the inanimate and subhuman levels, we try to dominate and exploit, we waste the earths mineral resources, ruin its soil, ravage its forests, pour filth into its rivers and poisonous fumes into its air. From lovelessness in relation to Nature we advance to lovelessness in relation to arta lovelessness so extreme that we have effectively killed all the fundamental or useful arts and set up various kinds of mass production by machines in their place. And of course this lovelessness in regard to art is at the same time a lovelessness in regard to the human beings who have to perform the fool-proof and grace-proof tasks imposed by our mechanical art-surrogates and by the interminable paper work connected with mass production and mass distribution. With mass-production and mass-distribution go mass-financing, and the three have conspired to expropriate ever-increasing numbers of small owners of land and productive equipment, thus reducing the sum of freedom among the majority and increasing the power of a minority to exercise a coercive control over the lives of their fellows. This coercively controlling minority is composed of private capitalists or governmental bureaucrats or of both classes of bosses acting in collaborationand, of course, the coercive and therefore essentially loveless nature of the control remains the same, whether the bosses call themselves company directors or civil servants. The only difference between these two kinds of oligarchical rulers is that the first derive more of their power from wealth than from position within a conventionally respected hierarchy, while the second derive more power from position than from wealth. Upon this fairly uniform groundwork of loveless relationships are imposed others, which vary widely from one society to another, according to local conditions and local habits of thought and feeling. Here are a few examples: contempt and exploitation of coloured minorities living among white majorities, or of coloured majorities governed by minorities of white imperialists; hatred of Jews, Catholics, Free Masons or of any other minority whose language, habits, appearance or religion happens to differ from those of the local majority. And the crowning superstructure of uncharity is the organized lovelessness of the relations between state and sovereign statea lovelessness that expresses itself in the axiomatic assumption that it is right and natural for national organizations to behave like thieves and murderers, armed to the teeth and ready, at the first favourable opportunity, to steal and kill. (Just how axiomatic is this assumption about the nature of nationhood is shown by the history of Central America. So long as the arbitrarily delimited territories of Central America were called provinces of the Spanish colonial empire, there was peace between their inhabitants. But early in the nineteenth century the various administrative districts of the Spanish empire broke from their allegiance to the mother country and decided to become nations on the European model. Result: they immediately went to war with one another. Why? Because, by definition, a sovereign national state is an organization that has the right and duty to coerce its members to steal and kill on the largest possible scale.)
Lead us not into temptation must be the guiding principle of all social organization, and the temptations to be guarded against and, so far as possible, eliminated by means of appropriate economic and political arrangements are temptations against charity, that is to say, against the disinterested love of God, Nature and man. First, the dissemination and general acceptance of any form of the Perennial Philosophy will do something to preserve men and women from the temptation to idolatrous worship of things in timechurch-worship, state-worship, revolutionary future-worship, humanistic self-worship, all of them essentially and necessarily opposed to charity. Next come decentralization, widespread private ownership of land and the means of production on a small scale, discouragement of monopoly by state or corporation, division of economic and political power (the only guarantee, as Lord Acton was never tired of insisting, of civil liberty under law). These social rearrangements would do much to prevent ambitious individuals, organizations and governments from being led into the temptation of behaving tyrannously; while co-operatives, democratically controlled professional organizations and town meetings would deliver the masses of the people from the temptation of making their decentralized individualism too rugged. But of course none of these intrinsically desirable reforms can possibly be carried out, so long as it is thought right and natural that sovereign states should prepare to make war on one another. For modern war cannot be waged except by countries with an over-developed capital goods industry; countries in which economic power is wielded either by the state or by a few monopolistic corporations which it is easy to tax and, if necessary, temporarily to nationalize; countries where the labouring masses, being without property, are rootless, easily transferable from one place to another, highly regimented by factory discipline. Any decentralized society of free, uncoerced small owners, with a properly balanced economy must, in a war-making world such as ours, be at the mercy of one whose production is highly mechanized and centralized, whose people are without property and therefore easily coercible, and whose economy is lop-sided. This is why the one desire of industrially undeveloped countries like Mexico and China is to become like Germany, or England, or the United States. So long as the organized lovelessness of war and preparation for war remains, there can be no mitigation, on any large, nation-wide or world-wide scale, of the organized lovelessness of our economic and political relationships. War and preparation for war are standing temptations to make the present bad, God-eclipsing arrangements of society progressively worse as technology becomes progressively more efficient.
next chapter: 1.06 - MORTIFICATION, NON-ATTACHMENT, RIGHT LIVELIHOOD
1.05 - Knowledge by Aquaintance and Knowledge by Description, #The Problems of Philosophy, #Bertrand Russell, #Philosophy
The chief importance of knowledge by description is that it enables us to pass beyond the limits of our private experience. In spite of the fact that we can only know truths which are wholly composed of terms which we have experienced in acquaintance, we can yet have knowledge by description of things which we have never experienced. In view of the very narrow range of our immediate experience, this result is vital, and until it is understood, much of our knowledge must remain mysterious and therefore doubtful.
1.05 - Problems of Modern Psycho therapy, #The Practice of Psycho therapy, #Carl Jung, #Psychology
things in private. But when they are done in communion with others they
satisfy nature and may even count as useful virtues. It is only restraint
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any rate, if this rediscovery of my own wholeness remains private, it will
only restore the earlier condition from which the neurosis, i.e., the split-off
1.05 - THE HOSTILE BROTHERS - ARCHETYPES OF RESPONSE TO THE UNKNOWN, #Maps of Meaning, #Jordan Peterson, #Psychology
professional and private alienation.584 Jungs ideas are not primarily Freudian. He places little emphasis on
sexuality, or on the role of past trauma in determining present mental state. He rejected the idea of the
1.05 - The Magical Control of the Weather, #The Golden Bough, #James George Frazer, #Occultism
may be called private or public magic. Further, I pointed out that
the public magician occupies a position of great influence, from
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as private individuals for the benefit of themselves and their
families, rather than as public functionaries acting in the interest
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from the practice both of public and private magic.
Thus, for example, in a village near Dorpat, in Russia, when rain
1.05 - War And Politics, #Twelve Years With Sri Aurobindo, #Nirodbaran, #Integral Yoga
Thus, we see, Sri Aurobindo was not simply a passive witness, a mere verbal critic of the Allied war policy. When India was asked to participate in the war effort, and the Mother and Sri Aurobindo, much to the surprised indignation of our countrymen, contributed to the War Fund, he, for the first time, made clear to the nation what issues were involved in the War. I remember the Mother darting into Sri Aurobindo's room quite early in the morning with a sheet of paper in her hand. I guessed that something private was going to be discussed and discreetly withdrew. Then Purani came most unexpectedly. "Ah! here is something afoot," I said to myself. A couple of days later the secret was revealed in all the newspapers: Sri Aurobindo had made a donation to the War Fund! Of course, he explained why he had done so. He stated that the War was being waged "in defence of civilisation and its highest attained social, cultural and spiritual values and the whole future of humanity...." Giving the lead, he acted as an example for others to follow. But, all over the country, protests, calumnies and insinuations were his lot. Even his disciples were nonplussed in spite of his explanation why he had made that singular gesture. A disciple wrote to the Mother, "The Congress is asking us not to contribute to the War Fund. What shall we do?" The answer given was: "Sri Aurobindo has contributed for a divine cause. If you help, you will be helping yourselves." Some were wishing for the victory of the Nazis because of their hatred for the British. The Mother had to give a stern admonition. She wrote: "It has become necessary to state emphatically and clearly that all who by their thoughts and wishes are supporting and calling for the victory of the Nazis are by that very fact collaborating with the Asura against the Divine and helping to bring about the victory of the Asura."
Here I may quote a fellow-sadhak's report on the Mother's pro-Allies attitude:
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A little later, there was a lot of preparation against possible bombing and bombardment. Sandbags were piled up and trenches dug. It is reported that when the Mother was apprised of the preparations, she remarked in private, "There is such a strong Presence of Divine Force and Peace in the atmosphere that an attack is most improbable."
I cannot end this chapter without noting how the whole Ashram was vitally interested in India's fight for freedom, though we are supposed erroneously to be absorbed only in our own spiritual liberation. When the news of the final victory came, we celebrated it as much as the people outside, particularly because it coincided with Sri Aurobindo's birthday. He was requested to give a message on this great occasion. I am reproducing at the end of this chapter the whole message called "Five Dreams".
1.06 - MORTIFICATION, NON-ATTACHMENT, RIGHT LIVELIHOOD, #The Perennial Philosophy, #Aldous Huxley, #Philosophy
In the practice of mortification as in most other fields, advance is along a knife-edge. On one side lurks the Scylla of egocentric austerity, on the other the Charybdis of an uncaring quietism. The holy indifference inculcated by the exponents of the Perennial Philosophy is neither stoicism nor mere passivity. It is rather an active resignation. Self-will is renounced, not that there may be a total holiday from willing, but that the divine will may use the mortified mind and body as its instrument for good. Or we may say, with Kabir, that the devout seeker is he who mingles in his heart the double currents of love and detachment, like the mingling of the streams of Ganges and Jumna. Until we put an end to particular attachments, there can be no love of God with the whole heart, mind and strength and no universal charity towards all creatures for Gods sake. Hence the hard sayings in the Gospels about the need to renounce exclusive family ties. And if the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head, if the Tathagata and the Bodhisattvas have their thoughts awakened to the nature of Reality without abiding in anything whatever, this is because a truly Godlike love which, like the sun, shines equally upon the just and the unjust, is impossible to a mind imprisoned in private preferences and aversions.
The soul that is attached to anything, however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of divine union. For whether it be a strong wire rope or a slender and delicate thread that holds the bird, it matters not, if it really holds it fast; for, until the cord be broken, the bird cannot fly. So the soul, held by the bonds of human affections, however slight they may be, cannot, while they last, make its way to God.
1.06 - On Induction, #The Problems of Philosophy, #Bertrand Russell, #Philosophy
It must be known to us that the existence of some one sort of thing, A, is a sign of the existence of some other sort of thing, B, either at the same time as A or at some earlier or later time, as, for example, thunder is a sign of the earlier existence of lightning. If this were not known to us, we could never extend our knowledge beyond the sphere of our private experience; and this sphere, as we have seen, is exceedingly limited. The question we have now to consider is whether such an extension is possible, and if so, how it is effected.
Let us take as an illustration a matter about which none of us, in fact, feel the slightest doubt. We are all convinced that the sun will rise to-morrow. Why? Is this belief a mere blind outcome of past experience, or can it be justified as a reasonable belief? It is not easy to find a test by which to judge whether a belief of this kind is reasonable or not, but we can at least ascertain what sort of general beliefs would suffice, if true, to justify the judgement that the sun will rise to-morrow, and the many other similar judgements upon which our actions are based.
1.06 - Origin of the four castes, #Vishnu Purana, #Vyasa, #Hinduism
[6]: In the other three Purāṇas, in which this legend has been found, the different kinds of inhabited places are specified and p. 46 introduced by a series of land measures. Thus the Mārkaṇḍeya states, that 10 Paramāṇus = 1 Parasūkṣma; 10 Parasūkṣmas = 1 Trasareṇu; 10 Trasareṇus = 1 particle of dust, or Mahīrajas; 10 Mahīrajasas = 1 Bālāgra, 'hair's point;' 10 Bālāgras = 1 Likhyā; 10 Likhyās= 1 Yūka; to Yūkas = 1 heart of barley (Yavodara); 10 Yavodaras = 1 grain of barley of middle size; 10 barley grains = 1 finger, or inch; 6 fingers = a Pada, or foot (the breadth of it); 2 Padas = 1 Vitasti, or span; 2 spans = 1 Hasta, or cubit; 4 Hastas = a Dhanu, a Danda, or staff, or 2 Nārikās; 2000 Dhanus = a Gavyūti; 4 Gavyūtis = a Yojana. The measurement of the Brahmāṇḍa is less detailed. A span from the thumb to the first finger is a Pradeśa; to the middle finger, a Nāla; to the third finger, a Gokerna; and to the little finger, a Vitasti, which is equal to twelve Angulas, or fingers; understanding thereby, according to the Vāyu, a joint of the finger; according to other authorities, it is the breadth of the thumb at the tip. (A. R. 5. 104.) The Vāyu, giving similar measurements upon the authority of Manu, although such a statement does not occur in the Manu Sanhitā, adds, that 21 fingers= 1 Ratni; 24 fingers = 1 Hasta, or cubit; 2 Ratnis = 1 Kiṣku; 4 Hastas = 1 Dhanu; 2000 Dhanus = l Gavyūti; and 8000 Dhanus = 1 Yojana. Durgas, or strong holds, are of four kinds; three of which are natural, from, their situation in mountains, amidst water, or in other inaccessible spots; the fourth is the artificial defences of a village (Grāma), a hamlet (Kheṭaka), or a city (Pura or Nagara), which are severally half the size of the next in the series. The best kind of city is one which is about a mile long by half a mile broad, built in the form of a parallelogram, facing the northeast, and surrounded by a high wall and ditch. A hamlet should be a Yojana distant from a city: a village half a Yojana from a hamlet. The roads leading to the cardinal points from a city should be twenty Dhanus (above too feet) broad: a village road should be the same: a boundary road ten Dhanus: a royal or principal road or street should be ten Dhanus (above fifty feet) broad: a cross or branch road should be four Dhanus. Lanes and paths amongst the houses are two Dhanus in breadth: footpaths four cubits: the entrance of a house three cubits: the private entrances and paths about the mansion of still narrower dimensions. Such were the measurements adopted by the first builders of cities, according to the Purāṇas specified.
[7]: These are enumerated in the text, as well as in the Vāyu and Mārkaṇḍeya P., and are, Udāra, a sort of grain with long stalks (perhaps a holcus); Kodrava (Paspalum kora); Cīnaka, a sort of panic (P. miliaceum); Māṣa, kidney bean (Phaseolus radiatus); Mudga (Phaseolus mungo); Masūra, lentil (Ervum hirsutum); Nishpāva, a sort of pulse; Kulattha (Dolithos p. 47 biflorus); Arhaki (Cytisus Cajan); Chanaka, chick pea (Cicer arietinum); and Sana (Crotolaria).
1.07 - A Song of Longing for Tara, the Infallible, #How to Free Your Mind - Tara the Liberator, #Thubten Chodron, #unset
Why is there so much emphasis about keeping ones level of practice private, discussing it only with ones spiritual mentor or perhaps a few Dharma
friends? The more we talk about our practice Ive realized this. Ive expe-
1.07 - Bridge across the Afterlife, #Preparing for the Miraculous, #George Van Vrekhem, #Integral Yoga
n 1961 the Mother spoke in a private conversation
about a certain activity of hers, began when she was
1.07 - Incarnate Human Gods, #The Golden Bough, #James George Frazer, #Occultism
contemporary poet, which were chanted in public and sung in private:
"Of all the gods the greatest and the dearest
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licensed gods there are a great many little private gods, or
unlicensed practitioners of divinity, who work miracles and bless
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deities. It was esteemed sacrilege to strike even a private member
of the Arsacid family in a brawl.
1.07 - Medicine and Psycho therapy, #The Practice of Psycho therapy, #Carl Jung, #Psychology
even if he privately believes in such a maxim, for the case before him
demands the thorough psychological treatment of a disturbance that has
1.07 - Savitri, #Twelve Years With Sri Aurobindo, #Nirodbaran, #Integral Yoga
The tenth version of Book I, made sometime before 1936, is the one on which the later Savitri is based. Even here there is no climbing of planes by Aswapathy. It is Only in the version of 1936, sent in instalments privately to Amal, that we find for the first time, brief descriptions of the planes, starting with the plane of subtle matter.
Later these brief descriptions are amplified and each plane gets a fairly long Canto to itself. In the 1936 version there are no Cantos yet there are only sections with sub-headings.
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I had no access to the work or to any of his other writings till that year. Though all the works must have been lying on the table or in the drawers, I had to curb my strong impulse to have a peep into the legend of Savitri. For we were in his room for a different purpose and it would have been a breach of trust on our part to lay hands on his sacred private property. The chance came in 1940, first only to place the requisite manuscripts before him, then gradually to work as a scribe. I still distinctly remember the day when, sitting on the bed with the table in front of him, he remarked: "You will find in the drawers long exercise books with coloured covers. Bring them." I think I went wrong in the first attempt, the second one met with his smiling approval. What he actually did with them, I cannot say, for he was working all alone, and we were sitting behind. I guess that he must have been giving a first reading to all the versions, for there were quite a number. He had already written to us before his accident that he had recast the first Book about ten times. Perhaps he was going through these and making a selection of the lines and passages for the final version. Then a few months after and at this time he was sitting in the morning in a chair he told me that he needed some exercise books. Without informing the Mother about it, I at once ran to the market and bought two or three exercise books from Manikachetty. He accepted them with a smile and I was happy to find that he used them for copying Savitri. At the end of one of the books he has written: "Last draft of Savitri, Sep.6, 1942." In another exercise book, containing matter up to the end of The Book of the Divine Mother, only at the end of Canto V of Book I, the date written is: April 24, 1944. (This, as you see, was the morning of the Darshan day). From these two dates we can surmise that from 1940, the year in which we presume he took up the work on Savitri, to 1944, he continued working on the first three Books. Now, how much new material did he add to them? We know from his letter to Amal that Book II at any rate, The Book of the Traveller of the Worlds, was just a small passage. Here now we find the fully lengthened and developed Book running into 15 Cantos. The third Book, The Book of the Divine Mother, was also written probably for the first time, for he wrote to Amal in 1946: "...there is also a third sufficiently long Book, The Book of the Divine Mother."
The next step in the development was his re-copying the entire three Books on big white sheets of paper, in two columns in fine handwriting. There is one date at the end of The Book of the Divine Mother: May 7, 1944, which suggests that the copying of the entire three Books had taken about a year. When this was completed I was called in. Perhaps because his eye-sight was getting dim, I was asked to read to him this final copy. Now began alterations and additions in my hand on the manuscript itself. I regret to say that they marred the clean beauty of the original, and I realise now that it was a brutal act of sacrilege on my part, tantamount to desecration of the carved images on the temple wall. But I cannot imagine either how else I could have inserted so many corrections and additions, one line, one word here, two there, more elsewhere, throughout the entire length. We know how prodigious were the corrections and revisions in so far as Savitri was concerned. One is simply amazed at the enormous pains he has taken to raise Savitri to his ideal of perfection. I wonder if any other poet can be compared with him in this respect. He gave me the example of Virgil who, it seems, wrote six lines in the morning, and went on correcting them during the rest of the day. Even so, his Aeneid runs not even half the length of the first three Books of Savitri. Along with all these revisions, Sri Aurobindo added, on separate small sheets of paper, long passages written in his own hand up to the Canto, The Kingdom of the Greater Mind, Book II. All this work was completed, I believe, by the end of 1944.
1.07 - The Farther Reaches of Human Nature, #Sex Ecology Spirituality, #Ken Wilber, #Philosophy
In other words, rationality is global, vision-logic is more global. Take Habermas, for example (in Communication and the Evolution of Society). Formal operational rationality establishes the postconventional stages of, first, "civil liberties" or "legal freedom" for "all those bound by law," and then, in a more developed stage, it demands not just legal freedom but also "moral freedom" for "all humans as private persons." But even further, mature or communicative reason (our vision-logic) demands both "moral and political freedom" for "all human beings as members of a world society." Thus, where rationality began the worldcentric orientation of universal pluralism, vision-logic brings it to a mature fruition by demanding not just legal and moral freedom, but legal and moral and political freedom (includes the previous stage and adds something crucial: transcends and includes).
In just the same way, ecological and relational awareness, which started to emerge with formal operational, comes to a major fruition with vision-logic and the centauric worldview. For, in beginning to differentiate from rationality (look at it, operate upon it), vision-logic can, for the first time, integrate reason with its predecessors, including life and matter, all as junior holons in its own compound individuality.
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The common objections to these contemplative sciences are not very compelling. The most typical objection is that these mystical states are private and interior and cannot be publicly validated; they are "merely subjective."
This is simply not true; or rather, if it is true, then it applies to any and all nonempirical endeavors, from mathematics to literature to linguistics to psychoanalysis to historical interpretation. Nobody has ever seen, "out there" in the "sensory world," the square root of a negative one. That is a mathematical symbol seen only inwardly, " privately," with the mind's eye. Yet a community of trained mathematicians know exactly what that symbol means, and they can share that symbol easily in intersubjective awareness, and they can confirm or reject the proper and consistent uses of that symbol. Just so, the " private" experiences of contemplative scientists can be shared with a community of trained contemplatives, grounded in a common and shared experience, and open to confirmation or re buttal based on public evidence.
1.08 - Attendants, #Twelve Years With Sri Aurobindo, #Nirodbaran, #Integral Yoga
One other casual attendant whose name I should include was Dr. Sanyal. He was an eminent surgeon in Calcutta and his active service was called for when Sri Aurobindo's condition became critical in the first week of December, 1950. He was sent an urgent wire to come immediately. Before this he had Sri Aurobindo's private darshan twice. The first occasion was when I consulted him in the beginning about Sri Aurobindo's illness. Next year, when again he visited the Ashram, his contact with Sri Aurobindo was renewed for the same reason. Each time he stayed for about a week and every day he had the Guru's darshan. He would come dressed in simple white dhoti and punjabi with a big bouquet of lotuses or roses and offer his pranam to the Guru in quiet devotion. Then, as Sri Aurobindo sat on the bed, he, kneeling on the floor, massaged his leg and held long talks with him at the same time. Sri Aurobindo's manner was affable and engaging, bearing a smile that egged on the speaker. Once I heard from a distance the Mother talking to Sri Aurobindo about him. From a few words that caught my ear it seemed she was very much impressed by his deportment and physiognomy. I felt that she had already marked him as one of her future instruments. All these paved the way to his last service to his Lord and permanent service to the Mother.
Besides Pavitra and Dyuman who used to come to clean the carpeted floor, the former at the beginning only, I might mention another sadhak, Udar, who came daily to clean the new furniture in Sri Aurobindo's room since 1947. He had also helped us greatly in procuring medicines for Sri Aurobindo during the last days of his illness and he was present at the moment of his departure. Here is his own account regarding his attendance:
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"Sri Aurobindo did not speak much or often but I heard Him on several subjects. He did not speak to me directly except a few times and the memory of this is very precious. I had, however, the great good fortune of being able to make my private pranams to Him on Darshan days and lay my head in His lap and look closely into His eyes. But otherwise, except for being in His immediate presence for an hour each day, I did not have close contact with Him.
"One day, however, a few days before His passing I found him looking at me very closely and intensely with such a love and compassion that passes all description. I was alone with Him at the time. I did not know why He was looking at me so, but I was so carried away with joy by the love He showered on me in His look that I did not bother about the reason for it. It was only later, when comparing notes with the others who served Him personally, that I discovered that He was bidding me a physical good-bye. He had done the same to others to each differently and, it seems, each one was puzzled at the time. But when He left us physically soon after, we guessed the reason."
1.08 - BOOK THE EIGHTH, #Metamorphoses, #Ovid, #Poetry
These private walls the Minotaur include,
Who twice was glutted with Athenian blood:
1.08 - Information, Language, and Society, #Cybernetics, or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine, #Norbert Wiener, #Cybernetics
purely private availability depends on whether it results in the
individual assuming a form of activity which can be recognized
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ity, from private criticism by the laws of libel and the possession
of the means of communication, that ruthlessness can reach its
1.08 - The Depths of the Divine, #Sex Ecology Spirituality, #Ken Wilber, #Philosophy
In what prayers do men allow themselves! Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous. Prayer that craves a particular commodity is vicious. [True] Prayer is the contemplation of the facts of life from the highest point of view. It is the soliloquy of a beholding and jubilant soul. It is the spirit of God pronouncing his works good. As soon as the man is at one with God, he will not beg. But prayer as a means to effect a private end is meanness and theft. It supposes dualism and not a unity in nature and consciousness.39 God's "supernatural" intervention in "nature": this bears no relation to the contemplative view of the psychic and subtle stages. God or Spirit is not set apart from nature, but rather is the Ground of nature, and indeed of all manifestation-as Teresa puts it, "God is in all things by presence and power and essence." "Supernatural," in this usage, simply means that the natural union of Spirit with all things becomes a conscious realization in some, and that conscious realization is called supernatural, not because the union is present only in them and not in nature, but because they are directly realizing it. Teresa's spiritual friend and collaborator, the extraordinary John of the Cross, explains it thus:
This union between God and creatures always exists. By it He conserves their being so that if the union would end they would cease to exist [Spirit as Ground of Being]. Consequently, in discussing union with God, we are not discussing the substantial union which is always existing, but the union and transformation of the soul in God. This transformation is supernatural, the other natural.40
1.08 - The Four Austerities and the Four Liberations, #On Education, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
It may happen that the very nature of your occupation makes it your duty to report what is taking place in a particular department, undertaking or communal work. But then the report should be confined to the work alone and not touch upon private matters. And as an absolute rule, it must be wholly objective. You should not allow any personal reaction, any preference, any like or dislike to creep in. And above all, never introduce your own petty personal grudges into the work that is assigned to you.
In all cases and as a general rule, the less one speaks of others, even to praise them, the better. It is already so difficult to know exactly what is happening in oneselfhow can one know with certainty what is happening in others?So you must totally abstain from pronouncing upon anybody one of those final judgments which cannot but be foolish if not spiteful.
1.107 - The Bestowal of a Divine Gift, #The Study and Practice of Yoga, #Swami Krishnananda, #Yoga
The sadhanas which are prescribed in the different schools of yoga always give a warning that no stage or step in the progress should be ignored. We should not try to have a double promotion at any time. We must always see that we have passed through every stage. Otherwise, that particular step which we have not taken and jumped over will be a problem one day or the other. These are all cautions and private problems rather than social ones. Each problem is individualistic. This is a general statement of the difficulty that may arise in the case of students or seekers, but how they will come, in what manner, is peculiar to each individual and cannot be explained generally. My problem will be different from yours, and so on, according to the nature of the vrittis and the type of emotion which is prevalent or predominant in the mind of a person. That is the statement of warning in this sutra, tat cchidreu pratyayntari saskrebhya (IV.27). Hnam e kleavat uktam (IV.28): As we have dealt with the vrittis avidya, asmita, raga, dvesa, abhinivesa we deal with them. That is the way we have to face them and sublimate them.
When we succeed in this noble attempt, we will be led to the higher realm of yoga. The lives of saints, when they are read with a critical, observant eye, provide ample food for thought in respect of the various tense situations one has to pass through in the practices. There will be onward and backward movements, and we will not know where we are; and we have to meet these situations. But when they are known and overcome, the clouds disperse.
1.10 - THE NEIGHBORS HOUSE, #Faust, #Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, #Poetry
We'll have our private joy thereon.
And then a chance will come, a holiday,
1.11 - BOOK THE ELEVENTH, #Metamorphoses, #Ovid, #Poetry
Restless, at last, a private place he found,
Then dug a hole, and told it to the ground;
1.11 - Correspondence and Interviews, #Twelve Years With Sri Aurobindo, #Nirodbaran, #Integral Yoga
All the communications were, however, mostly made orally and did not interfere with Sri Aurobindo's personal work. But gradually correspondence of another sort began to demand his attention. I mean writings on various aspects of his work, either by sadhaks, visitors or outsiders, were sent to him for approval, comment or suggestion, such as Prof. Sisir Maitra's series of articles, Prof. Haridas Chowdhury's thesis on his philosophy, Prof. Sisir Mitra's book on history, books by Prof. Langley, Morwenna Donnelly, Prof. Monod-Herzen, Dr. Srinivas Iyengar, and Lizelle Raymond on Sister Nivedita, to mention a few. In the last three books Sri Aurobindo made extensive additions and changes. Even casual articles from young students were read and received encouragement from him. Arabinda Basu was one of these writers. Poems written by sadhaks, for instance, Dilip, Amal Kiran (K. D. Sethna), Nishikanto, Pujalal and Tehmi, or a Goan poet, Prof. Menezies, were also read out. Then came the journals, The Advent and Mother India, the latter particularly, being a semi-political fortnightly, needed his sanction before the matter could be published. Most of the editorial articles of Mother India written by Amal Kiran were found impeccable. But on a few occasions small but significant changes were telegraphically made. Sri Aurobindo's famous message on Korea with its prediction of Stalinist communism's designs on South East Asia and India through Tibet, was originally sent in private to Amal Kiran for his guidance. One of the editorials was based on it. Sri Aurobindo declared privately that Mother India was his paper. When the Bulletin of Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education was launched, the Mother wanted to initiate it with an article from Sri Aurobindo. Some days passed. She asked him if he had started writing it. He answered with a smile, "No." After a few days, she reminded him of the urgency. Then he began dictating on the value of sports and physical gymnastics. Quite a series commenced and the most memorable of the lot was the article "The Divine Body". It was a long piece and took more than a week, since we daily had just about an hour to spare. As he was dictating, I marvelled at so much knowledge of Ancient Greece and Ancient India stored up somewhere in his superconscious memory and now pouring down at his command in a smooth flow. No notes were consulted, no books were needed, yet after a lapse of so many decades everything was fresh, spontaneous and recalled in vivid detail! This article, like his others, was then read out to the Mother in front of Sri Aurobindo. She exclaimed, "Magnificent!" Sri Aurobindo simply smiled. All of them have appeared in book-form called The Supramental Manifestation upon Earth.
About some of the articles by others which were being read out to him, he asked, "Have you not read them before?" "No!" I replied. He repeated, "Are you sure?" "How could I? I received them only yesterday," I answered. "Very strange!" he added, "They seem so familiar, as if I had heard them already." He appeared much intrigued by this phenomenon and I wonder if he found an explanation of the mystery. Some articles by a former sadhak were filled with so many quotations from Sri Aurobindo's writings that I muttered my protest, "There is hardly anything here except quotations." He smiled and answered, "It doesn't matter." Once he asked me about a long abstruse article, "Probability in Micro-Physics", written by Amal. It was read out to Sri Aurobindo shortly before he passed away. He asked me, "Do you understand anything of it?" I said, "No!" He smiled and said, "Neither do I." Readings and dictated correspondence, as I have stated before, began to swell in volume and absorbed much of his limited time. Consequently the revision of Savitri suffered and had to be, shelved again and again till one day he declared, "My main work is being neglected."
1.11 - Woolly Pomposities of the Pious Teacher, #Magick Without Tears, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
Observe, I pray, the paramount importance of memory. From one point of view (bless your heart!) you are nothing at all but a bundle of memories. When you say "this is happening now," you are a falsifier of God's sacred truth! When I say "I see a horse", the truth is that "I record in those terms my private hieroglyphic interpretation of the unknown and unknowable phenomenon (or 'point-event') which has more or less recently taken place at the other end of my system of receiving impressions."
(Is this clear? I do hope so; if not, make me go on at it until it is.)
1.12 - THE FESTIVAL AT PNIHTI, #The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, #Sri Ramakrishna, #Hinduism
A little later Sri Ramakrishna began to talk to a devotee privately, on the verandah north of his room. He said: "It is good to meditate in the small hours of the morning and at dawn. One should also meditate daily after dusk." He instructed the devotee about meditation on the Personal God and on the Impersonal Reality.
After a time he sat on the semicircular porch west of his room. It was about nine o'clock.
1.12 - TIME AND ETERNITY, #The Perennial Philosophy, #Aldous Huxley, #Philosophy
Another practical corollary of the great historical eternity-philosophies, such as Hinduism and Buddhism, is a morality inculcating kindness to animals. Judaism and orthodox Christianity taught that animals might be used as things, for the realization of mans temporal ends. Even St. Francis attitude towards the brute creation was not entirely unequivocal. True, he converted a wolf and preached sermons to birds; but when Brother Juniper hacked the feet off a living pig in order to satisfy a sick mans craving for fried trotters, the saint merely blamed his disciples intemperate zeal in damaging a valuable piece of private property. It was not until the nineteenth century, when orthodox Christianity had lost much of its power over European minds, that the idea that it might be a good thing to behave humanely towards animals began to make headway. This new morality was correlated with the new interest in Nature, which had been stimulated by the romantic poets and the men of science. Because it was not founded upon an eternity-philosophy, a doctrine of divinity dwelling in all living creatures, the modern movement in favour of kindness to animals was and is perfectly compatible with intolerance, persecution and systematic cruelty towards human beings. Young Nazis are taught to be gentle with dogs and cats, ruthless with Jews. That is because Nazism is a typical time-philosophy, which regards the ultimate good as existing, not in eternity, but in the future. Jews are, ex hypothesi, obstacles in the way of the realization of the supreme good; dogs and cats are not. The rest follows logically.
Selfishness and partiality are very inhuman and base qualities even in the things of this world; but in the doctrines of religion they are of a baser nature. Now, this is the greatest evil that the division of the church has brought forth; it raises in every communion a selfish, partial orthodoxy, which consists in courageously defending all that it has, and condemning all that it has not. And thus every champion is trained up in defense of their own truth, their own learning and their own church, and he has the most merit, the most honour, who likes everything, defends everything, among themselves, and leaves nothing uncensored in those that are of a different communion. Now, how can truth and goodness and union and religion be more struck at than by such defenders of it? If you ask why the great Bishop of Meaux wrote so many learned books against all parts of the Reformation, it is because he was born in France and bred up in the bosom of Mother Church. Had he been born in England, had Oxford or Cambridge been his Alma Mater, he might have rivalled our great Bishop Stillingfleet, and would have wrote as many learned folios against the Church of Rome as he has done. And yet I will venture to say that if each Church could produce but one man apiece that had the piety of an apostle and the impartial love of the first Christians in the first Church at Jerusalem, that a Protestant and a Papist of this stamp would not want half a sheet of paper to hold their articles of union, nor be half an hour before they were of one religion. If, therefore, it should be said that churches are divided, estranged and made unfriendly to one another by a learning, a logic, a history, a criticism in the hands of partiality, it would be saying that which each particular church too much proves to be true. Ask why even the best amongst the Catholics are very shy of owning the validity of the orders of our Church; it is because they are afraid of removing any odium from the Reformation. Ask why no Protestants anywhere touch upon the benefit or necessity of celibacy in those who are separated from worldly business to preach the gospel; it is because that would be seeming to lessen the Roman error of not suffering marriage in her clergy. Ask why even the most worthy and pious among the clergy of the Established Church are afraid to assert the sufficiency of the Divine Light, the necessity of seeking only the guidance and inspiration of the Holy Spirit; it is because the Quakers, who have broke off from the church, have made this doctrine their corner-stone. If we loved truth as such, if we sought for it for its own sake, if we loved our neighbour as ourselves, if we desired nothing by our religion but to be acceptable to God, if we equally desired the salvation of all men, if we were afraid of error only because of its harmful nature to us and our fellow-creatures, then nothing of this spirit could have any place in us.
1.13 - THE HUMAN REBOUND OF EVOLUTION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES, #The Future of Man, #Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, #Christianity
sive though it may be, and disastrous in its effect upon our private
postwar lives, seems to have no scientific importance in the overall
1.13 - Under the Auspices of the Gods, #Sri Aurobindo or the Adventure of Consciousness, #Satprem, #Integral Yoga
Until now, it is as if the individual's progress in evolution has been to discover higher planes of consciousness, and once there, to build his own private nest apart from the rest of creation, an island of light in the midst of economic philistinism: this one with music, that one with poetry, another with mathematics or religion, and yet another on a sailboat or in a monk's cell, as if the sole purpose of life in a body were to escape from both life and the body. Indeed, we need only look at our own life; we are never in it! We are before or after, engrossed in memories or in hopes; but the here-and-now is so miserable and dull . . . we do not even know if it exists, except in those moments that no longer belong to life as such. We cannot blame the churches,
because we all live in the beyond, all the time; they merely preach a larger beyond. Even Rimbaud said it: "True life is elsewhere."
1.14 - Noise, #Magick Without Tears, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
They boast of the freedom of religious thought; yet only the narrowest sectarian propaganda is allowed to approach the microphone. I quite expect censorship of books that of the newspapers, however vehemently denied, is actually effective and even of private letters. This will mean an enormous increase in parasitic functionaries who can be trusted to vote for the rascals that invented their sinecures. That was, in fact, the poison ivy that strangled the French poplar!
But these soul-suffocationg scoundrels know well their danger. There are still a few people about who have learnt to think; and they are palsied with terror lest, as might happen at any moment these people realized the peril, organized, and made a clean sweep of the whole brood of scolex!
1.14 - The Succesion to the Kingdom in Ancient Latium, #The Golden Bough, #James George Frazer, #Occultism
times the Umbrians regularly submitted their private disputes to the
ordeal of battle, and he who cut his adversary's throat was thought
1.15 - The Value of Philosophy, #The Problems of Philosophy, #Bertrand Russell, #Philosophy
Apart from its utility in showing unsuspected possibilities, philosophy has a value--perhaps its chief value--through the greatness of the objects which it contemplates, and the freedom from narrow and personal aims resulting from this contemplation. The life of the instinctive man is shut up within the circle of his private interests: family and friends may be included, but the outer world is not regarded except as it may help or hinder what comes within the circle of instinctive wishes. In such a life there is something feverish and confined, in comparison with which the philosophic life is calm and free. The private world of instinctive interests is a small one, set in the midst of a great and powerful world which must, sooner or later, lay our private world in ruins. Unless we can so enlarge our interests as to include the whole outer world, we remain like a garrison in a beleagured fortress, knowing that the enemy prevents escape and that ultimate surrender is inevitable. In such a life there is no peace, but a constant strife between the insistence of desire and the powerlessness of will. In one way or another, if our life is to be great and free, we must escape this prison and this strife.
One way of escape is by philosophic contemplation. Philosophic contemplation does not, in its widest survey, divide the universe into two hostile camps--friends and foes, helpful and hostile, good and bad--it views the whole impartially. Philosophic contemplation, when it is unalloyed, does not aim at proving that the rest of the universe is akin to man. All acquisition of knowledge is an enlargement of the Self, but this enlargement is best attained when it is not directly sought. It is obtained when the desire for knowledge is alone operative, by a study which does not wish in advance that its objects should have this or that character, but adapts the Self to the characters which it finds in its objects. This enlargement of Self is not obtained when, taking the Self as it is, we try to show that the world is so similar to this Self that knowledge of it is possible without any admission of what seems alien.
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The true philosophic contemplation, on the contrary, finds its satisfaction in every enlargement of the not-Self, in everything that magnifies the objects contemplated, and thereby the subject contemplating. Everything, in contemplation, that is personal or private, everything that depends upon habit, self-interest, or desire, distorts the object, and hence impairs the union which the intellect seeks. By thus making a barrier between subject and object, such personal and private things become a prison to the intellect. The free intellect will see as God might see, without a _here_ and _now_, without hopes and fears, without the trammels of customary beliefs and traditional prejudices, calmly, dispassionately, in the sole and exclusive desire of knowledge--knowledge as impersonal, as purely contemplative, as it is possible for man to attain. Hence also the free intellect will value more the abstract and universal knowledge into which the accidents of private history do not enter, than the knowledge brought by the senses, and dependent, as such knowledge must be, upon an exclusive and personal point of view and a body whose sense-organs distort as much as they reveal.
The mind which has become accustomed to the freedom and impartiality of philosophic contemplation will preserve something of the same freedom and impartiality in the world of action and emotion. It will view its purposes and desires as parts of the whole, with the absence of insistence that results from seeing them as infinitesimal fragments in a world of which all the rest is unaffected by any one man's deeds. The impartiality which, in contemplation, is the unalloyed desire for truth, is the very same quality of mind which, in action, is justice, and in emotion is that universal love which can be given to all, and not only to those who are judged useful or admirable. Thus contemplation enlarges not only the objects of our thoughts, but also the objects of our actions and our affections: it makes us citizens of the universe, not only of one walled city at war with all the rest. In this citizenship of the universe consists man's true freedom, and his liberation from the thraldom of narrow hopes and fears.
1.16 - PRAYER, #The Perennial Philosophy, #Aldous Huxley, #Philosophy
You cannot possibly have any ill-temper, or show any unkind behaviour to a man for whose welfare you are so much concerned, as to be his advocate with God in private. For you cannot possibly despise and ridicule that man whom your private prayers recommend to the love and favour of God.
William Law
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Adoration is an activity of the loving, but still separate, individuality. Contemplation is the state of union with the divine Ground of all being. The highest prayer is the most passive. Inevitably; for the less there is of self, the more there is of God. That is why the path to passive, or infused contemplation is so hard and, for many, so painfula passage through successive or simultaneous Dark Nights, in which the pilgrim must the to the life of sense as an end in itself, to the life of private and even of traditionally hallowed thinking and believing, and finally to the deep source of all ignorance and evil, the life of the separate, individualized will.
next chapter: 1.17 - SUFFERING
1.17 - SUFFERING, #The Perennial Philosophy, #Aldous Huxley, #Philosophy
The urge-to-separateness, or craving for independent and individualized existence, can manifest itself on all the levels of life, from the merely cellular and physiological, through the instinctive, to the fully conscious. It can be the craving of a whole organism for an intensification of its separateness from the environment and the divine Ground. Or it can be the urge of a part within an organism for an intensification of its own partial life as distinct from (and consequently at the expense of) the life of the organism as a whole. In the first case we speak of impulse, passion, desire, self-will, sin; in the second, we describe what is happening as illness, injury, functional or organic disorder. In both cases the craving for separateness results in suffering, not only for the craver, but also for the cravers sentient environmento ther organisms in the external world, or other organs within the same organism. In one way suffering is entirely private; in another, fatally contagious. No living creature is able to experience the suffering of another creature. But the craving for separateness which, sooner or later, directly or indirectly, results in some form of private and unshareable suffering for the craver, also results, sooner or later, directly or indirectly, in suffering (equally private and unshareable) for others. Suffering and moral evil have the same sourcea craving for the intensification of the separateness which is the primary datum of all creatureliness.
It will be as well to illustrate these generalizations by a few examples. Let us consider first the suffering inflicted by living organisms on themselves and on other living organisms in the mere process of keeping alive. The cause of such suffering is the craving for individual existence, expressing itself specifically in the form of hunger. Hunger is entirely naturala part of every creatures dharma. The suffering it causes alike to the hungry and to those who satisfy their hunger is inseparable from the existence of sentient creatures. The existence of sentient creatures has a goal and purpose which is ultimately the supreme good of every one of them. But meanwhile the suffering of creatures remains a fact and is a necessary part of creatureliness. In so far as this is the case, creation is the beginning of the Fall. The consummation of the Fall takes place when creatures seek to intensify their separateness beyond the limits prescribed by the law of their being. On the biological level the Fall would seem to have been consummated very frequently during the course of evolutionary history.
1.18 - Asceticism, #Initiation Into Hermetics, #Franz Bardon, #Occultism
Somebody doing hard physical work would, indeed, be very foolish to deprive the body of substances absolutely necessary for its preservation, jus t because he is privately interested in yoga or mysticism. Such extremes would doubtlessly end up with serious and dangerous injuries to the health.
Vegetarianism is not implicitly important for the mental progress or the intellectual development, unless it is supposed to be a remedy to clean the body from slag. A temporary abstinence from meat or animal food is indicated only for very specific magic operations as a sort of preparation, and even then only for a certain period. All this is to be considered with respect to sexual life.
1.18 - The Perils of the Soul, #The Golden Bough, #James George Frazer, #Occultism
these private asylums or set traps for passing souls; it is their
profession, and in the exercise of it they are actuated by no harsh
1.19 - Tabooed Acts, #The Golden Bough, #James George Frazer, #Occultism
are identical with those observed by private persons out of regard
for the safety of their souls; and even of those which seem peculiar
1.20 - TANTUM RELIGIO POTUIT SUADERE MALORUM, #The Perennial Philosophy, #Aldous Huxley, #Philosophy
Turning to God without turning from self"the formula is absurdly simple; and yet, simple as it is, it explains all the follies and iniquities committed in the name of religion. Those who turn to God without turning from themselves are tempted to evil in several characteristic and easily recognizable ways. They are tempted, first of all, to practice magical rites, by means of which they hope to compel God to answer their petitions and, in general, to serve their private or collective ends. All the ugly business of sacrifice, incantation and what Jesus called vain repetition is a product of this wish to treat God as a means to indefinite self-aggrandisement, rather than as an end to be reached through total self-denial. Next, they are tempted to use the name of God to justify what they do in pursuit of place, power and wealth. And because they believe themselves to have divine justification for their actions, they proceed, with a good conscience, to perpetrate abominations, which nature, left to itself, would be ashamed to own. Throughout recorded history, an incredible sum of mischief has been done by ambitious idealists, self-deluded by their own verbiage and a lust for power, into a conviction that they were acting for the highest good of their fellow men. In the past, the justification for such wickedness was God or the Church, or the True Faith"; today idealists kill and torture and exploit in the name of the Revolution, the New Order, the World of the Common Man, or simply the Future. Finally there are the temptations which arise, when the falsely religious begin to acquire the powers which are the fruit of their pious and magical practices. For, let there be no mistake, sacrifice, incantation and vain repetition actually do produce fruits, especially when practised in conjunction with physical austerities. Men who turn towards God without turning away from themselves do not, of course, reach God; but if they devote themselves energetically enough to their pseudo-religion, they will get results. Some of these results are doubtless the product of auto-suggestion. (It was through vain repetition that Cou got his patients to cure themselves of their diseases.) Others are due, apparently, to that something not ourselves in the psychic medium that something which makes, not necessarily for righteousness, but always for power. Whether this something is a piece of secondh and objectivity, projected into the medium by the individual worshipper and his fellows and predecessors; whether it is a piece of first-hand objectivity, corresponding, on the psychic level, to the data of the material universe; or whether it is a combination of both these things, it is impossible to determine. All that need be said in this place is that people who turn towards God without turning from themselves often seem to acquire a knack of getting their petitions answered and sometimes develop considerable supernormal powers, such as those of psychic healing and extra-sensory perception. But, it may be asked: Is it necessarily a good thing to be able to get ones petitions answered in the way one wants them to be? And how far is it spiritually profitable to be possessed of these miraculous powers? These are questions which were considered in the section on Prayer and will be further discussed in the chapter on The Miraculous.
The Grand Augur, in his ceremonial robes, approached the shambles and thus addressed the pigs. How can you object to the? I shall fatten you for three months. I shall discipline myself for ten days and fast for three. I shall strew fine grass and place you bodily upon a carved sacrificial dish. Does not this satisfy you?
1.240 - Talks 2, #Talks, #Sri Ramana Maharshi, #Hinduism
H. H. The Maharajah of Mysore had a private interview with Sri
Bhagavan in the newly built bathroom from 9-15 to 9-30 a.m. His
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District Magistrate. Two aides-de-camp, the private Secretary to H. H. The
Maharajah, some officials of the Travancore State and an Advocate of
1.24 - RITUAL, SYMBOL, SACRAMENT, #The Perennial Philosophy, #Aldous Huxley, #Philosophy
That very large numbers of men and women have an ineradicable desire for rites and ceremonies is clearly demonstrated by the history of religion. Almost all the Hebrew prophets were opposed to ritualism. Rend your hearts and not your garments. I desire mercy and not sacrifice. I hate, I despise your feasts; I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. And yet, in spite of the fact that what the prophets wrote was regarded as divinely inspired, the Temple at Jerusalem continued to be, for hundreds of years after their time, the centre of a religion of rites, ceremonials and blood sacrifice. (It may be remarked in passing that the shedding of blood, ones own or that of animals or other human beings, seems to be a peculiarly efficacious way of constraining the occult or psychic world to answer petitions and confer supernormal powers. If this is a fact, as from the anthropological and antiquarian evidence it appears to be, it would supply yet another cogent reason for avoiding animal sacrifices, savage bodily austerities and even, since thought is a form of action, that imaginative gloating over spilled blood, which is so common in certain Christian circles.) What the Jews did in spite of their prophets, Christians have done in spite of Christ. The Christ of the Gospels is a preacher and not a dispenser of sacraments or performer of rites; he speaks against vain repetitions; he insists on the supreme importance of private worship; he has no use for sacrifices and not much use for the Temple. But this did not prevent historic Christianity from going its own, all too human, way. A precisely similar development took place in Buddhism. For the Buddha of the Pali scriptures, ritual was one of the fetters holding back the soul from enlightenment and liberation. Nevertheless, the religion he founded has made full use of ceremonies, vain repetitions and sacramental rites.
There would seem to be two main reasons for the observed developments of the historical religions. First, most people do not want spirituality or deliverance, but rather a religion that gives them emotional satisfactions, answers to prayer, supernormal powers and partial salvation in some sort of posthumous heaven. Second, some of those few who do desire spirituality and deliverance find that, for them, the most effective means to those ends are ceremonies, vain repetitions and sacramental rites. It is by participating in these acts and uttering these formulas that they are most powerfully reminded of the eternal Ground of all being; it is by immersing themselves in the symbols that they can most easily come through to that which is symbolized. Every thing, event or thought is a point of intersection between creature and Creator, between a more or less distant manifestation of God and a ray, so to speak, of the unmanifest Godhead; every thing, event or thought can therefore be made the doorway through which a soul may pass out of time into eternity. That is why ritualistic and sacramental religion can lead to deliverance. But at the same time every human being loves power and self-enhancement, and every hallowed ceremony, form of words or sacramental rite is a channel through which power can flow out of the fascinating psychic universe into the universe of embodied selves. That is why ritualistic and sacramental religion can also lead away from deliverance.
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Because of this indwelling of the Logos, writes Mr. Kenneth Saunders in his valuable study of the Fourth Gospel, the Gita and the Lotus Sutra, all things have a reality. They are sacraments, not illusions like the phenomenal word of the Vedanta. That the Logos is in things, lives and conscious minds, and they in the Logos, was taught much more emphatically and explicitly by the Vedantists than by the author of the Fourth Gospel; and the same idea is, of course, basic in the theology of Taoism. But though all things in fact exist at the intersection between a divine manifestation and a ray of the unmanifest Godhead, it by no means follows that everyone always knows that this is so. On the contrary, the vast majority of human beings believe that their own selfness and the objects around them possess a reality in themselves, wholly independent of the Logos. This belief leads them to identify their being with their sensations, cravings and private notions and in its turn this self-identification with what they are not effectively walls them off from divine influence and the very possibility of deliverance. To most of us on most occasions things are not symbols and actions are not sacramental; and we have to teach ourselves, consciously and deliberately, to remember that they are.
The world is imprisoned in its own activity, except when actions are performed as worship of God. Therefore you must perform every action sacramentally (as if it were yajna, the sacrifice that, in its divine Logos-essence, is identical with the Godhead to whom it is offered), and be free from all attachment to results.
1.25 - SPIRITUAL EXERCISES, #The Perennial Philosophy, #Aldous Huxley, #Philosophy
RITES, sacraments, ceremonies, liturgiesall these belong to public worship. They are devices, by means of which the individual members of a congregation are reminded of the true Nature of Things and of their proper relations to one another, the universe and God. What ritual is to public worship, spiritual exercises are to private devotion. They are devices to be used by the solitary individual when he enters into his closet, shuts the door and prays to his Father which is in secret. Like all other devices, from psalm singing to Swedish exercises and from logic to internal combustion engines, spiritual exercises can be used either well or badly. Some of those who use spiritual exercises make progress in the life of the spirit; others, using the same exercises, make no progress. To believe that their use either constitutes enlightenment, or guarantees it, is mere idolatry and superstition. To neglect them altogether, to refuse to find out whether and in what way they can help in the achievement of our final end, is nothing but self-opinionatedness and stubborn obscurantism.
St Franois de Sales used to say, I hear of nothing but perfection on every side, so far as talk goes; but I see very few people who really practice it. Everybody has his own notion of perfection. One man thinks it lies in the cut of his clothes, another in fasting, a third in almsgiving, or in frequenting the Sacraments, in meditation, in some special gift of contemplation, or in extraordinary gifts or graces but they are all mistaken, as it seems to me, because they confuse the means, or the results, with the end and cause.
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In the Orient the systematization of mental prayer was carried out at some unknown but certainly very early date. Both in India and China spiritual exercises (accompanied or preceded by more or less elaborate physical exercises, especially breathing exercises) are known to have been used several centuries before the birth of Christ. In the West, the monks of the Thebaid spent a good part of each day in meditatioq as a means to contemplation or the unitive knowledge of God; and at all periods of Christian history, more or less methodical mental prayer has been largely used to supplement the vocal praying of public and private worship. But the systematization of mental prayer into elaborate spiritual exercises was not undertaken, it would seem, until near the end of the Middle Ages, when reformers within the Church popularized this new form of spirituality in an effort to revivify a decaying monasticism and to reinforce the religious life of a laity that had been bewildered by the Great Schism and profoundly shocked by the corruption of the clergy. Among these early systematizers the most effective and influential were the canons of Windesheim, who were in close touch with the Brethren of the Common Life. During the later sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries spiritual exercises became, one might almost say, positively fashionable. The early Jesuits had shown what extraordinary transformations of character, what intensities of will and devotion, could be achieved by men systematically trained on the intellectual and imaginative exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola, and as the prestige of the Jesuits stood very high, at this time, in Catholic Europe, the prestige of spiritual exercises also stood high. Throughout the first century of the Counter-Reformation numerous systems of mental prayer (many of them, unlike the Ignatian exercises, specifically mystical) were composed, published and eagerly bought. After the Quietist controversy mysticism fell into disrepute and, along with mysticism, many of the once popular systems, which their authors had designed to assist the soul on the path towards contemplation. For more detailed information on this interesting and important subject the reader should consult Pourrats Christian Spirituality, Bede Frosts The Art of Mental Prayer, Edward Leens Progress through Mental Prayer and Aelfrida Tillyards Spiritual Exercises. Here it is only possible to give a few characteristic specimens from the various religious traditions.
Know that when you learn to lose yourself, you will reach the Beloved. There is no other secret to be learnt, and more than this is not known to me.
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Noverim me, noverim Te, St. Francis of Assisi used to repeat. Self-knowledge, leading to self-hatred and humility, is the condition of the love and knowledge of God. Spiritual exercises that make use of distractions have this great merit, that they increase self-knowledge. Every soul that approaches God must be aware of who and what it is. To practice a form of mental or vocal prayer that is, so to speak, above ones moral station is to act a lie: and the consequences of such lying are wrong notions about God, idolatrous worship of private and unrealistic phantasies and (for lack of the humility of self-knowledge) spiritual pride.
It is hardly necessary to add that this method has, like every other, its dangers as well as its advantages. For those who employ it there is a standing temptation to forget the end in the all too squalidly personal meansto become absorbed in a whitewashing or remorseful essay in autobiography to the exclusion of the pure Divinity, before whom the angry ape played all the fantastic tricks which he now so relishingly remembers.
1.28 - Need to Define God, Self, etc., #Magick Without Tears, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
But nobody else will have the same set of qualities in his private museum; you have, as every one has always done, made another God in your own image.
Then the Vedantists define God as "having neither quality nor quantity;" and some Yogis have a practice of setting up images to knock them down at once with "Not that! Not that!"
1.28 - The Killing of the Tree-Spirit, #The Golden Bough, #James George Frazer, #Occultism
of his private virtues. In some villages of the Ardennes a young man
of flesh and blood, dressed up in hay and straw, used to act the
1.300 - 1.400 Talks, #Talks, #Sri Ramana Maharshi, #Hinduism
H. H. The Maharajah of Mysore had a private interview with Sri
Bhagavan in the newly built bathroom from 9-15 to 9-30 a.m. His
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District Magistrate. Two aides-de-camp, the private Secretary to H. H. The
Maharajah, some officials of the Travancore State and an Advocate of
1.33 - The Golden Mean, #Magick Without Tears, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
So we had better mark that Strictly private, and forget it.
One point, however, we have forgotten: although my Libra inclinations do bias me personally, they also make me fair-minded, "a judge, and a good judge too" in the memorable phrase of the late William Schwenk Gilbert. So I will sum up what is to be said for and against this Golden Mean.
1.37 - Oriential Religions in the West, #The Golden Bough, #James George Frazer, #Occultism
subordinate their private interests to the common good. Men refused
to defend their country and even to continue their kind. In their
1.38 - The Myth of Osiris, #The Golden Bough, #James George Frazer, #Occultism
to repose in them. So to each of them privately she said that to
them alone she entrusted the burial of the body, and reminding them
1.39 - Continues the same subject and gives counsels concerning different kinds of temptation. Suggests two remedies by which we may be freed from temptations.135, #The Way of Perfection, #Saint Teresa of Avila, #Christianity
accustomed to depress us so that in time we withdraw from Communion and give up our private
prayer, because the devil suggests to us that we are not worthy to engage in it. When we come to
1.439, #Talks, #Sri Ramana Maharshi, #Hinduism
The English lady desired to have a private talk with Sri Bhagavan.
She began, I am returning to England. I leave this place this evening. I want to have the happiness of Self-Realisation in my home. Of course it is not easy in the West. But I shall strive for it.
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After his return from Europe, Mr. D. had a private interview with
Sri Bhagavan for a few minutes. He said that his former visit had
1.450 - 1.500 Talks, #Talks, #Sri Ramana Maharshi, #Hinduism
The English lady desired to have a private talk with Sri Bhagavan.
She began, "I am returning to England. I leave this place this evening. I want to have the happiness of Self-Realisation in my home. Of course it is not easy in the West. But I shall strive for it.
1.48 - Morals of AL - Hard to Accept, and Why nevertheless we Must Concur, #Magick Without Tears, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
Had Hitler been a less abnormal character, no great "Mischief," or at least a very different kind of "mischief," might have come of it. I think you have read Hitler speaks if not, do so his private conversation abounds in what sound almost like actual quotations from the Book of the Law. But he public man's private conversation can be repeated on the platform only at the risk of his political life; and he served up to the people only such concoctions as would tickle their gross palates. Worse still, he was the slave of his prophetic frenzy; he had not undertaken the balancing regimen of the Curriculum of AA; and, worst of all, he was very far indeed from being a full initiate, even in the loosest sense of the term. His Weltanschauung was accordingly a mass of personal and political prejudice; he had no true cosmic comprehension, no true appreciation of First Principles; and he was tossed about in every direction by the varied conflicting forces that naturally concentrated their energies ever more strenuously upon him as his personal position became more and more the dominating factor, first in domestic and then in European politics. I warned our S.H. Soror repeatedly that she ought to correct these tendencies; but she already saw the success of her plans within her grasp, and refused to believe that this success itself would alarm the world into combining to destroy him. "But we have the Book," she confidently retorted, failing to see that the other powers in extremity would be compelled to adopt those identical principles. Of course, as you know, it has happened as I foresaw; only a remnant of piety-purefied Prelates and sloppy sentimentalists still hold out against the Book of the Law, sabotage the victory, and will turn the Peace into a shambles of surrender if we are fools enough to give ear to their caterwauling as in the story of the highly-esteemed tomcat, when at last one of his fans obtained an interview; "all he could do was to talk about his operation."
Has this digression seemed too long? Ah, but it isn't a digression. Rightly considered, it strikes at the heart of your "difficulties."
1.62 - The Fire-Festivals of Europe, #The Golden Bough, #James George Frazer, #Occultism
winter celebration within doors lent it the character of a private
or domestic festivity, which contrasts strongly with the publicity
1.63 - Fear, a Bad Astral Vision, #Magick Without Tears, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
So, the noise making work rather difficult, one lies down in Shavasana (the "Corpse-Position" flat on the back, arms by sides, everything relaxed) or the Templar (Sleep of Siloam[119]) position, which is that of the Hanged Man in the Tarot. One then imagines a bomb dropping first in one place, then in another; one imagines the damage, and what one then has to do to counteract the new dangers perhaps a wall of your house has gone, and you must get clear before the roof falls in. And so on close the practice by a block-buster hitting you accurately on the tip of the nose.[120] This must be done realistically enough to make you actually afraid. But presently the fear wears off, and you get interested in your various adventures after each explosion: ambulance taking you to hospital, getting tools and digging out other people and so as far as your imagination takes you. After that comes yet another stage; your interest declines; you find yourself indifferent to the entire proceedings. After a few nights you can no longer distinguish between the real thing and your own private and peculiar Brock's Benefit. The fear will have vanished; familiarity breeds contempt. Finally, one is no longer even aware that the boys are out again on a lark.
Incidentally, one may draw a quite close parallel between these four stages and those accompanying Samadhi (probably listed in Mrs. Rhys David's book on Buddhist Psychology, or in Warren's bran-tub of translations from the Tripitaka, or Three baskets of the Dhamma. I haven't seen either book for forty years or more, don't remember the exact titles; scholars would help us to dig them out, but it isn't worth while. I recall the quintessence accurately enough.
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Well, let us hope that I've got it all down fairly well this time, and that you will find it work. For I confess to a touch of my Mariana-in-the-moated-Grange complex: I've been umpteen hours on this letter, and I must have killed a Cakkravarti-Rajah, or wounded the body of a Buddha, in my last incarnation, or Tahuti (hang it all! I have been most devoted to him all my life) would have let me have a secretary. Well, that's that: so now to turn the Flak on to your so-called "Astral Flight." What a Tail spin! (Here I dash my turban to the ground! Here I deliver you to Eblis, and reserve a private box for you in Jehannum! Here I melt into salt tears, and think of all the other Gurus that have had to bear it.)
Astral Flight!!!!!!!!
1.70 - Morality 1, #Magick Without Tears, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
But as to your own wit of judgment as to the general rules of your own private Code of Morals, what is "right" and what is "wrong" for you, that will emerge only from long self-analysis such as is the chief work of the Sword in the process of your Initiation.
Love is the law, love under will.
1.72 - Education, #Magick Without Tears, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
Yet one last point. I am as near seventy as makes no matter, and I am still learning with all my might. All my life I have been taught: governesses, private tutors, schools, private and public, the best of the Universities: how little I know! I have traveled all over the world in all conditions, from "grand seigneur," to "holy man;" how little I know!
What then of the ninety-and-nine, dragged by the ears through suicide examinations, and kicked out of school into factory in their teens? They have learnt only just enough to facilitate the swallowing of the gross venal lies of the radio and the Yellow Press; or, if mother-wit has chanced to warn them, they learn a little very little more, getting their Science from a Shilling Handbook and so on, till they know just enough to become dangerous agitators.
1.76 - The Gods - How and Why they Overlap, #Magick Without Tears, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
For, as I have explained in a previous letter, Gods are people: macrocosms, not mere collocations of the elements, planets and signs as are most of the angels, intelligences and spirits. It is interesting to note that Gabriel in particular seems to be more than one of these; he enjoys the divine privilege of being himself. Between you and me and the pylon, I suspect that Gabriel who gave the Q'uran to Mohammed was in reality a "Master" or messenger of some such person, more or less as Aiwass describes himself as "...the minister of Hoor-paar-kraat." (AL I, 7) His name implies some such function; for G.B.R. is Mercury between the Two Greater Lights, Sol and Luna. This seems to mean that he is something more than a lunar or terrestrial archangel; as he would appear to be from 777. (There now! That was my private fiend again the Demon of Digression. Back to our Gods!) 777 itself, to say nothing of The Golden Bough and the Good Lord knows how many other similar monuments of lexicography (for really they are little more), is our text-book. We are bound to note at once that the Gods sympathise, run into one another, coalesce much more closely than any other of the Orders of Being. There is not really much in common between a jackal and a beetle, or between a wolf and an owl, although they are grouped under Pisces or Aries respectively. But Adonis, Attis, Osiris, Melcarth, Mithras, Marsyas a whole string of them comes tripping off the tongue. They all have histories; their birth, their life, their death, their subsequent career; all goes naturally with them exactly as if they were (say) a set of warriors, painters, anything superbly human. We feel instinctively that we know them, or at least know of them in the same sense that we know of our fellow men and women; and that is a sense which never so much as occurs to us when we discuss Archangels. The great exception is the Holy Guardian Angel; and this as I have shewn in another letter is for exactly the same reason; He is a Person, a macrocosmic Individual. (We do not know about his birth and so on; but that is because he is, so to speak, a private God; he only appears to the world at all through some reference to him by his client; for instance, the genius or Augoeides of Socrates).
Let us see how this works in practice. Consider Zeus, Jupiter, Amon- Ra, Indra, etc., we can think of them as the same identical people known and described by Greeks, Romans, Egyptians and Hindus; they differ as Mont Cervin differs from Monte Silvio and the Matterhorn.
1916 12 14p, #Prayers And Meditations, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
I hail Thee, O Lord, and bow before Thee. But I shall not write, for Thou hast just told me, in reply to a question about the present meditation: We have had a private conversation which even thy own physical ears should not hear.
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1951-02-26 - On reading books - gossip - Discipline and realisation - Imaginary stories- value of - Private lives of big men - relaxation - Understanding others - gnostic consciousness, #Questions And Answers 1950-1951, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
object:1951-02-26 - On reading books - gossip - Discipline and realisation - Imaginary stories- value of - private lives of big men - relaxation - Understanding others - gnostic consciousness
author class:The Mother
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When one reads ordinary books, one has the impression of entering into the mind of the author and that is not always pleasant. I have also noticed that when one talks about business or work with an outsider, the conversation can be good and interesting, but as soon as one talks with the same person about his private life, the conversation immediately becomes painful.
Yes, because work, especially if it is technical work, is the expression of the best in the man, while in his private life he comes down to a lower level, with very few exceptions. So many remarkable scholars, writers, artists who produce remarkable things, once they enter their homes, become detestable husbands, unpleasant fathers, intolerable people for those who are around them. And I am speaking of an lite, those who make special studies, discoveries, who run big institutions: outside, they are uncommon people, men of great abilities; back home they become commonplace and often unbearable they have a nice time, they take rest, relax themselves. And if they begin to amuse themselves, thats the end of it all! I knew people of great intelligence, admirable artists who, as soon as they began to relax, became utterly foolish! They did the most vulgar things, behaved like ill-bred children they were relaxing. Everything comes from this need of relaxation; and what does that mean for most men? It means, always, coming down to a lower level. They do not know that for a true relaxation one must rise one degree higher, one must rise above oneself. If one goes down, it adds to ones fatigue and brings a stupefaction. Besides, each time one comes down, one increases the load of the subconscientthis huge subconscient load which one must clean and clean if one wants to mount, and which is like fetters on the feet. But it is difficult to teach that, for one must know it oneself before one can teach it to others.
This is never told to children, they are allowed to commit all the stupidities in the world under the pretext that they need relaxation.
1954-04-07 - Communication without words - Uneven progress - Words and the Word, #Questions And Answers 1954, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
In ordinary life, with ordinary people, this happen all the time. For instance, take someone who is studying, workinga scientist making discoveries. He progresses in his studies, he knows more and more. But as he does not take any care of his inner life or private life or outward life, he may become more and more backward or unconscious or even full of nasty defects; even though he progresses from the scientific point of view, as a man he may become an absolutely regrettable being. Thats quite a frequent occurrence. And for oneself, if one does not take good care, one may have a part which is progressing and another thats going backward. If one does not keep a close watch, if one does not control ones outer movements, if one does not take a special care not to allow the vital to go according to its own fancy, well, he will suddenly realise that he has formed very bad habits and is following a very nasty road though the mental part of the being was full of aspiration and progressing in knowledge and even in the spiritual life. If one does not pay attention, things slide very easily into a hole: one takes a false step, then slips and suddenly bumps against the bottom of the hole. Then one asks oneself, But how did this come about? What happened? Simply a false step: you did not take care, you allowed that part of the being to draw you into its own field; because you did not pull it out of its way, did not compel it to follow you, it now drags you back instead.
If one wants to lead the spiritual life, one must not be three-fourths asleep. It is necessary to be wide awake and very attentive, otherwise you are like a little boat upon a river or a great sea with terrible currents, and if you are not alert, if you do not pay close heed to these currents, if you relax, relax your vigilance, all of a sudden you find that you are at the other end from where you wanted to go! You are carried away, just like that, quite naturally. Why, yes, I wanted to go there and I find myself here!
1.A - ANTHROPOLOGY, THE SOUL, #Philosophy of Mind, #unset, #Zen
moulded world (of his private interests and narrow relationships) which appear there. Scientific theories and philosophic conceptions or general truths require a different soil - require an intelligence which has risen out of the inarticulate mass of mere sensitivity to free consciousness. It is foolish therefore to expect revelations about the higher ideas from the somnambulist state.
(b) Where a human being's senses and intellect are sound, he is fully and intelligently alive to that reality of his which gives concrete filling to his individuality: but he is awake to it in the form of interconnection between himself and the features of that reality conceived as an external and a separate world, and he is aware that this world is in itself also a complex of interconnections of a practically intelligible kind. In his subjective ideas and plans he has also before him this causally connected scheme of things he calls his world and the series of means which bring his ideas and his purposes into adjustment with the objective existences, which are also means and ends to each other. At the same time, this world which is outside him has its threads in him to such a degree that it is these threads which make him what he really is: he too would become extinct if these externalities were to disappear, unless by the aid of religion, subjective reason, and character, he is in a remarkable degree selfsupporting and independent of them. But, then, in the latter case he is less susceptible of the psychical state here spoken of. - As an illustration of that identity with the surroundings may be noted the effect produced by the death of beloved relatives, friends, etc. on those left behind, so that the one dies or pines away with the loss of the other. (Thus Cato, after the downfall of the Roman republic, could live no longer: his inner reality was neither wider nor higher than it.) Compare home-sickness, and the like.
(c) But when all that occupies the waking consciousness, the world outside it and its relationship to that world, is under a veil, and the soul is thus sunk in sleep (in magnetic sleep, in catalepsy, and other diseases, for example, those connected with female development, or at the approach of death, etc.), then that immanent actuality of the individual remains the same substantial total as before, but now as a purely sensitive life with an inward vision and an inward consciousness. And because it is the adult, formed, and developed consciousness which is degraded into this state of sensitivity, it retains along with its content a certain nominal self-hood, a formal vision and awareness, which, however, does not go so far as the conscious judgement or discernment by which its contents, when it is healthy and awake, exist for it as an outward objectivity. The individual is thus a monad which is inwardly aware of its actuality - a genius which beholds itself. The characteristic point in such knowledge is that the very same facts (which for the healthy consciousness are an objective practical reality, and to know which, in its sober moods, it needs the intelligent chain of means and conditions in all their real expansion) are now immediately known and perceived in this immanence. This perception is a sort of clairvoyance; for it is a consciousness living in the undivided substantiality of the genius, and finding itself in the very heart of the interconnection, and so can dispense with the series of conditions, external one to another, which lead up to the result - conditions which cool reflection has in succession to traverse and in so doing feels the limits of its own external individuality. But such clairvoyance - just because its dim and turbid vision does not present the facts in a rational interconnection - is for that very reason at the mercy of every private contingency of feeling and fancy, etc. - not to mention that foreign suggestions (see later) intrude into its vision. It is thus impossible to make out whether what the clairvoyants really see preponderates over what they deceive themselves in. - But it is absurd to treat this visionary state as a sublime mental phase and as a truer state, capable of conveying general truths.[5]
[5] Plato had a better idea of the relation of prophecy generally to the state of sober consciousness than many moderns, who supposed that the Platonic language on the subject of enthusiasm authorized their belief in the sublimity of the revelations of somnambulistic vision. Plato says in the Timaeus (p. 71),
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407 (aa) The sensitive totality is, in its capacity as individual, essentially the tendency to distinguish itself in itself, and to wake up to the judgement in itself, in virtue of which it has particular feelings and stands as a subject in respect of these aspects of itself. The subject as such gives these feelings a place as its own in itself. In these private and personal sensations it is immersed, and at the same time, because of the 'ideality' of the particulars, it combines itself in them with itself as a subjective unit. In this way it is self- feeling, and is so at the same time only in the particular feeling.
408 (bb) In consequence of the immediacy, which still marks the self-feeling, i.e. in consequence of the element of corporeality which is still undetached from the mental life, and as the feeling too is itself particular and bound up with a special corporeal form, it follows that although the subject has been brought to acquire intelligent consciousness, it is still susceptible of disease, so far as to remain fast in a special phase of its self-feeling, unable to refine it to 'ideality' and get the better of it. The fully furnished self of intelligent consciousness is a conscious subject, which is consistent in itself according to an order and behaviour which follows from its individual position and its connection with the external world, which is no less a world of law. But when it is engrossed with a single phase of feeling, it fails to assign that phase its proper place and due subordination in the individual system of the world which a conscious subject is. In this way the subject finds itself in contradiction between the totality systematized in its consciousness, and the single phase or fixed idea which is not reduced to its proper place and rank. This is Insanity or mental Derangement.
1.ey - Socrates, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
In private audience; all the livelong night
Rigid in thought and motionless he stands,
1f.lovecraft - A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
Gerrard-Street, Soho, till that Tavern was sold and made into a private
Dwelling; after which Event we movd our Gatherings successively to
1f.lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
camera films for private development later on; so that part of my
present story will be as new to Pabodie, McTighe, Ropes, Sherman, and
1f.lovecraft - He, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
a private estate, beyond which I could see a pale cupola, and the tops
of trees waving against a vague lightness in the sky. In this wall was
1f.lovecraft - Herbert West-Reanimator, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
delirium. West had a private laboratory in an east room of the
barn-like temporary edifice, assigned him on his plea that he was
1f.lovecraft - Ibid, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
It was captured by the private soldier Read-em-and-Weep Hopkins, who
not long after traded it to Rest-in-Jehovah Stubbs for a quid of new
1f.lovecraft - Medusas Coil, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
magical cult, and that henceforward she would be merely a private
gentlewomanthe future mistress of Riverside, and mother of de Russys
1f.lovecraft - Out of the Aeons, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
a former private mansion with an added wing in the rear, and was a
source of pride to its austere neighbours until the recent terrible
1f.lovecraft - Pickmans Model, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
privateersand I tell you, people knew how to live, and how to enlarge
the bounds of life, in the old times! This wasnt the only world a bold
1f.lovecraft - The Call of Cthulhu, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
natural; though privately I suspected young Wilcox of having heard of
the cult in some indirect way, and of having invented a series of
1f.lovecraft - The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
From a private hospital for the insane near Providence, Rhode Island,
there recently disappeared an exceedingly singular person. He bore the
--
private letters and diaries of the period reveal, too, a multitude of
other reasons why Joseph Curwen was marvelled at, feared, and finally
--
infinite rum, slave, and molasses sloops, the rakish privateers, and
the great brigs of the Browns, Crawfords, and Tillinghasts, all made
--
search in the archives of a private collector of note, observing with
amusement the meaningless urbanity of the language:
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shortly before his first reputed madness in the private collection of
Melville F. Peters, Esq., of George St., and covering this and a
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Abraham Whipple, a privateersman of phenomenal boldness and energy who
could be counted on to lead in any active measures needed. These men,
--
farm by a large raiding-party of seasoned privateersmen and given one
decisive chance to explain himself. If he proved a madman, amusing
--
the private archives of the Smith family where Charles Ward found it,
ran as follows:
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sworn and tested sailors and faithful old privateersmen in the Brown
warehouses by night that we must look for the main fruits of Weedens
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libraries he visited. In applying to private families for records
thought to be in their possession he made no concealment of his object,
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private collector. He avoided acquaintances, and no tourists brought
back reports of having seen him. Then came a silence, and in October
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to his inviolably private domain as a sleeping apartment. Here he
lived, with books brought up from his library beneath, till the time he
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picturesquely situated private hospital maintained by Dr. Waite on
Conanicut Island in the bay, and subjected to the closest scrutiny and
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undoubtedly as stark mad as any inmate of Dr. Waites private hospital.
He dropped the electric torch from a hand drained of muscular power or
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visited the room of Charles Dexter Ward at Dr. Waites private hospital
on Conanicut Island. The youth, though making no attempt to evade his
1f.lovecraft - The Curse of Yig, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
Dr. McNeill told me the story in his private office as I sprawled
opposite him in an easy-chair. The gold and crimson of late afternoon
1f.lovecraft - The Diary of Alonzo Typer, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
Mr. Typer was educated privately and at Columbia and Heidelberg
Universities. All his life was spent as a student; the field of his
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phenomena were privately printed after rejection by many publishers. He
resigned from the Society for Psychical Research in 1902 after a series
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their children privately and at European colleges. Those of them who
went out into the world were soon lost to sight, though not before
1f.lovecraft - The Disinterment, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
enjoyed a tolerable though almost completely private existence during
my colleagues absence. It was during this time that I read many of the
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hideous tomes from his private library.
For a long moment I gloated over the prospect before me, and then,
1f.lovecraft - The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
The upper parts of the rock held more temples than private homes, and
in numerous hewn chambers were found terrible carven altars and
1f.lovecraft - The Electric Executioner, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
stock records, securities, and private papers, and leaving the whole
clerical and financial situation in dire confusion.
--
I was to start that night, using the presidents private car as far as
Mexico City, after which I would have to take a narrow-gauge railway to
--
in the ease of the private car so thoughtfully assigned me; reading my
instructions with care, and formulating plans for the capture of Feldon
--
start, my private car was detached from the transcontinental train and
joined to an engine specially ordered by telegraph to take it southward
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first-class ticket, obtained my valise from the sidetracked private
car, telegraphed both President McComb and Jackson of what had
--
on the machine in President McCombs private car.
So in the end I went home still puzzledmercifully puzzled, perhaps.
The private car was repaired when I got back to Quertaro, but my
greatest relief was crossing the Rio Grande into El Paso and the
1f.lovecraft - The Horror at Red Hook, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
interest, and had in many instances been called upon to aid the private
detectives. In this work it developed that Suydams new associates were
1f.lovecraft - The Horror in the Burying-Ground, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
There would be three livery hacks and any number of private rigs in the
cavalcadeno use trying to keep the crowd away from the graves.
1f.lovecraft - The Horror in the Museum, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
offering you a private view. It may besubject, of course, to Mr.
Rogers wishesthat we shall destroy the specimen some daybut that
1f.lovecraft - The Last Test, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
to private practice amidst his ceaseless quest for truth, he had lost
the physicians instinct of first aid, and could only call out her name
1f.lovecraft - The Shadow out of Time, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
were casual, and such as might have been learned from my old private
papers. About the middle of August I returned to Arkham and reopened my
1f.lovecraft - The Shadow over Innsmouth, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
around me seemed somehow more terrifying than the fronts of private
houses. At last I saw the ancient arcaded stationor what was left of
1f.lovecraft - The Shunned House, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
privateersman, Capt. Whipple, who burnt His Majestys armed schooner
Gaspee in 1772had voted in the legislature on May 4, 1776, for the
--
privateersman, and served with distinction on the Vigilant under Capt.
Cahoone in the War of 1812. He returned unharmed, married in 1814, and
1f.lovecraft - The Thing on the Doorstep, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
his private education and coddled seclusion had something to do with
his premature flowering. An only child, he had organic weaknesses which
1f.lovecraft - The Trap, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
tutor at the private school of my old friend Browne on a windy
Connecticut hillsideoccupying an unused wing in one of the
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productbut I privately realize that my paper-weight is an antique of
far subtler and more paleogean craftsmanship. Still, I do not
1f.lovecraft - The Whisperer in Darkness, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
deeply interesting. This is private. Publicly I am on your side, for
certain things shew me that it does not do for people to know too
much about these matters. My own studies are now wholly private, and
I would not think of saying anything to attract peoples attention
1.jk - Otho The Great - Act II, #Keats - Poems, #John Keats, #Poetry
Conrad, we would be private. Sigifred!
Off! And none pass this way on pain of death!
1.jk - Otho The Great - Act III, #Keats - Poems, #John Keats, #Poetry
And question them in private ; for perhaps,
By patient scrutiny, we may discover
1.jlb - Plainness, #Borges - Poems, #Jorge Luis Borges, #Poetry
Here habits and minds and the private language
all families invent
1.lla - Your way of knowing is a private herb garden, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
object:1.lla - Your way of knowing is a private herb garden
author class:Lalla
--
English version by Coleman Barks Original Language Kashmiri Your way of knowing is a private herb garden. Enclose it with a hedge of meditation, and self-discipline, and helpfulness to others. Then everything you've done before will be brought as a sacrifice to the mother goddess. And each day, as you eat the herbs, your garden grows more bare and empty. [bk1sm.gif] -- from Naked Song, by Lalla / Translated by Coleman Barks <
1.lovecraft - Theodore Roosevelt, #Lovecraft - Poems, #unset, #Zen
To private, as to public virtue true.
In thee did such transcendent greatness gleam,
1.pbs - War, #Shelley - Poems, #Percy Bysshe Shelley, #Fiction
Not whilst for private pique the public fall,
And one frail mortal's mandate governs all.
1.rb - Garden Francies, #Browning - Poems, #Robert Browning, #Poetry
When he'd be private, there might he spend
Hours alone in his lady's chamber:
1.rb - Sordello - Book the Fourth, #Browning - Poems, #Robert Browning, #Poetry
"For private wrong, let public good suffice!"
In fine, young Salinguerra's staunchest friends
1.rt - Fireflies, #Tagore - Poems, #Rabindranath Tagore, #Poetry
ladled into his private pond.
In the shady depth of life
1.rwe - The Adirondacs, #Emerson - Poems, #Ralph Waldo Emerson, #Philosophy
A private beam into each several heart.
Daily the bending skies solicit man,
1.rwe - The Poet, #Emerson - Poems, #Ralph Waldo Emerson, #Philosophy
And rived the dark with private ray:
They overleapt the horizon's edge,
1.rwe - Threnody, #Emerson - Poems, #Ralph Waldo Emerson, #Philosophy
Taught thee each private sign to raise
Lit by the supersolar blaze.
--
Ascendant in the private soul,
Beckon it when to go and come,
1.rwe - To Rhea, #Emerson - Poems, #Ralph Waldo Emerson, #Philosophy
Not for a private good,
But I from my beatitude,
1.tm - A Messenger from the Horizon, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
Original Language English Look, a naked runner A messenger, Following the wind From budding hills. By sweet sunstroke Wounded and signed, (He is therefore sacred) Silence is his way. Rain is his own Most private weather. Amazement is his star. O stranger, Our early hope Flies fast by, A mute comet, an empty sun. Adam is his name! O primeval angel Virgin brother of astonishment, Born of one word, one bare Inquisitive diamond. O blessed, Invulnerable cry, O unplanned Saturday, O lucky father! Come without warning A friend of hurricanes, Lightning in your bones! We will open to you The sun-door, the noble eye! Open to rain, to somersaulting air, To everything that swims, To skies that wake, Flare and applaud. (It is too late, he flies the other way Wrapping his honesty in rain.) --- Pardon all runners, All speechless, alien winds, All mad waters. Pardon their impulses, Their wild attitudes, Their young flights, their reticence. When a message has no clothes on How can it be spoken. [1499.jpg] -- from Selected Poems of Thomas Merton, by Thomas Merton
1.whitman - A Riddle Song, #Whitman - Poems, #unset, #Zen
Indifferently, 'mid public, private haunts, in solitude,
Behind the mountain and the wood,
1.whitman - Me Imperturbe, #Whitman - Poems, #unset, #Zen
Me private, or public, or menial, or solitaryall these subordinate,
(I am eternally equal with the bestI am not subordinate
1.whitman - Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking, #Whitman - Poems, #unset, #Zen
But edging near as privately for me rustling at my feet,
Creeping thence steadily up to my ears and laving me softly all over,
1.whitman - Respondez!, #Whitman - Poems, #unset, #Zen
(Stifled, O days! O lands! in every public and private corruption!
Smother'd in thievery, impotence, shamelessness, mountain-high;
1.whitman - Sea-Shore Memories, #Whitman - Poems, #unset, #Zen
But edging near, as privately for me, rustling at my feet,
Creeping thence steadily up to my ears, and laving me softly all
1.whitman - Song of Myself, #Whitman - Poems, #unset, #Zen
And I swear I will never translate myself at all, only to him or her who privately stays with me in the open air.
If you would understand me go to the heights or water-shore,
1.whitman - Song Of Myself- XLVII, #Whitman - Poems, #unset, #Zen
And I swear I will never translate myself at all, only to him or her who privately stays with me in the open air.
If you would understand me go to the heights or water-shore,
1.whitman - Spontaneous Me, #Whitman - Poems, #unset, #Zen
The rich coverlid of the grassanimals and birdsthe private
untrimm'd bankthe primitive applesthe pebble-stones,
1.ww - 2- The White Doe Of Rylstone, Or, The Fate Of The Nortons, #Wordsworth - Poems, #unset, #Zen
If, when at home our private weal
Hath suffered from the shock of zeal,
1.ww - A Farewell, #Wordsworth - Poems, #unset, #Zen
These narrow bounds contain our private store
Of things earth makes, and sun doth shine upon;
1.ww - Book Fourteenth [conclusion], #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
Each into commerce with his private thoughts:
Thus did we breast the ascent, and by myself
--
Tamper with conscience from a private aim;
Nor was in any public hope the dupe
--
But, under pressure of a private grief,
Keen and enduring, which the mind and heart,
1.ww - Book Fourth [Summer Vacation], #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
Of poesy, affecting private shades
Like a sick Lover, then this dog was used
--
Of my own private being and no more;
Which I had loved, even as a blessed spirit
1.ww - Book Seventh [Residence in London], #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
An English ballad-singer. private courts,
Gloomy as coffins, and unsightly lanes
--
In public room or private, park or street,
Each fondly reared on his own pedestal,
1.ww - Lines Written As A School Exercise At Hawkshead, Anno Aetatis 14, #Wordsworth - Poems, #unset, #Zen
The gentler manners of the private dome;
When Virtue weeps in agony of woe,
1.ww - The Excursion- V- Book Fouth- Despondency Corrected, #Wordsworth - Poems, #unset, #Zen
And, in the private regions of the mind,
Ill-governed passions, ranklings of despite,
1.ww - The Excursion- VII- Book Sixth- The Churchyard Among the Mountains, #Wordsworth - Poems, #unset, #Zen
As their own private monument: for this
Was the particular spot, in which they wished 0
1.ww - The Recluse - Book First, #Wordsworth - Poems, #unset, #Zen
In fond obedience to her private thoughts
To speak of her dead husband; is there not
1.ww - Vaudracour And Julia, #Wordsworth - Poems, #unset, #Zen
Under a private signet of the State.
One the rash Youth's ungovernable hand
--
For him, by private influence with the Court,
Was pardon gained, and liberty procured;
1.ww - Yarrow Revisited, #Wordsworth - Poems, #unset, #Zen
No public and no private care
The freeborn mind enthralling,
2.01 - Habit 1 Be Proactive, #The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, #Stephen Covey, #unset
Part Two - private Victory
Habit 1: Be Proactive -- Principles of Personal Vision
2.01 - On Books, #Evening Talks With Sri Aurobindo, #unset, #Zen
"I was not appointed in the Khangi [Interior] Department at Baroda and I was not the private Secretary though I acted as one in the absence of the secretary. It was only during the Kashmere tour that I was the private Secretary to the Maharaja. But I had several tussles with him and he did not want to repeat the experiment."
"He states that I was invited to all the dinners and banquets well, I never went to any State-dinner or banquet. Only I used to be called privately to dinner and I attended."
[1] Swami Jnanananda was originally the son of a Zamindar in Andhra. After Sannyas he went to North India and became a scientist. He went to Prague and Liverpool and was in the National Physical Laboratory, Delhi.
2.01 - On the Concept of the Archetype, #The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious, #Carl Jung, #Psychology
Ximena de Angulo, privately issued in Spring (New York), 1943. Editors.]
i. ON THE CONCEPT OF THE ARCHETYPE
2.03 - Karmayogin A Commentary on the Isha Upanishad, #Isha Upanishad, #unset, #Zen
proportion the one law of restraint in their private ethics. Their
idea of deity was confined to the beautiful and brilliant rabble
--
labour. Rank and private property begin to emerge; inequality
has begun. The more various activities, the more varied experience, the less primitive range of desires and the need of a wider
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no distinction between private and public life. Its nature had not
changed; it was as rigid and inexorable in its demands, as intolerant of individual originality and independence; its sanctions
2.03 - On Medicine, #Evening Talks With Sri Aurobindo, #unset, #Zen
Sri Aurobindo: By liberality Idon't mean generosity but a sort of freedom of consciousness and a certain fairness. Because of these, along with their public spirit, there is not such confusion in public life in England as in France or in America. The English can vehemently criticise one another in the press even personally but that does not affect their private relationship. You have seen how Brailsford has attacked Chamberlain; but their friendship, or private relations, won't be affected by that.
Disciple: That might be only for show.
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Sri Aurobindo: Yes. The Japanese are very polite in their manners and conduct, they don't admit you to their private life. They have a wonderful power of self-control. They don't lose their temper or quarrel with you; but if their honour is violated they may kill you. They can be bitter enemies. And where honour is concerned, if they do not kill you, they may kill themselves at your door. For instance, if a Japanese killed himself at an Englishman's door it would be impossible for the latter to live there any more. Even in crime the Japanese have a strange sense of values. If a robber entered a house and the householder told him that he required some money, the robber would part with some of it; but if he said that he had a debt of honour to pay, then the robber would leave all the money and go away. Imagine such a housebreaker in England or America! The Japanese also have a high sense of chivalry. In the Russo-Japanese war when the Russians were defeated the Mikado almost shed tears thinking of the Czar of Russia! That was his sense of chivalry.
When a congregation of fifty thousand persons was caught in a fire due to an earthquake there was not a single cry, not a mutter. All men were standing up and chanting a Buddhist hymn. That is a heroic people with wonderful self-control.
2.05 - Apotheosis, #The Hero with a Thousand Faces, #Joseph Campbell, #Mythology
that weave around them their private webs of unreal terrors and
ambivalent attractions; the patient released from these finds
2.05 - On Poetry, #Evening Talks With Sri Aurobindo, #unset, #Zen
And as to his second point about building on common earth, it may be that the poet may not build for all, he may have a private chapel. The artist creates moved by an inner urge, not according to any ulterior motive, or consideration for the mass.
Disciple: Tagore also says that even if the artist sees a heavenly vision he will build his heaven on earth.
2.06 - The Wand, #Liber ABA, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
90:Each must decide for himself whether this is a wise course to pursue. But it certainly seems easier to strip off first the things which can easily be done without. WEH footnote: Among those who might find the ego an unwise first choice to attack are those who confuse it with a sense of private property. Many petty thieves use denial of the ego as an excuse. Three book-thieves and any number of shop-lifters come to mind.
91:The majority of people will find most trouble with the Emotions, and thoughts which excite them.
2.07 - I Also Try to Tell My Tale, #The Castle of Crossed Destinies, #Italo Calvino, #Fiction
Let us stop and think. If you consider carefully, the element common to both stories is the relationship with a fierce animal, the dragon-enemy or the lion-friend. The dragon menaces the city; the lion, solitude. We can consider them a single animal: the fierce beast we encounter both outside and inside ourselves, in public and in private. There is a guilty way of inhabiting the city: accepting the conditions of the fierce beast, giving him our children to eat. There is a guilty way of inhabiting solitude: believing we are serene because the fierce beast has been made harmless by a thorn in his paw. The hero of the story is he who in the city aims the point of his lance at the dragon's throat, and in solitude keeps the lion with him in all its strength, accepting it as guard and domestic genie, but without hiding from himself its animal nature.
So I have succeeded in coming to a conclusion, I can consider myself satisfied. But will I not have been too pontifical? I reread. Shall I tear it all up? Let us see. The first thing to be said is that the Saint George-Saint Jerome story is not one with a before and an after: we are in the center of a room with figures who present themselves to our view all together. The character in question either succeeds in being warrior and sage in everything he does and thinks, or he will be no one, and the same beast is at once dragon-enemy in the daily massacre of the city and lion-guard in the space of thoughts: and he does not allow himself to be confronted except in the two forms together.
2.08 - AT THE STAR THEATRE (II), #The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, #Sri Ramakrishna, #Hinduism
After the performance Girish conducted Sri Ramakrishna to his private room in the theatre. He said to the Master, "Would you care to see the farce, Vivaha Vibhrata [The Confusion of Marriage']?"
MASTER: "Oh, no! Why something like that after the life of Prahlada? I once said to the leader of a theatrical troupe, 'End your performance with some religious talk.' We have been listening to such wonderful spiritual conversation; and now to see 'The Confusion of Marriage'! A worldly topic! We should become our old selves again. We should return to our old mood."
2.08 - Three Tales of Madness and Destruction, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
Even our less contemplative fellow guest, otherwise known as the Queen of Swords or Lady Macbeth, at the sight of The Hermit's card seems distraught: perhaps she sees there another ghostly apparition, the hooded shade of the butchered Banquo, advancing with difficulty along the corridors of the castle, to sit down uninvited at the place of honor at the banquet, shaking his gory locks into the soup. Or else she recognizes her husb and in person, Macbeth, who has murdered sleep: by the lantern's glow in the night he visits the guests' rooms, hesitating like a mosquito who dislikes staining the pillowcases. My hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white!, his wife taunts and drives him, but this does not mean she is so much worse than he: they have shared the roles like a devoted couple, marriage is the encounter of two egoisms that grind each other reciprocally and from which spread the cracks in the foundations of civilized society, the pillars of public welfare stand on the viper's eggshells of private barbarity.
And yet we have seen that in The Hermit, with far more verisimilitude, King Lear has recognized himself, outcast and mad, roaming in search of the angelic Cordelia (there, Temperance is another lost card, and it is all his fault, this time), the daughter he failed to understand and unjustly drove out while lending credence to the lying treachery of Regan and Goneril. With daughters, whatever a father does is wrong: authoritarian or permissive, parents can never expect to be thanked. The generations stare at each other grimly, they speak only to misunderstand each other, to trade blame for growing up unhappy and dying disappointed.
2.09 - THE MASTERS BIRTHDAY, #The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, #Sri Ramakrishna, #Hinduism
"To sit with a woman or talk to her a long time has also been described as a kind of sexual intercourse. There are eight kinds. To listen to a woman and enjoy her conversation is one kind; to speak about a woman is another kind; to whisper to her privately is a third kind; to keep something belonging to a woman and enjoy it is a fourth kind; to touch her is a fifth. Therefore a sannysi should not salute his guru's young wife, touching her feet. These are the rules for sannysis.
Householders discipline
2.0 - THE ANTICHRIST, #Twilight of the Idols, #Friedrich Nietzsche, #Philosophy
the heart of every private virtue, becomes a God for everybody, he
retires from active service and becomes a Cosmopolitan.... Formerly
2.11 - On Education, #Evening Talks With Sri Aurobindo, #unset, #Zen
Disciple: There have been persons whose private lives are very loose but in political life they are successful.
Sri Aurobindo: What connection is there between morality and greatness? Most great men were immoral. Looseness in private morality arises from a strong vital being, and that strong vital being leads to success in great works. Immorality consists in allowing the vital impulses to go out unchecked. They may arise from strength or from weakness. In case of strength the vital impulses go out by the strength, in case of weakness they go out because they cannot be checked. Self-control, sayama, does not necessarily require one to be a yogi or a divine man. Asuras exercise control over their vital impulses to conserve energy for great enjoyment. Those who do not give indulgence to their impulses through weakness or fear of society may be respectable, but I cannot call them pure.
The ordinary idea of morality is the observance of social law. When Gandhi indulged with his pregnant wife there was nothing immoral in it according to ordinary ideas, but he regards that as immoral!
2.1.3.4 - Conduct, #On Education, #The Mother, #Integral Yoga
As girls and boys are educated together here we have always insisted on the relations between them to be those of simple comradeship without any mixture of sex feeling and sensuality; and to avoid all temptation they are forbidden to go in one anothers room and to meet anywhere privately. This has been made clear to everybody. And if these rules are strictly followed, nothing unpleasant can happen.
16 August 1960
2.13 - THE MASTER AT THE HOUSES OF BALARM AND GIRISH, #The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, #Sri Ramakrishna, #Hinduism
MASTER (in a low voice, to Mahima): "I shall tell you privately. You are the only one fit to hear it.
Difference between a jiva and an Incarnation
2.15 - CAR FESTIVAL AT BALARMS HOUSE, #The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, #Sri Ramakrishna, #Hinduism
A man dressed in an ochre robe entered the room and greeted the Master. privately he was in the habit of criticizing Sri Ramakrishna; so at the sight of him Balarm laughed.
Sri Ramakrishna could read a man's mind. He said to Balarm: "Never mind. Let him say I am a cheat."
2.18 - January 1939, #Evening Talks With Sri Aurobindo, #unset, #Zen
Suren Banerji had a personal magnetism and he was sweet-spoken; he could get round anybody. His idea was to become the undisputed leader of Bengal by using the Nationalists for the sword and the Moderates for the public face. In private he would go up to and accept the revolutionary movement. He even wanted to set up a provincial board of control of the revolutionaries! Barin once took a bomb to him and he was full of enthusiasm. He even had a letter from Suren Banerji, when he was arrested at Maniktolla Garden. But in the court they hushed up the matter as soon as Norton pronounced S. N. Banerji.
Disciple: Aundh State has given a very fine constitution to the people. It has conferred wide powers on the Panchayats. Such constructive work among the villagers would prevent communism. They are thinking of introducing co-operative farming.
2.19 - Feb-May 1939, #Evening Talks With Sri Aurobindo, #unset, #Zen
Sri Aurobindo: Yes, if he is capable of thinking. His inner voice may ask him to push on. Mussolini may think twice unless he is too Hitlerised. In that case Hitler will say: "I have given you a chance for the colonies. If you don't take it up I will go to the Ukraine." Mussolini may not like that. But Hitler also may not come to war: during the Czech crisis, it was by mere bluff that he succeeded. He knew from private sources that England and France wouldn't fight.
Disciple: Roosevelt has promised France armaments and the U.S.A. is selling aeroplanes and other materials. That would mean they may come to her help if she is attacked.
22.04 - On The Brink(I), #Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 06, #Nolini Kanta Gupta, #Integral Yoga
Sri Aurobindo in one of his private notes discloses that most of his disciples were Asuras, the bigger the disciple the greater the Asura. Perhaps they, impelled by a higher Call, came of themselves in order to surrender and be converted to the new life. It may be that that urge wore off in the end and had to be postponed for its fulfilment. It is significant what Sri Aurobindo says in his Hymn to Durga:
"To this ephemeral unhappy world you have come. Love me and turn to me."
22.07 - The Ashram, the World and The Individual[^4], #Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 06, #Nolini Kanta Gupta, #Integral Yoga
Report of a private talk with Sri Nolini Kanta Gupta on 9 September, 1976.
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2.25 - AFTER THE PASSING AWAY, #The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, #Sri Ramakrishna, #Hinduism
NARENDRA: "Devendra Babu and Ram Babu want to renounce the world. They are trying hard. Ram Babu told me privately that he would give up the world after two years."
M: "After two years? After making provision for his children?"
27.03 - The Great Holocaust - Chhinnamasta, #Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 06, #Nolini Kanta Gupta, #Integral Yoga
A report of a private talk.
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28.01 - Observations, #Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 06, #Nolini Kanta Gupta, #Integral Yoga
Krishna is always conceived as a boy, quite a young boy. Krishna and Radha typify the love of a young boy and a young girl. The conception is to take love at its first flowering, at its earliest and purest expression. Later on with age and youth advancing, it becomes passion, dark and turbid: it grows in force and amplitude, in its own way, but soon it becomes a wild fury to end usually in a catastrophe. The Vaishnava poet says: when childhood and youth meet and unite[^2] [^2]: Sri Aurobindo in one of his private notes discloses that most of his disciples were Asuras, the bigger the disciple the greater the Asura. Perhaps they, impelled by a higher Call, came of themselves in order to surrender and be converted to the new life. It may be that that urge wore off in the end and had to be postponed for its fulfilment. It is significant what Sri Aurobindo says in his Hymn to Durga: "O Mother, give to our life and mind the Asura's strength, the Asura's energy and to our heart and intelligence a God's character and a God's knowledge." , then there is born the true love, love Divine. The Vaishnava discipline is to keep and maintain love at this stage and mode; for early youth is the best time and age (vaya kaisorakam vayam). Love Krishna the boy, Jet your heart's yearning be moulded in the crystal clear limpid stream welling out of the pure spring of a new-born heart - that is the way of purifying the vital urge, keeping it ever pure.
The Vedantin seeks to cut away the vital urge - the Purusha separating itself and keeping apart and aloof from the movements of Prakriti, - to push them away from or outside your field of consciousness. It is the path after all of rejection and forgetfulness.
30.01 - World-Literature, #Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 07, #Nolini Kanta Gupta, #Integral Yoga
Now, what is meant by popular - "plebeian" - literature? It is the literature of the people, the common man, the literature that has grown up around the ordinary life of the ordinary run. When man is in his early childhood, when he has just dissociated himself from his mere animality and has begun to know and feel his own self, when he has learnt first to lisp, the delight which he then derives from expressing his feelings and perceptions through articulate words marks the origin of the first poet of nature. At this stage we find a spontaneous exuberance of kindly experiences. The poet's vision is utterly physical here. His eyes turn exclusively to the external world confined within his limited ken. The poet portrays through word and rhythm his normal daily experiences acquired in his own private chamber or while roving in the open fields around homely hamlets. His imagination is also circumscribed. by such or similar environments. The language is soft, fluid and partly expressive - it is molten and gliding. His themes stem from the happiness and sorrow of the common life, ready at hand; nothing complex is to be found there.
Literary creation starts with proverbs and fairy tales. Another stage sets in when men do not relish merely the simple narration but want to narrate in a lucid and artistic manner. Not only that, they do not want to indulge in any ordinary subject but want to speak of something momentous and significant. And here is the foundation of true literature. But still there is the admixture of popular, plebeian manners, modes of rustic consciousness. The touch of spirituality, i.e.Soulfulness, the savour of a bliss found elsewhere in seclusion and isolation and the wide universal experiences of a true seer have not yet penetrated there. The great poet exceeds not only his surroundings - his own people and land; he is able to acquaint us with other climes and times, and he succeeds even in expressing .the thoughts of humanity at large; but in the parochial poet who may speak of such things there is still a reflection of narrowness, similar to tall talk In the mouths of children. Here there is not much selection, no restraint, no constructiveness, no high seriousness - there is instead an abundance, a prolixity, almost a confusion and an irresponsibility, as it were, and as in the ordinary life there is a pull towards the physical, the external and the small. The Ballads of the English and the Romantic Songs of the French fall under this category. Likewise, however deep in spiritual significance may be our kirtansor the songs of the religious wanderers of our country, they can, without injustice, be classed with those Ballads and Romances of the West.
3.02 - King and Queen, #The Practice of Psycho therapy, #Carl Jung, #Psychology
are not a private matter they represent a supreme responsibility.
3.05 - The Formula of I.A.O., #Liber ABA, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
Hard is the private opinion of our muscles. True is an utterly
unintelligible epithet which has proved refractory to the analysis of
3.07 - The Ascent of the Soul, #The Practice of Psycho therapy, #Carl Jung, #Psychology
theoretical requirements, but these should be reserved for the private use of
the doctor.Figure 7
3.10 - Of the Gestures, #Liber ABA, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
Let the reader study her dancing; if possible rather in private than
in public, and learn the superb unconsciousness which is magical
3.11 - Of Our Lady Babalon, #Liber ABA, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
communicated by the Master Therion to chosen pupils in private
instruction.
3.14 - Of the Consecrations, #Liber ABA, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
point of unreadability, in Equinox I (7). Prior to this a typeset had been privately
published in vol. III of the first edition of , but this had a negligible
3.16.1 - Of the Oath, #Liber ABA, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
with a Sending of Cat, and appoint another his private Enchantress,
neither aware of any moral oxymoron, nor hampered by the
3.18 - Of Clairvoyance and the Body of Light, #Liber ABA, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
limitations in your private definition of wisdom, in reference to
your present circumstances. It would not involve guarantee against
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him to tell her much more of private matters than her parish
magazine does of public. It depends entirely on the Magician how
3.19 - Of Dramatic Rituals, #Liber ABA, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
which should be studied by the principal character in private. The
play should be so arranged that the climax depends on him alone.
3.21 - Of Black Magic, #Liber ABA, #Aleister Crowley, #Philosophy
In private matters these works are very easy, if they be necessary.
An adept known to The MASTER THERION once found it necessary to
33.06 - Alipore Court, #Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 07, #Nolini Kanta Gupta, #Integral Yoga
The comedy of our trial was being staged within the world-play, and on the court-room stage itself we the undertrial prisoners had been doing our little private drama. The stage was set in the room of the Alipore Sessions Court. One corner of the room was fenced off so as to form a square enclosure but with wire netting that enabled us to see and breathe. They had also left a small passage through the netting for our entrance and exit, and a sentry had been posted with arms to watch that the tigers and wild beasts did not break through the cage. Inside, a few benches had been laid where we might sit, for we could not obviously be kept standing the whole day. We were some thirty-five in all. They used to take us from Alipore Jail in a carriage - by carriage I mean a horse-drawn vehicle, for motor-cars had not yet come. As we left jail, they would handcuff us in two's, the right hand of one being tied to the left hand of the other with the same pair of handcuffs. The handcuffs were removed before we entered our cage in the courtroom.
As the proceedings began in court, we would take our seats. But the court proceeded in its own way and we went on in ours. The pleaders and barristers and witnesses and spectators were all engrossed in the subject matter of the case. The barristers pleaded, the witnesses gave their depositions, the court made comments, everything went on as is usual in a court of law. But we remained perfectly neutral and indifferent as if it did not concern us at all. Our interests were elsewhere. We had come to sit together forming separate groups of four or five according to our respective tastes and temperaments. We could of course move from one group to another as and when we liked. Our topics of discussion ranged over all manner of subjects: religion and spirituality, literature and science, our work and our future, all this came within our purview. Our discussions sometimes grew so loud and hot that Judge Beachcroft - he had been contemporaneous with Sri Aurobindo at Cambridge - would shout at us like a schoolmaster, "Less noise there, less noise there!" If that did not stop all the noise, then he had to make this threat, "Unless you stop, your tiffin will stop." That was a deadly blow and made us perfectly still. For the tiffin they served us in court was our chief meal in the whole day, for its quantity and quality were such as to make it a charming oasis in that Sahara of jail. This tiffin came to us from outside, from friends and relatives and well-wishers. It included such items as luchis,potatoes and fritters and sweets. Once we had a taste of all this, it was no wonder that the jail rations came to be despised and grew untouchable.
33.11 - Pondicherry II, #Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 07, #Nolini Kanta Gupta, #Integral Yoga
It will not be out of place here to say something about the sort of education and training we received in those early days of our life in Pondicherry. One of the first needs we felt on coming here was for books, for at that time we had hardly anything we could call our own. We found that at the moment Sri Aurobindo was concentrating on the Rigveda alone and we managed to get for him two volumes of the original text. He had of course his own books and papers packed in two or three trunks. It was felt we might afford to spend ten rupees every month for the purchase of books. We began our purchases with the main classics of English literature, especially the series published in the Home University Library and the World Classics editions. Today you see what a fine Library we have, not indeed one but many, for there is a Library of Physical Education, there is a Medical Library, there is a Library for the School, and there are so many private collections. All this had its origin in the small collections' we began every month. At first, the books had to lie on the floor, for we had nothing like chairs or tables or shelves for our library" I may add that we had no such thing as a bedding either for our use. Each of us possessed a mat, and this mat had to serve as our bedstead, mattress, coverlet and pillow; this was all our furniture. And mosquito curtains? That was a luxury we could not even dream of. If there were too many mosquitos, we would carry the mats out on to the terrace for a little air, assuming, that is, that there was any. Only for Sri Aurobindo we had somehow managed a chair and a table and a camp cot. We lived a real camp life. I should add that there were a few rickety chairs too, for the use of visitors and guests. And lights? Today you see such a profusion of electric lighting in every room and courtyard; we have mercury lights and flash lights and spotlights and torch lights; we are even getting well into the limelight! There is light everywhere, "all here is shining with light", sarvamidam vibhati. In those days, on the other hand, we did not even have a decent kerosene lamp or lantern. All I can recall is a single candlestick, for the personal use of Sri Aurobindo. Whatever conversations or discussions we had after nightfall had to be in the dark; for the most part we practised silence. The first time there was an electric connection, what a joy it gave us! It came like a revelation almost. We were in the Guest House at the time, had shifted there only a, little while ago. We were out one afternoon for our games (that is, football), and it was already dark by the time we returned. As we opened the door and entered the compound, what a surprise it was! The place was full of light, there were lights everywhere, a real illumination. The electricians had come and fitted the connections whilst we had been away. They had fitted as many as four points for the entire building, the Guest House that you see, two for the first floor and two downstairs!
We were able to purchase some French books at a very cheap rate, not more than two anna; for each volume in a series. We had about a hundred of them, all classics of French literature. I find a few of them are still there in our Library. Afterwards, I also bought from the second-hand bookshops in the Gujli Kadai area several books in Greek, Latin and French. Once I chanced on a big Greek lexicon which I still use.
33.18 - I Bow to the Mother, #Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 07, #Nolini Kanta Gupta, #Integral Yoga
Now to come back to a personal experience. The first thing I heard and came to know about the Mother was that she was a great spiritual person. I did not know then that she might have other gifts; these were revealed to me gradually. First I came to know that she was a very fine painter; and afterwards that she was an equally gifted musician. But there were other surprises in store. For instance, she had an intellectual side no less richly endowed, that is to say, she had read and studied enormously, had been engaged in intellectual pursuits even as the learned do. I was still more surprised to find that while in France she had already studied and translated a good number of Indian texts, like the Gita, the Upanishads, the Yoga-sutras, the Bhakti-sutras of Narada. I mention all this merely to tell you that the Mother's capacity of making her mind a complete blank was as extraordinary as her enormous mental acquisitions. This was something unique. In the early days, when she had just taken charge of our spiritual life, she told me one day in private, perhaps seeing that I might have a pride in being an intellectual, "At one time I used to take an interest in philosophy and other intellectual pursuits. All that is now gone below the surface, but I can bring it up again at will." So, I need not have any fears on that score! It was as if the Mother was trying to apologise for her deficiencies in scholarship. This was how she taught me the meaning of humility, what we call Divine Humility.
As I was saying, this capacity for an entire rejection of the past has been one of the powers of her spiritual consciousness and realisation. It is not an easy thing for a human being to wash himself clean of all his past acquisitions, be it intellectual knowledge or the habits of the vital, not to speak of the body's needs, and step forth in his nude purity. And yet this is the first and most important step in the spiritual discipline. The Mother has given us a living example of this. That is why she decided to shed all her past, forget all about it and begin anew the a-b-c of her training and initiation with Sri Aurobindo. And it was in fact at the hands of Sri Aurobindo that she received as a token and outward symbol her first lessons in Bengali and Sanskrit, beginning with the alphabet.
3.4.01 - Evolution, #Essays In Philosophy And Yoga, #Sri Aurobindo, #Integral Yoga
The propagation of acquired characteristics by heredity was too hastily and completely asserted; it is now perhaps in danger of being too summarily denied. Not Matter alone, but Life and Mind working upon Matter help to determine evolution. Heredity is only a material shadow of soul-reproduction, of the rebirth of Life and Mind into new forms. Ordinarily, as a constant factor or basis, there is the reproduction of that which was already evolved; for new characteristics to be propagated in the species they must have been accepted, received, sanctioned in the vital and mental worlds; then only can they be automatically self-reproduced from the material seed. Otherwise they are private and personal acquisitions and are returned into the State exchequer, the treasury of the subconscient, and do not go to the family estate. When the mind-world and life-world are ready, they are poured out freely on fit recipients. This is the reason why it is predisposition that is chiefly inherited. The psychical and vital force in the material principle is first impressed; when that has been done on a sufficient scale, it is ready for a general new departure and an altered heredity appears.
Thus the whole view of Evolution begins to change. Instead of a mechanical, gradual, rigid evolution out of indeterminate Matter by Nature-Force we move towards the perception of a conscious, supple, flexible, intensely surprising and constantly dramatic evolution by a superconscient Knowledge which reveals things in Matter, Life and Mind out of the unfathomable Inconscient from which they rise.
3.4.2.04 - Dance and Sadhana, #Letters On Poetry And Art, #Sri Aurobindo, #Integral Yoga
Dancing is a private thing we cant deal with it as part of the Yoga. So it depends on your choice.
Can dancing not become part of the yoga, like poetry, music and painting?
3-5 Full Circle, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
We know much of what the future will bring in terms of problems. We know they will be big, complex, and serious... These problems represent the givens. We know they will be there--and we know they will overwhelm us if we do not find the means of coping with them. What we lack, thus far, is conviction that there is a means of getting hold of them. They seem so staggering in their size and complexity--so far beyond the capability of a single institutional segment of the community, public or private... And they are so interrelated that to proceed to try to solve any one of them in isolation from the other is often to create more problems than are solved by the effort. The dilemma thus presented has so far frustrated most efforts to come to grips with these problems. This condition of paralysis need not obtain. None of the . . . challenges lies beyond our already existing capacity for coping with them. The tools are already at hand; and included in those tools are not only the technological capabilities but experience in systems management and systems analysis as well as proven patterns of joint public and private effort.4
2. APPLYING UNIFIED SCIENCE MODELS TO
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"In the reaction against the practical failure of the democratic states," he goes on, "we find always that the electoral process is shut down . . . and that the executive function is taken over--more often than not with popular assent--by men with a special training and a special personal commitment to the business of ruling the state. In the enfeebled democracies the politicians have with rare exceptions been men without sure tenure of office. Many of the most important are novices, improvisers, and amateurs. After a counter-revolution has brought them down, their successors are almost certain to be the elite of the new revolutionary party, or an elite drawn from predemocratic institutions like the army, the church, and the bureaucracy. . . The post-democratic rulers are men set apart from the masses of the people. They are not set apart only because they have [and use] the power to arrest others and to shoot them. They would not long hold on to that kind of power [by itselfJ. They have also an aura of majesty, which causes them to be obeyed. That aura emanates from the popular belief [and often the fact] that they have subjected themselves to a code and are under a discipline by which they are dedicated to [and seem able to achieve] ends that transcend their personal desires and their own private lives" pp.59-60.19
These insights, being correct, permit us to complete and sharpen Lippmann's diagnosis: the breakdown of the democracies--their executives' loss of self confidence, authority and power, and their electorates' loss of equally important power to believe in and follow the executives--is due to the break-up of what Lippman calls the public philosophy, and what poets more powerfully call the Circle.
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The democracies of the West became the first great society to treat as a private concern the formative beliefs that shape the character of its citizens.
This has brought a radical change in the meaning of freedom. Originally it was founded on the postulate that there was a universal order on which all reasonable men were agreed: within that agreement of the fundamentals and on the ultimates, it was safe to permit, and it would be desireable to encourage, dissent and dispute. But with the disappearance of the public philosophy and of a consensus on the first and last things--there was opened up a great vacuum in the public mind, yawning to be filled.19 p. 100.
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"If eventually this were demonstrated successfully (as I affirm it can) it would...rearm all those who are concerned with the anomy of our society, with its progressive barbarization, and with its descent into violence and tyranny. Amidst the quagmire of moral impressionism they would stand again on hard intellectual ground where there are significant objects that are given and not merely wished. Their hope would be re-established that there is a public world sovereign above the infinite number of contradictory and competing private worlds. Without this certainty, their struggle must be unavailing . . . For political ideas acquire operative force in human affairs when, as we have seen, they acquire legitimacy, when they have the title of being right which binds men's consciences. When they possess, as the Confucian doctrine has it, `the mandate of Heaven.'
In the crisis within Western Society, there is at issue now the mandate of Heaven." pp. 180-181.9
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Presently we heard through the grapevine that there was an uproar in the Marxist Club. Its Communist organizer was furious. "I send you there to take them over," he had yelled, "and you come back and argue with me!"--So he reversed his tactics and hung up an Iron Curtain. His club members were forbidden ever to come to our meetings; even to talk to us privately.
This did not satisfy his best cadres.--Not being allowed to discuss means, they saw clearly, that many Communist arguments can't survive geometric mapping.--Many of them dropped out of the Marxist Club, and soon our Plus, Plus Club was organizing joint meetings with the Philosophy Club, Psychology Club, and Sociology Club, to hear constructive speakers such as, for instance, Erich Fromm.
When, later, I read Leibniz' prediction of the moral force of his Universal Characteristic, I realized that he had known what he was talking about, and that his prediction had been fulfilled at Brooklyn College. Even our first, Cartesian model of his General Characteristic had redirected the Cold War on the Brooklyn campus: it had damped the conflict, fostered by the Marxist Club's negative value-bias, changing most of that conflict into the cooperation furthered by the Plus, Plus Club's positive value-bias. In due course, this experience, and others like it, led Harold Cassidy and me to write, and privately distribute, Plain Truth--And Redirection of the Cold War.35
With this as background, I can now hope to convey some of the meaning of the following experience: One afternoon at Brooklyn College, when everyone had left the classroom and I was picking up my books and papers, one of the students, a quite pretty girl came back. Closing the door, she asked whether she could speak with me.
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But when, after the next seminar, I arrived at their house, they surrounded me with warmest hospitality. You would have thought I was their dearest relative!--They all slept on the floor--men, of course, strictly separate from women. But for me they brought a four-post bed from the cellar and set it up in a large private room. Each night, when the time came for their evening prayer session (at about I0:30), one of then took my suitcase and escorted me upstairs to my room. Thus was established, without a spoken word, a geographic separation between my uncompromisingly scientific classes and their uncompromisingly religious prayers. Quite possible embarrassments were thus forestalled.
But in due course I happened to pick up a copy of their Divine Principle and in my next seminar I translated some of its religious principles into scientese.23 Their horizontal and vertical principles seem to assemble into the Periodic coordinate system; their object and subject can then be interpreted as Work Component X and Controller Y; their give-and-take then becomes symbiosis ( + , + ), extending their vocabulary to all coactions, and so forth. Not everything translates, of course: from science's point of view, a lot of what they say has got to be regarded as symbolic. But they seem able to accept that. This leaves us smilingly convinced that we are, in our very different scientific and humanistic ways, describing the same thing.
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35. Haskell, Edward F., and Harold G. Cassidy, Plain Truth--And Redirection of the Cold War. privately printed and distributed, 1961.
36. James, William, The Varieties of Religious Experience. Longmans, Green, New York, 1902.
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Gil Roschini, Judy Culbertson and Cathy Bruno worked for several evenings on the alphabetical index. Judy repeatedly, after a hard day's work, typed parts of this book all night. Glenn Strait spent many days in New York editing, debating, and correcting technical details. In Paris, Claude typed and retyped the glossary for days. And Neil Winterbottom, abandoning his private pursuits for three months, made hundreds of astute corrections and improvements in the text, compiled the table of contents, the author's biographies, and assembled the alphabetical index. Then he flew to London and helped correct the proofs. During the weeks of this work his family entertained me most kindly and graciously.
Substantial grants were generously donated to expedite publication, so that it could precede the 1972 International Conference on Unified Science: by William L. Wallace, Senior Vice-President of the Olin Corporation, and by Farley Jones, President of the Unification Church, U.S.A. We, the participants from three continents, thank you for this.
4.01 - THE COLLECTIVE ISSUE, #The Phenomenon of Man, #Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, #Christianity
In one example of this flattering to our private egotism
some innate instinct, justified by reflection, inclines us to think
4.03 - The Senses And Mental Pictures, #Of The Nature Of Things, #Lucretius, #Poetry
To feel each private particle of wind
Or of that cold, but rather all at once;
4.2 - Karma, #Essays Divine And Human, #Sri Aurobindo, #Integral Yoga
300. private dispute should always be avoided; but shrink not from the public battle; yet even there appreciate the strength of thy adversary.
301. When thou hearest an opinion that displeases thee, study and find out the truth in it.
5.01 - Message, #Essays In Philosophy And Yoga, #Sri Aurobindo, #Integral Yoga
In our own time these sports, games and athletics have assumed a place and comm and a general interest such as was seen only in earlier times in countries like Greece, Greece where all sides of human activity were equally developed and the gymnasium, chariot-racing and other sports and athletics had the same importance on the physical side as on the mental side the Arts and poetry and the drama, and were especially stimulated and attended to by the civic authorities of the city state. It was Greece that made an institution of the Olympiad and the recent re-establishment of the Olympiad as an international institution is a significant sign of the revival of the ancient spirit. This kind of interest has spread to a certain extent to our own country and India has begun to take a place in international contests such as the Olympiad. The newly founded State in liberated India is also beginning to be interested in developing all sides of the life of the nation and is likely to take an active part and a habit of direction in fields which were formerly left to private initiative. It is taking up, for instance, the question of the foundation and preservation of health and physical fitness in the nation and the spreading of a general recognition of its importance. It is in this connection that the encouragement of sports and associations for athletics and all activities of this kind would be an incalculable assistance. A generalisation of the habit of taking part in such exercises in childhood and youth and early manhood would help greatly towards the creation of a physically fit and energetic people.
But of a higher import than the foundation, however necessary, of health, strength and fitness of the body is the development of discipline and morale and sound and strong character towards which these activities can help. There are many sports which are of the utmost value towards this end, because they help to form and even necessitate the qualities of courage, hardihood, energetic action and initiative or call for skill, steadiness of will or rapid decision and action, the perception of what is to be done in an emergency and dexterity in doing it. One development of the utmost value is the awakening of the essential and instinctive body consciousness which can see and do what is necessary without any indication from mental thought and which is equivalent in the body to swift insight in the mind and spontaneous and rapid decision in the will. One may add the formation of a capacity for harmonious and right movements of the body, especially in a combined action, economical of physical effort and discouraging waste of energy, which result from such exercises as marches or drill and which displace the loose and straggling, the inharmonious or disorderly or wasteful movements common to the untrained individual body. Another invaluable result of these activities is the growth of what has been called the sporting spirit. That includes good humour and tolerance and consideration for all, a right attitude and friendliness to competitors and rivals, self-control and scrupulous observance of the laws of the game, fair play and avoidance of the use of foul means, an equal acceptance of victory or defeat without bad humour, resentment or ill-will towards successful competitors, loyal acceptance of the decisions of the appointed judge, umpire or referee. These qualities have their value for life in general and not only for sport, but the help that sport can give to their development is direct and invaluable. If they could be made more common not only in the life of the individual but in the national life and in the international where at the present day the opposite tendencies have become too rampant, existence in this troubled world of ours would be smoother and might open to a greater chance of concord and amity of which it stands very much in need. More important still is the custom of discipline, obedience, order, habit of team-work, which certain games necessitate. For without them success is uncertain or impossible. Innumerable are the activities in life, especially in national life, in which leadership and obedience to leadership in combined action are necessary for success, victory in combat or fulfilment of a purpose. The role of the leader, the captain, the power and skill of his leadership, his ability to comm and the confidence and ready obedience of his followers is of the utmost importance in all kinds of combined action or enterprise; but few can develop these things without having learned themselves to obey and to act as one mind or as one body with others. This strictness of training, this habit of discipline and obedience is not inconsistent with individual freedom; it is often the necessary condition for its right use, just as order is not inconsistent with liberty but rather the condition for the right use of liberty and even for its preservation and survival. In all kinds of concerted action this rule is indispensable: orchestration becomes necessary and there could be no success for an orchestra in which individual musicians played according to their own fancy and refused to follow the indications of the conductor. In spiritual things also the same rule holds; a sadhak who disregarded the guidance of the Guru and preferred the untrained inspirations of the novice could hardly escape the stumbles or even the disasters which so often lie thick around the path to spiritual realisation.
5.1.01.6 - The Book of the Chieftains, #5.1.01 - Ilion, #unset, #Zen
Broods upon private wrongs or serving his lonely ambition
Studies to reap his gain from the labour and woe of his fellows.
5.4.01 - Notes on Root-Sounds, #Vedic and Philological Studies, #Sri Aurobindo, #Integral Yoga
, (also desolate, solitary, private) a secret.
disguise, pretext, fraud.. thatch, roof ( rogue)
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pleasing, alluring .. praising .. private, solitary, secret (to cut, separate)
wish, fancy, liking, whim, free will.. meaning, purport .. subjection, control .. pleasure, delight .. poison (to cut, destroy) .. appearance, look, shape (cf metre .. to cut, divide, form, shape)
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private, solitary, secret.
poison.. shape, look, appearance
5.4.02 - Occult Powers or Siddhis, #Letters On Yoga I, #Sri Aurobindo, #Integral Yoga
I am unable to see why you should give up Yoga, because you cannot believe in the action of occult laws and forces or in siddhis. The object of Yoga is realisation of the Divine; these other things are side-matters which need be no part of spiritual experience, nor is belief in them necessary for realisation. Everyone has the right of private judgment in these matters; so you need not worry.
Occult Powers Not the Object of Our Yoga
6.05 - THE PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE PROCEDURE, #Mysterium Coniunctionis, #Carl Jung, #Psychology
[706] This process can, as I have said, take place spontaneously or be artificially induced. In the latter case you choose a dream, or some other fantasy-image, and concentrate on it by simply catching hold of it and looking at it. You can also use a bad mood as a starting-point, and then try to find out what sort of fantasy-image it will produce, or what image expresses this mood. You then fix this image in the mind by concentrating your attention. Usually it will alter, as the mere fact of contemplating it animates it. The alterations must be carefully noted down all the time, for they reflect the psychic processes in the unconscious background, which appear in the form of images consisting of conscious memory material. In this way conscious and unconscious are united, just as a waterfall connects above and below. A chain of fantasy ideas develops and gradually takes on a dramatic character: the passive process becomes an action. At first it consists of projected figures, and these images are observed like scenes in the theatre. In other words, you dream with open eyes. As a rule there is a marked tendency simply to enjoy this interior entertainment and to leave it at that. Then, of course, there is no real progress but only endless variations on the same theme, which is not the point of the exercise at all. What is enacted on the stage still remains a background process; it does not move the observer in any way, and the less it moves him the smaller will be the cathartic effect of this private theatre. The piece that is being played does not want merely to be watched impartially, it wants to compel his participation. If the observer understands that his own drama is being performed on this inner stage, he cannot remain indifferent to the plot and its dnouement. He will notice, as the actors appear one by one and the plot thickens, that they all have some purposeful relationship to his conscious situation, that he is being addressed by the unconscious, and that it causes these fantasy-images to appear before him. He therefore feels compelled, or is encouraged by his analyst, to take part in the play and, instead of just sitting in a theatre, really have it out with his alter ego. For nothing in us ever remains quite uncontradicted, and consciousness can take up no position which will not call up, somewhere in the dark corners of the psyche, a negation or a compensatory effect, approval or resentment. This process of coming to terms with the Other in us is well worth while, because in this way we get to know aspects of our nature which we would not allow anybody else to show us and which we ourselves would never have admitted.127 It is very important to fix this whole procedure in writing at the time of its occurrence, for you then have ocular evidence that will effectively counteract the ever-ready tendency to self-deception. A running commentary is absolutely necessary in dealing with the shadow, because otherwise its actuality cannot be fixed. Only in this painful way is it possible to gain a positive insight into the complex nature of ones own personality.
6.08 - Intellectual Visions, #The Interior Castle or The Mansions, #Saint Teresa of Avila, #Christianity
12. Thus that which should have been kept strictly private becomes public;148 such a person is persecuted and tormented and finds that what she believed to be her own secret has become public property. Hence she suffers many troubles which may even devolve upon the Order in such times as these. Consequently I warn all Prioresses that great caution is required in such matters; also they must not think a nun more virtuous than the rest because such favours are shown her. Our Lord guides every one, in the way He knows to be best.
This grace, if made good use of, prepares one receiving it to become a great servant of God, but sometimes our Lord bestows it on the weakest souls; therefore in itself it is neither to be esteemed nor condemned. We must look to the virtues; she who is most mortified, humble and single-minded in serving God is the most holy. However, we can never feel very certain about such matters until the true Judge rewards each one according to his merits. Then we shall be surprised to find how very different is His judgment from that of this world. May He be for ever praised. Amen.
6.0 - Conscious, Unconscious, and Individuation, #The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious, #Carl Jung, #Psychology
Erskine, John. private Life of Helen of Troy. New York, 1925;
London, 1926.
Aeneid, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
the private rooms of Priam and the ancient
kings; and the Greeks can see the threshold guards.
Apology, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
He then goes on to explain the reason why he is in such an evil name. That had arisen out of a peculiar mission which he had taken upon himself. The enthusiastic Chaerephon (probably in anticipation of the answer which he received) had gone to Delphi and asked the oracle if there was any man wiser than Socrates; and the answer was, that there was no man wiser. What could be the meaning of thisthat he who knew nothing, and knew that he knew nothing, should be declared by the oracle to be the wisest of men? Reflecting upon the answer, he determined to refute it by finding a wiser; and first he went to the politicians, and then to the poets, and then to the craftsmen, but always with the same resulthe found that they knew nothing, or hardly anything more than himself; and that the little advantage which in some cases they possessed was more than counter-balanced by their conceit of knowledge. He knew nothing, and knew that he knew nothing: they knew little or nothing, and imagined that they knew all things. Thus he had passed his life as a sort of missionary in detecting the pretended wisdom of mankind; and this occupation had quite absorbed him and taken him away both from public and private affairs. Young men of the richer sort had made a pastime of the same pursuit, which was not unamusing. And hence bitter enmities had arisen; the professors of knowledge had revenged themselves by calling him a villainous corrupter of youth, and by repeating the commonplaces about atheism and materialism and sophistry, which are the stock-accusations against all philosophers when there is nothing else to be said of them.
The second accusation he meets by interrogating Meletus, who is present and can be interrogated. If he is the corrupter, who is the improver of the citizens? (Compare Meno.) All men everywhere. But how absurd, how contrary to analogy is this! How inconceivable too, that he should make the citizens worse when he has to live with them. This surely cannot be intentional; and if unintentional, he ought to have been instructed by Meletus, and not accused in the court.
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The second question, whether Plato meant to represent Socrates as braving or irritating his judges, must also be answered in the negative. His irony, his superiority, his audacity, regarding not the person of man, necessarily flow out of the loftiness of his situation. He is not acting a part upon a great occasion, but he is what he has been all his life long, a king of men. He would rather not appear insolent, if he could avoid it (ouch os authadizomenos touto lego). Neither is he desirous of hastening his own end, for life and death are simply indifferent to him. But such a defence as would be acceptable to his judges and might procure an acquittal, it is not in his nature to make. He will not say or do anything that might pervert the course of justice; he cannot have his tongue bound even in the throat of death. With his accusers he will only fence and play, as he had fenced with other improvers of youth, answering the Sophist according to his sophistry all his life long. He is serious when he is speaking of his own mission, which seems to distinguish him from all other reformers of mankind, and originates in an accident. The dedication of himself to the improvement of his fellow-citizens is not so remarkable as the ironical spirit in which he goes about doing good only in vindication of the credit of the oracle, and in the vain hope of finding a wiser man than himself. Yet this singular and almost accidental character of his mission agrees with the divine sign which, according to our notions, is equally accidental and irrational, and is nevertheless accepted by him as the guiding principle of his life. Socrates is nowhere represented to us as a freethinker or sceptic. There is no reason to doubt his sincerity when he speculates on the possibility of seeing and knowing the heroes of the Trojan war in another world. On the other hand, his hope of immortality is uncertain;he also conceives of death as a long sleep (in this respect differing from the Phdo), and at last falls back on resignation to the divine will, and the certainty that no evil can happen to the good man either in life or death. His absolute truthfulness seems to hinder him from asserting positively more than this; and he makes no attempt to veil his ignorance in mythology and figures of speech. The gentleness of the first part of the speech contrasts with the aggravated, almost threatening, tone of the conclusion. He characteristically remarks that he will not speak as a rhetorician, that is to say, he will not make a regular defence such as Lysias or one of the orators might have composed for him, or, according to some accounts, did compose for him. But he first procures himself a hearing by conciliatory words. He does not attack the Sophists; for they were open to the same charges as himself; they were equally ridiculed by the Comic poets, and almost equally hateful to Anytus and Meletus. Yet incidentally the antagonism between Socrates and the Sophists is allowed to appear. He is poor and they are rich; his profession that he teaches nothing is opposed to their readiness to teach all things; his talking in the marketplace to their private instructions; his tarry-at-home life to their wandering from city to city. The tone which he assumes towards them is one of real friendliness, but also of concealed irony. Towards Anaxagoras, who had disappointed him in his hopes of learning about mind and nature, he shows a less kindly feeling, which is also the feeling of Plato in other passages (Laws). But Anaxagoras had been dead thirty years, and was beyond the reach of persecution.
It has been remarked that the prophecy of a new generation of teachers who would rebuke and exhort the Athenian people in harsher and more violent terms was, as far as we know, never fulfilled. No inference can be drawn from this circumstance as to the probability of the words attri buted to him having been actually uttered. They express the aspiration of the first martyr of philosophy, that he would leave behind him many followers, accompanied by the not unnatural feeling that they would be fiercer and more inconsiderate in their words when emancipated from his control.
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But you have just admitted that the good do their neighbours good, and the evil do them evil. Now, is that a truth which your superior wisdom has recognized thus early in life, and am I, at my age, in such darkness and ignorance as not to know that if a man with whom I have to live is corrupted by me, I am very likely to be harmed by him; and yet I corrupt him, and intentionally, tooso you say, although neither I nor any other human being is ever likely to be convinced by you. But either I do not corrupt them, or I corrupt them unintentionally; and on either view of the case you lie. If my offence is unintentional, the law has no cognizance of unintentional offences: you ought to have taken me privately, and warned and admonished me; for if I had been better advised, I should have left off doing what I only did unintentionallyno doubt I should; but you would have nothing to say to me and refused to teach me. And now you bring me up in this court, which is a place not of instruction, but of punishment.
It will be very clear to you, Athenians, as I was saying, that Meletus has no care at all, great or small, about the matter. But still I should like to know, Meletus, in what I am affirmed to corrupt the young. I suppose you mean, as I infer from your indictment, that I teach them not to acknowledge the gods which the state acknowledges, but some other new divinities or spiritual agencies in their stead. These are the lessons by which I corrupt the youth, as you say.
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Strange, indeed, would be my conduct, O men of Athens, if I who, when I was ordered by the generals whom you chose to comm and me at Potidaea and Amphipolis and Delium, remained where they placed me, like any other man, facing deathif now, when, as I conceive and imagine, God orders me to fulfil the philosophers mission of searching into myself and other men, I were to desert my post through fear of death, or any other fear; that would indeed be strange, and I might justly be arraigned in court for denying the existence of the gods, if I disobeyed the oracle because I was afraid of death, fancying that I was wise when I was not wise. For the fear of death is indeed the pretence of wisdom, and not real wisdom, being a pretence of knowing the unknown; and no one knows whether death, which men in their fear apprehend to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good. Is not this ignorance of a disgraceful sort, the ignorance which is the conceit that a man knows what he does not know? And in this respect only I believe myself to differ from men in general, and may perhaps claim to be wiser than they are:that whereas I know but little of the world below, I do not suppose that I know: but I do know that injustice and disobedience to a better, whether God or man, is evil and dishonourable, and I will never fear or avoid a possible good rather than a certain evil. And therefore if you let me go now, and are not convinced by Anytus, who said that since I had been prosecuted I must be put to death; (or if not that I ought never to have been prosecuted at all); and that if I escape now, your sons will all be utterly ruined by listening to my wordsif you say to me, Socrates, this time we will not mind Anytus, and you shall be let off, but upon one condition, that you are not to enquire and speculate in this way any more, and that if you are caught doing so again you shall die;if this was the condition on which you let me go, I should reply: Men of Athens, I honour and love you; but I shall obey God rather than you, and while I have life and strength I shall never cease from the practice and teaching of philosophy, exhorting any one whom I meet and saying to him after my manner: You, my friend,a citizen of the great and mighty and wise city of Athens,are you not ashamed of heaping up the greatest amount of money and honour and reputation, and caring so little about wisdom and truth and the greatest improvement of the soul, which you never regard or heed at all? And if the person with whom I am arguing, says: Yes, but I do care; then I do not leave him or let him go at once; but I proceed to interrogate and examine and cross-examine him, and if I think that he has no virtue in him, but only says that he has, I reproach him with undervaluing the greater, and overvaluing the less. And I shall repeat the same words to every one whom I meet, young and old, citizen and alien, but especially to the citizens, inasmuch as they are my brethren. For know that this is the comm and of God; and I believe that no greater good has ever happened in the state than my service to the God. For I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your properties, but first and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of the soul. I tell you that virtue is not given by money, but that from virtue comes money and every other good of man, public as well as private. This is my teaching, and if this is the doctrine which corrupts the youth, I am a mischievous person. But if any one says that this is not my teaching, he is speaking an untruth. Wherefore, O men of Athens, I say to you, do as Anytus bids or not as Anytus bids, and either acquit me or not; but whichever you do, understand that I shall never alter my ways, not even if I have to die many times.
Men of Athens, do not interrupt, but hear me; there was an understanding between us that you should hear me to the end: I have something more to say, at which you may be inclined to cry out; but I believe that to hear me will be good for you, and therefore I beg that you will not cry out. I would have you know, that if you kill such an one as I am, you will injure yourselves more than you will injure me. Nothing will injure me, not Meletus nor yet Anytusthey cannot, for a bad man is not permitted to injure a better than himself. I do not deny that Anytus may, perhaps, kill him, or drive him into exile, or deprive him of civil rights; and he may imagine, and others may imagine, that he is inflicting a great injury upon him: but there I do not agree. For the evil of doing as he is doingthe evil of unjustly taking away the life of anotheris greater far.
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Some one may wonder why I go about in private giving advice and busying myself with the concerns of others, but do not venture to come forward in public and advise the state. I will tell you why. You have heard me speak at sundry times and in divers places of an oracle or sign which comes to me, and is the divinity which Meletus ridicules in the indictment. This sign, which is a kind of voice, first began to come to me when I was a child; it always forbids but never commands me to do anything which I am going to do. This is what deters me from being a politician. And rightly, as I think. For I am certain, O men of Athens, that if I had engaged in politics, I should have perished long ago, and done no good either to you or to myself. And do not be offended at my telling you the truth: for the truth is, that no man who goes to war with you or any other multitude, honestly striving against the many lawless and unrighteous deeds which are done in a state, will save his life; he who will fight for the right, if he would live even for a brief space, must have a private station and not a public one.
I can give you convincing evidence of what I say, not words only, but what you value far moreactions. Let me relate to you a passage of my own life which will prove to you that I should never have yielded to injustice from any fear of death, and that as I should have refused to yield I must have died at once. I will tell you a tale of the courts, not very interesting perhaps, but nevertheless true. The only office of state which I ever held, O men of Athens, was that of senator: the tribe Antiochis, which is my tribe, had the presidency at the trial of the generals who had not taken up the bodies of the slain after the battle of Arginusae; and you proposed to try them in a body, contrary to law, as you all thought afterwards; but at the time I was the only one of the Prytanes who was opposed to the illegality, and I gave my vote against you; and when the orators threatened to impeach and arrest me, and you called and shouted, I made up my mind that I would run the risk, having law and justice with me, rather than take part in your injustice because I feared imprisonment and death. This happened in the days of the democracy. But when the oligarchy of the Thirty was in power, they sent for me and four others into the rotunda, and bade us bring Leon the Salaminian from Salamis, as they wanted to put him to death. This was a specimen of the sort of commands which they were always giving with the view of implicating as many as possible in their crimes; and then I showed, not in word only but in deed, that, if I may be allowed to use such an expression, I cared not a straw for death, and that my great and only care was lest I should do an unrighteous or unholy thing. For the strong arm of that oppressive power did not frighten me into doing wrong; and when we came out of the rotunda the other four went to Salamis and fetched Leon, but I went quietly home. For which I might have lost my life, had not the power of the Thirty shortly afterwards come to an end. And many will witness to my words.
Now do you really imagine that I could have survived all these years, if I had led a public life, supposing that like a good man I had always maintained the right and had made justice, as I ought, the first thing? No indeed, men of Athens, neither I nor any other man. But I have been always the same in all my actions, public as well as private, and never have I yielded any base compliance to those who are slanderously termed my disciples, or to any other. Not that I have any regular disciples. But if any one likes to come and hear me while I am pursuing my mission, whether he be young or old, he is not excluded. Nor do I converse only with those who pay; but any one, whether he be rich or poor, may ask and answer me and listen to my words; and whether he turns out to be a bad man or a good one, neither result can be justly imputed to me; for I never taught or professed to teach him anything. And if any one says that he has ever learned or heard anything from me in private which all the world has not heard, let me tell you that he is lying.
But I shall be asked, Why do people delight in continually conversing with you? I have told you already, Athenians, the whole truth about this matter: they like to hear the cross-examination of the pretenders to wisdom; there is amusement in it. Now this duty of cross-examining other men has been imposed upon me by God; and has been signified to me by oracles, visions, and in every way in which the will of divine power was ever intimated to any one. This is true, O Athenians, or, if not true, would be soon refuted. If I am or have been corrupting the youth, those of them who are now grown up and have become sensible that I gave them bad advice in the days of their youth should come forward as accusers, and take their revenge; or if they do not like to come themselves, some of their relatives, fathers, brothers, or other kinsmen, should say what evil their families have suffered at my hands. Now is their time. Many of them I see in the court. There is Crito, who is of the same age and of the same deme with myself, and there is Critobulus his son, whom I also see. Then again there is Lysanias of Sphettus, who is the father of Aeschineshe is present; and also there is Antiphon of Cephisus, who is the father of Epigenes; and there are the brothers of several who have associated with me. There is Nicostratus the son of Theosdotides, and the brother of Theodotus (now Theodotus himself is dead, and therefore he, at any rate, will not seek to stop him); and there is Paralus the son of Demodocus, who had a brother Theages; and Adeimantus the son of Ariston, whose brother Plato is present; and Aeantodorus, who is the brother of Apollodorus, whom I also see. I might mention a great many others, some of whom Meletus should have produced as witnesses in the course of his speech; and let him still produce them, if he has forgottenI will make way for him. And let him say, if he has any testimony of the sort which he can produce. Nay, Athenians, the very opposite is the truth. For all these are ready to witness on behalf of the corrupter, of the injurer of their kindred, as Meletus and Anytus call me; not the corrupted youth onlythere might have been a motive for thatbut their uncorrupted elder relatives. Why should they too support me with their testimony? Why, indeed, except for the sake of truth and justice, and because they know that I am speaking the truth, and that Meletus is a liar.
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And so he proposes death as the penalty. And what shall I propose on my part, O men of Athens? Clearly that which is my due. And what is my due? What return shall be made to the man who has never had the wit to be idle during his whole life; but has been careless of what the many care forwealth, and family interests, and military offices, and speaking in the assembly, and magistracies, and plots, and parties. Reflecting that I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live, I did not go where I could do no good to you or to myself; but where I could do the greatest good privately to every one of you, thither I went, and sought to persuade every man among you that he must look to himself, and seek virtue and wisdom before he looks to his private interests, and look to the state before he looks to the interests of the state; and that this should be the order which he observes in all his actions. What shall be done to such an one? Doubtless some good thing, O men of Athens, if he has his reward; and the good should be of a kind suitable to him. What would be a reward suitable to a poor man who is your benefactor, and who desires leisure that he may instruct you? There can be no reward so fitting as maintenance in the Prytaneum, O men of Athens, a reward which he deserves far more than the citizen who has won the prize at Olympia in the horse or chariot race, whether the chariots were drawn by two horses or by many. For I am in want, and he has enough; and he only gives you the appearance of happiness, and I give you the reality. And if I am to estimate the penalty fairly, I should say that maintenance in the Prytaneum is the just return.
Perhaps you think that I am braving you in what I am saying now, as in what I said before about the tears and prayers. But this is not so. I speak rather because I am convinced that I never intentionally wronged any one, although I cannot convince youthe time has been too short; if there were a law at Athens, as there is in other cities, that a capital cause should not be decided in one day, then I believe that I should have convinced you. But I cannot in a moment refute great slanders; and, as I am convinced that I never wronged another, I will assuredly not wrong myself. I will not say of myself that I deserve any evil, or propose any penalty. Why should I? because I am afraid of the penalty of death which Meletus proposes? When I do not know whether death is a good or an evil, why should I propose a penalty which would certainly be an evil? Shall I say imprisonment? And why should I live in prison, and be the slave of the magistrates of the yearof the Eleven? Or shall the penalty be a fine, and imprisonment until the fine is paid? There is the same objection. I should have to lie in prison, for money I have none, and cannot pay. And if I say exile (and this may possibly be the penalty which you will affix), I must indeed be blinded by the love of life, if I am so irrational as to expect that when you, who are my own citizens, cannot endure my discourses and words, and have found them so grievous and odious that you will have no more of them, others are likely to endure me. No indeed, men of Athens, that is not very likely. And what a life should I lead, at my age, wandering from city to city, ever changing my place of exile, and always being driven out! For I am quite sure that wherever I go, there, as here, the young men will flock to me; and if I drive them away, their elders will drive me out at their request; and if I let them come, their fathers and friends will drive me out for their sakes.
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Let us reflect in another way, and we shall see that there is great reason to hope that death is a good; for one of two thingseither death is a state of nothingness and utter unconsciousness, or, as men say, there is a change and migration of the soul from this world to another. Now if you suppose that there is no consciousness, but a sleep like the sleep of him who is undisturbed even by dreams, death will be an unspeakable gain. For if a person were to select the night in which his sleep was undisturbed even by dreams, and were to compare with this the other days and nights of his life, and then were to tell us how many days and nights he had passed in the course of his life better and more pleasantly than this one, I think that any man, I will not say a private man, but even the great king will not find many such days or nights, when compared with the others. Now if death be of such a nature, I say that to die is gain; for eternity is then only a single night. But if death is the journey to another place, and there, as men say, all the dead abide, what good, O my friends and judges, can be greater than this? If indeed when the pilgrim arrives in the world below, he is delivered from the professors of justice in this world, and finds the true judges who are said to give judgment there, Minos and Rhadamanthus and Aeacus and Triptolemus, and other sons of God who were righteous in their own life, that pilgrimage will be worth making. What would not a man give if he might converse with Orpheus and Musaeus and Hesiod and Homer? Nay, if this be true, let me die again and again. I myself, too, shall have a wonderful interest in there meeting and conversing with Palamedes, and Ajax the son of Telamon, and any other ancient hero who has suffered death through an unjust judgment; and there will be no small pleasure, as I think, in comparing my own sufferings with theirs. Above all, I shall then be able to continue my search into true and false knowledge; as in this world, so also in the next; and I shall find out who is wise, and who pretends to be wise, and is not. What would not a man give, O judges, to be able to examine the leader of the great Trojan expedition; or Odysseus or Sisyphus, or numberless others, men and women too! What infinite delight would there be in conversing with them and asking them questions! In another world they do not put a man to death for asking questions: assuredly not. For besides being happier than we are, they will be immortal, if what is said is true.
Wherefore, O judges, be of good cheer about death, and know of a certainty, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. He and his are not neglected by the gods; nor has my own approaching end happened by mere chance. But I see clearly that the time had arrived when it was better for me to die and be released from trouble; wherefore the oracle gave no sign. For which reason, also, I am not angry with my condemners, or with my accusers; they have done me no harm, although they did not mean to do me any good; and for this I may gently blame them.
Blazing P1 - Preconventional consciousness, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
no longer lives with the sense that the parent can read his private feelings. He has a private
world he did not have before. He controls his own impulses. The signs go up on the bedroom
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center, who summarized his discussions with Ken Wilber on this topic in an unpublished, private article written
for clients of our consulting company, Stagen. The previous paragraph is largely drawn from that document,
BOOK II. - A review of the calamities suffered by the Romans before the time of Christ, showing that their gods had plunged them into corruption and vice, #City of God, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
But the worshippers and admirers of these gods delight in imitating their scandalous iniquities, and are nowise concerned that the republic be less depraved and licentious. Only let it remain undefeated, they say, only let it flourish and abound in resources; let it be glorious by its victories, or still better, secure in peace; and what matters it to us? This is our concern, that every man be able to increase his wealth so as to supply his daily prodigalities, and so that the powerful may subject the weak for their own purposes. Let the poor court the rich for a living, and that under their protection they may enjoy a sluggish tranquillity; and let the[Pg 73] rich abuse the poor as their dependants, to minister to their pride. Let the people applaud not those who protect their interests, but those who provide them with pleasure. Let no severe duty be commanded, no impurity forbidden. Let kings estimate their prosperity, not by the righteousness, but by the servility of their subjects. Let the provinces stand loyal to the kings, not as moral guides, but as lords of their possessions and purveyors of their pleasures; not with a hearty reverence, but a crooked and servile fear. Let the laws take cognizance rather of the injury done to another man's property, than of that done to one's own person. If a man be a nuisance to his neighbour, or injure his property, family, or person, let him be actionable; but in his own affairs let every one with impunity do what he will in company with his own family, and with those who willingly join him. Let there be a plentiful supply of public prostitutes for every one who wishes to use them, but specially for those who are too poor to keep one for their private use. Let there be erected houses of the largest and most ornate description: in these let there be provided the most sumptuous banquets, where every one who pleases may, by day or night, play, drink, vomit,[108] dissipate. Let there be everywhere heard the rustling of dancers, the loud, immodest laughter of the theatre; let a succession of the most cruel and the most voluptuous pleasures maintain a perpetual excitement. If such happiness is distasteful to any, let him be branded as a public enemy; and if any attempt to modify or put an end to it, let him be silenced, banished, put an end to. Let these be reckoned the true gods, who procure for the people this condition of things, and preserve it when once possessed. Let them be worshipped as they wish; let them demand whatever games they please, from or with their own worshippers; only let them secure that such felicity be not imperilled by foe, plague, or disaster of any kind. What sane man would compare a republic such as this, I will not say to the Roman empire, but to the palace of Sardanapalus, the ancient king who was so abandoned to pleasures, that he caused it to be inscribed on his tomb, that now that he was[Pg 74] dead, he possessed only those things which he had swallowed and consumed by his appetites while alive? If these men had such a king as this, who, while self-indulgent, should lay no severe restraint on them, they would more enthusiastically consecrate to him a temple and a flamen than the ancient Romans did to Romulus.
21. Cicero's opinion of the Roman republic.
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Seeing that this is so,seeing that the filthy and cruel deeds, the disgraceful and criminal actions of the gods, whether real or feigned, were at their own request published, and were consecrated, and dedicated in their honour as sacred and stated solemnities; seeing they vowed vengeance on those who refused to exhibit them to the eyes of all, that they might be proposed as deeds worthy of imitation, why is it that these same demons, who, by taking pleasure in such obscenities, acknowledge themselves to be unclean spirits, and by delighting in their own villanies and iniquities, real or imaginary, and by requesting from the immodest, and extorting from the modest, the celebration of these licentious acts, proclaim themselves instigators to a criminal and lewd life;why, I ask, are they represented as giving some good moral precepts to a few of their own elect, initiated in the secrecy of their shrines? If[Pg 86] it be so, this very thing only serves further to demonstrate the malicious craft of these pestilent spirits. For so great is the influence of probity and chastity, that all men, or almost all men, are moved by the praise of these virtues; nor is any man so depraved by vice, but he hath some feeling of honour left in him. So that, unless the devil sometimes transformed himself, as Scripture says, into an angel of light,[110] he could not compass his deceitful purpose. Accordingly, in public, a bold impurity fills the ear of the people with noisy clamour; in private, a feigned chastity speaks in scarce audible whispers to a few: an open stage is provided for shameful things, but on the praiseworthy the curtain falls: grace hides, disgrace flaunts: a wicked deed draws an overflowing house, a virtuous speech finds scarce a hearer, as though purity were to be blushed at, impurity boasted of. Where else can such confusion reign, but in devils' temples? Where, but in the haunts of deceit? For the secret precepts are given as a sop to the virtuous, who are few in number; the wicked examples are exhibited to encourage the vicious, who are countless.
Where and when those initiated in the mysteries of Clestis received any good instructions, we know not. What we do know is, that before her shrine, in which her image is set, and amidst a vast crowd gathering from all quarters, and standing closely packed together, we were intensely interested spectators of the games which were going on, and saw, as we pleased to turn the eye, on this side a grand display of harlots, on the other the virgin goddess: we saw this virgin worshipped with prayer and with obscene rites. There we saw no shamefaced mimes, no actress overburdened with modesty: all that the obscene rites demanded was fully complied with. We were plainly shown what was pleasing to the virgin deity, and the matron who witnessed the spectacle returned home from the temple a wiser woman. Some, indeed, of the more prudent women turned their faces from the immodest movements of the players, and learned the art of wickedness by a furtive regard. For they were restrained, by the modest demeanour due to men, from looking boldly at the immodest gestures; but much more were they restrained from condemning with chaste[Pg 87] heart the sacred rites of her whom they adored. And yet this licentiousnesswhich, if practised in one's home, could only be done there in secretwas practised as a public lesson in the temple; and if any modesty remained in men, it was occupied in marvelling that wickedness which men could not unrestrainedly commit should be part of the religious teaching of the gods, and that to omit its exhibition should incur the anger of the gods. What spirit can that be, which by a hidden inspiration stirs men's corruption, and goads them to adultery, and feeds on the full-fledged iniquity, unless it be the same that finds pleasure in such religious ceremonies, sets in the temples images of devils, and loves to see in play the images of vices; that whispers in secret some righteous sayings to deceive the few who are good, and scatters in public invitations to profligacy, to gain possession of the millions who are wicked?
BOOK III. - The external calamities of Rome, #City of God, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
At that time, indeed, so many wars were everywhere engaged in, that through scarcity of soldiers they enrolled for military service the proletarii, who received this name, because, being too poor to equip for military service, they had leisure to beget offspring.[148] Pyrrhus, king of Greece, and at that time of wide-spread renown, was invited by the Tarentines to enlist himself against Rome. It was to him that Apollo, when consulted regarding the issue of his enterprise, uttered with some pleasantry so ambiguous an oracle, that whichever alternative happened, the god himself should be counted divine. For he so worded the oracle,[149] that whether Pyrrhus was conquered by the Romans, or the Romans by Pyrrhus, the soothsaying god would securely await the issue. And then what frightful massacres of both armies ensued! Yet Pyrrhus remained conqueror, and would have been able now to proclaim Apollo a true diviner, as he understood the oracle, had not the Romans been the conquerors in the next engagement. And while such disastrous wars were being waged, a terrible disease broke out among the women. For the pregnant women died before delivery. And sculapius, I fancy, excused himself in this matter on the ground that he professed to be arch-physician, not midwife. Cattle, too, similarly perished;[Pg 117] so that it was believed that the whole race of animals was destined to become extinct. Then what shall I say of that memorable winter in which the weather was so incredibly severe, that in the Forum frightfully deep snow lay for forty days together, and the Tiber was frozen? Had such things happened in our time, what accusations we should have heard from our enemies! And that other great pestilence, which raged so long and carried off so many; what shall I say of it? Spite of all the drugs of sculapius, it only grew worse in its second year, till at last recourse was had to the Sibylline books,a kind of oracle which, as Cicero says in his De Divinatione, owes significance to its interpreters, who make doubtful conjectures as they can or as they wish. In this instance, the cause of the plague was said to be that so many temples had been used as private residences. And thus sculapius for the present escaped the charge of either ignominious negligence or want of skill. But why were so many allowed to occupy sacred tenements without interference, unless because supplication had long been addressed in vain to such a crowd of gods, and so by degrees the sacred places were deserted of worshippers, and being thus vacant, could without offence be put at least to some human uses? And the temples, which were at that time laboriously recognised and restored that the plague might be stayed, fell afterwards into disuse, and were again devoted to the same human uses. Had they not thus lapsed into obscurity, it could not have been pointed to as proof of Varro's great erudition, that in his work on sacred places he cites so many that were unknown. Meanwhile, the restoration of the temples procured no cure of the plague, but only a fine excuse for the gods.
18. The disasters suffered by the Romans in the Punic wars, which were not mitigated by the protection of the gods.
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As to the second Punic war, it were tedious to recount the disasters it brought on both the nations engaged in so protracted and shifting a war, that (by the acknowledgment even of those writers who have made it their object not so much to narrate the wars as to eulogize the dominion of Rome) the[Pg 120] people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered. For, when Hannibal poured out of Spain over the Pyrenees, and overran Gaul, and burst through the Alps, and during his whole course gathered strength by plundering and subduing as he went, and inundated Italy like a torrent, how bloody were the wars, and how continuous the engagements, that were fought! How often were the Romans vanquished! How many towns went over to the enemy, and how many were taken and subdued! What fearful battles there were, and how often did the defeat of the Romans shed lustre on the arms of Hannibal! And what shall I say of the wonderfully crushing defeat at Cann, where even Hannibal, cruel as he was, was yet sated with the blood of his bitterest enemies, and gave orders that they be spared? From this field of battle he sent to Carthage three bushels of gold rings, signifying that so much of the rank of Rome had that day fallen, that it was easier to give an idea of it by measure than by numbers; and that the frightful slaughter of the common rank and file whose bodies lay undistinguished by the ring, and who were numerous in proportion to their meanness, was rather to be conjectured than accurately reported. In fact, such was the scarcity of soldiers after this, that the Romans impressed their criminals on the promise of impunity, and their slaves by the bribe of liberty, and out of these infamous classes did not so much recruit as create an army. But these slaves, or, to give them all their titles, these freedmen who were enlisted to do battle for the republic of Rome, lacked arms. And so they took arms from the temples, as if the Romans were saying to their gods: Lay down those arms you have held so long in vain, if by chance our slaves may be able to use to purpose what you, our gods, have been impotent to use. At that time, too, the public treasury was too low to pay the soldiers, and private resources were used for public purposes; and so generously did individuals contri bute of their property, that, saving the gold ring and bulla which each wore, the pitiful mark of his rank, no senator, and much less any of the other orders and tribes, reserved any gold for his own use. But if in our day they were reduced to this poverty, who would be able to endure their reproaches, barely endurable as they are now,[Pg 121] when more money is spent on actors for the sake of a superfluous gratification, than was then disbursed to the legions?
20. Of the destruction of the Saguntines, who received no help from the Roman gods, though perishing on account of their fidelity to Rome.
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These things, I say, I pass in silence; but I can by no means be silent regarding the order given by Mithridates, king of Asia, that on one day all Roman citizens residing anywhere in Asia (where great numbers of them were following their private business) should be put to death: and this order was executed. How miserable a spectacle was then presented, when each man was suddenly and treacherously murdered wherever he happened to be, in the field or on the road, in the town, in his own home, or in the street, in market or temple, in bed or at table! Think of the groans of the dying, the tears of the spectators, and even of the executioners themselves. For how cruel a necessity was it that compelled the hosts of these victims, not only to see these abominable butcheries in their own houses, but even to perpetrate them: to change their countenance suddenly from the bland kindliness of friendship, and in the midst of peace set about the business of war; and, shall I say, give and receive wounds, the slain being pierced in body, the slayer in spirit! Had all these murdered persons, then, despised auguries? Had they neither public nor household gods to consult when they left their homes and set out on that fatal journey? If they had not, our adversaries have no reason to complain of these Christian times in this particular, since long ago the Romans despised auguries as idle. If, on the other hand, they did consult omens, let them tell us what good they got thereby, even when such things were not prohibited, but authorized, by human, if not by divine law.
23. Of the internal disasters which vexed the Roman republic, and followed a portentous madness which seized all the domestic animals.
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But when Marius, stained with the blood of his fellow-citizens, whom the rage of party had sacrificed, was in his turn vanquished and driven from the city, it had scarcely time to brea the freely, when, to use the words of Cicero, "Cinna and Marius together returned and took possession of it. Then, indeed, the foremost men in the state were put to death, its lights quenched. Sylla afterwards avenged this cruel victory;[Pg 129] but we need not say with what loss of life, and with what ruin to the republic."[152] For of this vengeance, which was more destructive than if the crimes which it punished had been committed with impunity, Lucan says: "The cure was excessive, and too closely resembled the disease. The guilty perished, but when none but the guilty survived: and then private hatred and anger, unbridled by law, were allowed free indulgence."[153] In that war between Marius and Sylla, besides those who fell in the field of battle, the city, too, was filled with corpses in its streets, squares, markets, theatres, and temples; so that it is not easy to reckon whether the victors slew more before or after victory, that they might be, or because they were, victors. As soon as Marius triumphed, and returned from exile, besides the butcheries everywhere perpetrated, the head of the consul Octavius was exposed on the rostrum; Csar and Fimbria were assassinated in their own houses; the two Crassi, father and son, were murdered in one another's sight; Bebius and Numitorius were disembowelled by being dragged with hooks; Catulus escaped the hands of his enemies by drinking poison; Merula, the flamen of Jupiter, cut his veins and made a libation of his own blood to his god. Moreover, every one whose salutation Marius did not answer by giving his hand, was at once cut down before his face.
28. Of the victory of Sylla, the avenger of the cruelties of Marius.
BOOK II. -- PART III. ADDENDA. SCIENCE AND THE SECRET DOCTRINE CONTRASTED, #The Secret Doctrine, #H P Blavatsky, #Theosophy
Theosophists have every right to consider as materialistic tramps trespassing on private metaphysical
grounds. Not satisfied with the paternity of Bathybius (Haeckelii), "plastidule souls,"** and "atomsouls" are now invented by them, on the basis of purely blind mechanical forces of matter. We are
BOOK II. -- PART II. THE ARCHAIC SYMBOLISM OF THE WORLD-RELIGIONS, #The Secret Doctrine, #H P Blavatsky, #Theosophy
The above receives corroboration in a private letter from a very learned Kabalist. In STANZA IV. and
elsewhere it is stated that exoterically Brahma (neuter), so flippantly and so often confused by the
BOOK I. -- PART I. COSMIC EVOLUTION, #The Secret Doctrine, #H P Blavatsky, #Theosophy
most private apartments, where we think the eye of intrusion is altogether shut out, and our retirement
can never be profaned, there exist the vestiges of all our acts, silhouettes of whatever we have
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etc., etc. Copies of all the letters ever received or sent, with the exception of a few private ones -- "in
which there was no teaching" the Master says -- are with the writer. As it was her duty, in the
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like trying to explain the aspirations and affections, the love and hatred, the most private and sacred
workings in
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EXTRACTS FROM A private COMMENTARY,* hitherto secret:-(xvii.) "The Initial Existence in the first twilight of the Maha-Manwantara (after the MAHAPRALAYA that follows every age of Brahma) is a CONSCIOUS SPIRITUAL QUALITY. In the
manifested WORLDS (solar systems) it is, in its OBJECTIVE SUBJECTIVITY, like the film from a
BOOK I. -- PART III. SCIENCE AND THE SECRET DOCTRINE CONTRASTED, #The Secret Doctrine, #H P Blavatsky, #Theosophy
subjective side -- physical craving, instinct, passion, private interest, as also opinion and
subjective conception -- spontaneously present themselves at the very commencement.
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time so very remote that it was "certainly pre-tertiary," and he adds in a private letter that "no name
has been given to this supposed land." Yet the land did exist, and was of course pre-tertiary, for
BOOK VII. - Of the select gods of the civil theology, and that eternal life is not obtained by worshipping them, #City of God, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
Now as to the rites of Liber, whom they have set over liquid seeds, and therefore not only over the liquors of fruits, among which wine holds, so to speak, the primacy, but also over the seeds of animals:as to these rites, I am unwilling to undertake to show to what excess of turpitude they had reached, because that would entail a leng thened discourse, though I am not unwilling to do so as a demonstration of the proud stupidity of those who practise them. Among other rites which I am compelled from the greatness of their number to omit, Varro says that in Italy, at the places where roads crossed each other, the rites of Liber were celebrated with such unrestrained turpitude, that the private parts of a man were worshipped in his honour. Nor was this abomination transacted in secret, that some regard at least might be paid to modesty, but was openly and wantonly displayed. For during the festival of Liber, this obscene member, placed on a car, was carried with great honour, first over the cross-roads in the country, and then into the city. But in the town of Lavinium a whole month was devoted to Liber alone, during the days of which all the people gave themselves up to the most dissolute conversation, until that member had been carried through the forum and brought to rest in its own place; on which unseemly member it was necessary that[Pg 285] the most honourable matron should place a wreath in the presence of all the people. Thus, forsooth, was the god Liber to be appeased in order to the growth of seeds. Thus was enchantment to be driven away from fields, even by a matron's being compelled to do in public what not even a harlot ought to be permitted to do in a theatre, if there were matrons among the spectators. For these reasons, then, Saturn alone was not believed to be sufficient for seeds,namely, that the impure mind might find occasions for multiplying the gods; and that, being righteously abandoned to uncleanness by the one true God, and being prostituted to the worship of many false gods, through an avidity for ever greater and greater uncleanness, it should call these sacrilegious rites sacred things, and should abandon itself to be violated and polluted by crowds of foul demons.
22. Concerning Neptune, and Salacia, and Venilia.
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These are the famous mysteries of Tellus and the Great Mother, all of which are shown to have reference to mortal seeds and to agriculture. Do these things, then,namely, the tympanum, the towers, the Galli, the tossing to and fro of limbs, the noise of cymbals, the images of lions,do these things, having this reference and this end, promise eternal life? Do the mutilated Galli, then, serve this Great Mother in order to signify that they who are in need of seed should follow the earth, as though it were not rather the case that this very service caused them to want seed? For whether do they, by following this goddess, acquire seed, being in want of it, or, by following her, lose seed when they have it? Is this to interpret or to deprecate? Nor is it considered to what a degree malign demons have gained the upper hand, inasmuch as they have been able to exact such cruel rites without having dared to promise any great things in return for them. Had[Pg 291] the earth not been a goddess, men would have, by labouring, laid their hands on it in order to obtain seed through it, and would not have laid violent hands on themselves in order to lose seed on account of it. Had it not been a goddess, it would have become so fertile by the hands of others, that it would not have compelled a man to be rendered barren by his own hands; nor that in the festival of Liber an honourable matron put a wreath on the private parts of a man in the sight of the multitude, where perhaps her husb and was standing by blushing and perspiring, if there is any shame left in men; and that in the celebration of marriages the newly-married bride was ordered to sit upon Priapus. These things are bad enough, but they are small and contemptible in comparison with that most cruel abomination, or most abominable cruelty, by which either set is so deluded that neither perishes of its wound. There the enchantment of fields is feared; here the amputation of members is not feared. There the modesty of the bride is outraged, but in such a manner as that neither her fruitfulness nor even her virginity is taken away; here a man is so mutilated that he is neither changed into a woman nor remains a man.
25. The interpretation of the mutilation of Atys which the doctrine of the Greek sages set forth.
BOOK VI. - Of Varros threefold division of theology, and of the inability of the gods to contri bute anything to the happiness of the future life, #City of God, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
In divine things, the same order he preserved throughout, as far as concerns those things which are performed to the[Pg 235] gods. For sacred things are performed by men in places and times. These four things I have mentioned he embraced in twelve books, allotting three to each. For he wrote the first three concerning men, the following three concerning places, the third three concerning times, and the fourth three concerning sacred rites,showing who should perform, where they should perform, when they should perform, what they should perform, with most subtle distinction. But because it was necessary to sayand that especially was expectedto whom they should perform sacred rites, he wrote concerning the gods themselves the last three books; and these five times three made fifteen. But they are in all, as we have said, sixteen. For he put also at the beginning of these one distinct book, speaking by way of introduction of all which follows; which being finished, he proceeded to subdivide the first three in that fivefold distribution which pertain to men, making the first concerning high priests, the second concerning augurs, the third concerning the fifteen men presiding over the sacred ceremonies.[233] The second three he made concerning places, speaking in one of them concerning their chapels, in the second concerning their temples, and in the third concerning religious places. The next three which follow these, and pertain to times,that is, to festival days,he distributed so as to make one concerning holidays, the other concerning the circus games, and the third concerning scenic plays. Of the fourth three, pertaining to sacred things, he devoted one to consecrations, another to private, the last to public, sacred rites. In the three which remain, the gods themselves follow this pompous train, as it were, for whom all this culture has been expended. In the first book are the certain gods, in the second the uncertain, in the third, and last of all, the chief and select gods.
4. That from the disputation of Varro, it follows that the worshippers of the gods regard human things as more ancient than divine things.
BOOK V. - Of fate, freewill, and God's prescience, and of the source of the virtues of the ancient Romans, #City of God, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
Now, therefore, with regard to those to whom God did not[Pg 207] purpose to give eternal life with His holy angels in His own celestial city, to the society of which that true piety which does not render the service of religion, which the Greeks call , to any save the true God conducts, if He had also withheld from them the terrestrial glory of that most excellent empire, a reward would not have been rendered to their good arts,that is, their virtues,by which they sought to attain so great glory. For as to those who seem to do some good that they may receive glory from men, the Lord also says, "Verily I say unto you, they have received their reward."[211] So also these despised their own private affairs for the sake of the republic, and for its treasury resisted avarice, consulted for the good of their country with a spirit of freedom, addicted neither to what their laws pronounced to be crime nor to lust. By all these acts, as by the true way, they pressed forward to honours, power, and glory; they were honoured among almost all nations; they imposed the laws of their empire upon many nations; and at this day, both in literature and history, they are glorious among almost all nations. There is no reason why they should complain against the justice of the supreme and true God,"they have received their reward."
16. Concerning the reward of the holy citizens of the celestial city, to whom the example of the virtues of the Roman are useful.
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There are those two things, namely, liberty and the desire of human praise, which compelled the Romans to admirable deeds. If, therefore, for the liberty of dying men, and for the desire of human praise which is sought after by mortals, sons could be put to death by a father, what great thing is it, if, for the true liberty which has made us free from the dominion of sin, and death, and the devil,not through the desire of human praise, but through the earnest desire of freeing men, not from King Tarquin, but from demons and the prince of the demons,we should, I do not say put to death our sons, but reckon among our sons Christ's poor ones? If, also, another Roman chief, surnamed Torquatus, slew his son, not because he fought against his country, but because, being challenged by an enemy, he through youthful impetuosity fought, though for his country, yet contrary to orders which he his father had given as general; and this he did, notwithstanding that his son was victorious, lest there should be more evil in the example of authority despised, than good in the glory of slaying an enemy;if, I say, Torquatus acted thus, wherefore should they boast themselves, who, for the laws of a celestial country, despise all earthly good things, which are[Pg 211] loved far less than sons? If Furius Camillus, who was condemned by those who envied him, notwithstanding that he had thrown off from the necks of his countrymen the yoke of their most bitter enemies, the Veientes, again delivered his ungrateful country from the Gauls, because he had no other in which he could have better opportunities for living a life of glory;if Camillus did thus, why should he be extolled as having done some great thing, who, having, it may be, suffered in the church at the hands of carnal enemies most grievous and dishonouring injury, has not betaken himself to heretical enemies, or himself raised some heresy against her, but has rather defended her, as far as he was able, from the most pernicious perversity of heretics, since there is not another church, I say not in which one can live a life of glory, but in which eternal life can be obtained? If Mucius, in order that peace might be made with King Porsenna, who was pressing the Romans with a most grievous war, when he did not succeed in slaying Porsenna, but slew another by mistake for him, reached forth his right hand and laid it on a red-hot altar, saying that many such as he saw him to be had conspired for his destruction, so that Porsenna, terrified at his daring, and at the thought of a conspiracy of such as he, without any delay recalled all his warlike purposes, and made peace;if, I say, Mucius did this, who shall speak of his meritorious claims to the kingdom of heaven, if for it he may have given to the flames not one hand, but even his whole body, and that not by his own spontaneous act, but because he was persecuted by another? If Curtius, spurring on his steed, threw himself all armed into a precipitous gulf, obeying the oracles of their gods, which had commanded that the Romans should throw into that gulf the best thing which they possessed, and they could only understand thereby that, since they excelled in men and arms, the gods had commanded that an armed man should be cast headlong into that destruction;if he did this, shall we say that that man has done a great thing for the eternal city who may have died by a like death, not, however, precipitating himself spontaneously into a gulf, but having suffered this death at the hands of some enemy of his faith, more especially when he has received from his Lord, who is also King of[Pg 212] his country, a more certain oracle, "Fear not them who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul?"[214] If the Decii dedicated themselves to death, consecrating themselves in a form of words, as it were, that falling, and pacifying by their blood the wrath of the gods, they might be the means of delivering the Roman army;if they did this, let not the holy martyrs carry themselves proudly, as though they had done some meritorious thing for a share in that country where are eternal life and felicity, if even to the shedding of their blood, loving not only the brethren for whom it was shed, but, according as had been commanded them, even their enemies by whom it was being shed, they have vied with one another in faith of love and love of faith. If Marcus Pulvillus, when engaged in dedicating a temple to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva, received with such indifference the false intelligence which was brought to him of the death of his son, with the intention of so agitating him that he should go away, and thus the glory of dedicating the temple should fall to his colleague;if he received that intelligence with such indifference that he even ordered that his son should be cast out unburied, the love of glory having overcome in his heart the grief of bereavement, how shall any one affirm that he has done a great thing for the preaching of the gospel, by which the citizens of the heavenly city are delivered from divers errors, and gathered together from divers wanderings, to whom his Lord has said, when anxious about the burial of his father, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead?"[215] Regulus, in order not to break his oath, even with his most cruel enemies, returned to them from Rome itself, because (as he is said to have replied to the Romans when they wished to retain him) he could not have the dignity of an honourable citizen at Rome after having been a slave to the Africans, and the Carthaginians put him to death with the utmost tortures, because he had spoken against them in the senate. If Regulus acted thus, what tortures are not to be despised for the sake of good faith toward that country to whose beatitude faith itself leads? Or what will a man have rendered to the Lord for all He has bestowed upon him, if, for the faithfulness he owes to Him, he shall have[Pg 213] suffered such things as Regulus suffered at the hands of his most ruthless enemies for the good faith which he owed to them? And how shall a Christian dare vaunt himself of his voluntary poverty, which he has chosen in order that during the pilgrimage of this life he may walk the more disencumbered on the way which leads to the country where the true riches are, even God Himself;how, I say, shall he vaunt himself for this, when he hears or reads that Lucius Valerius, who died when he was holding the office of consul, was so poor that his funeral expenses were paid with money collected by the people?or when he hears that Quintius Cincinnatus, who, possessing only four acres of land, and cultivating them with his own hands, was taken from the plough to be made dictator,an office more honourable even than that of consul, and that, after having won great glory by conquering the enemy, he preferred notwithstanding to continue in his poverty? Or how shall he boast of having done a great thing, who has not been prevailed upon by the offer of any reward of this world to renounce his connection with that heavenly and eternal country, when he hears that Fabricius could not be prevailed on to forsake the Roman city by the great gifts offered to him by Pyrrhus king of the Epirots, who promised him the fourth part of his kingdom, but preferred to abide there in his poverty as a private individual? For if, when their republic,that is, the interest of the people, the interest of the country, the common interest,was most prosperous and wealthy, they themselves were so poor in their own houses, that one of them, who had already been twice a consul, was expelled from that senate of poor men by the censor, because he was discovered to possess ten pounds weight of silver-plate,since, I say, those very men by whose triumphs the public treasury was enriched were so poor, ought not all Christians, who make common property of their riches with a far nobler purpose, even that (according to what is written in the Acts of the Apostles) they may distribute to each one according to his need, and that no one may say that anything is his own, but that all things may be their common possession,[216]ought they not to understand that they should not vaunt themselves, because[Pg 214] they do that to obtain the society of angels, when those men did well-nigh the same thing to preserve the glory of the Romans?
How could these, and whatever like things are found in the Roman history, have become so widely known, and have been proclaimed by so great a fame, had not the Roman empire, extending far and wide, been raised to its greatness by magnificent successes? Wherefore, through that empire, so extensive and of so long continuance, so illustrious and glorious also through the virtues of such great men, the reward which they sought was rendered to their earnest aspirations, and also examples are set before us, containing necessary admonition, in order that we may be stung with shame if we shall see that we have not held fast those virtues for the sake of the most glorious city of God, which are, in whatever way, resembled by those virtues which they held fast for the sake of the glory of a terrestrial city, and that, too, if we shall feel conscious that we have held them fast, we may not be lifted up with pride, because, as the apostle says, "The sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared to the glory which shall be revealed in us."[217] But so far as regards human and temporal glory, the lives of these ancient Romans were reckoned sufficiently worthy. Therefore, also, we see, in the light of that truth which, veiled in the Old Testament, is revealed in the New, namely, that it is not in view of terrestrial and temporal benefits, which divine providence grants promiscuously to good and evil, that God is to be worshipped, but in view of eternal life, everlasting gifts, and of the society of the heavenly city itself;in the light of this truth we see that the Jews were most righteously given as a trophy to the glory of the Romans; for we see that these Romans, who rested on earthly glory, and sought to obtain it by virtues, such as they were, conquered those who, in their great depravity, slew and rejected the giver of true glory, and of the eternal city.
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And on this account, Theodosius not only preserved during the lifetime of Gratian that fidelity which was due to him, but also, after his death, he, like a true Christian, took his little brother Valentinian under his protection, as joint emperor, after he had been expelled by Maximus, the murderer of his father. He guarded him with paternal affection, though he might without any difficulty have got rid of him, being entirely destitute of all resources, had he been animated with the desire of extensive empire, and not with the ambition of being a benefactor. It was therefore a far greater pleasure to him, when he had adopted the boy, and preserved to him his[Pg 225] imperial dignity, to console him by his very humanity and kindness. Afterwards, when that success was rendering Maximus terrible, Theodosius, in the midst of his perplexing anxieties, was not drawn away to follow the suggestions of a sacrilegious and unlawful curiosity, but sent to John, whose abode was in the desert of Egypt,for he had learned that this servant of God (whose fame was spreading abroad) was endowed with the gift of prophecy, and from him he received assurance of victory. Immediately the slayer of the tyrant Maximus, with the deepest feelings of compassion and respect, restored the boy Valentinianus to his share in the empire from which he had been driven. Valentinianus being soon after slain by secret assassination, or by some other plot or accident, Theodosius, having again received a response from the prophet, and placing entire confidence in it, marched against the tyrant Eugenius, who had been unlawfully elected to succeed that emperor, and defeated his very powerful army, more by prayer than by the sword. Some soldiers who were at the battle reported to me that all the missiles they were throwing were snatched from their hands by a vehement wind, which blew from the direction of Theodosius' army upon the enemy; nor did it only drive with greater velocity the darts which were hurled against them, but also turned back upon their own bodies the darts which they themselves were throwing. And therefore the poet Claudian, although an alien from the name of Christ, nevertheless says in his praises of him, "O prince, too much beloved by God, for thee olus pours armed tempests from their caves; for thee the air fights, and the winds with one accord obey thy bugles."[224] But the victor, as he had believed and predicted, overthrew the statues of Jupiter, which had been, as it were, consecrated by I know not what kind of rites against him, and set up in the Alps. And the thunderbolts of these statues, which were made of gold, he mirthfully and graciously presented to his couriers, who (as the joy of the occasion permitted) were jocularly saying that they would be most happy to be struck by such thunderbolts. The sons of his own enemies, whose fathers had been slain not so much by his orders as by the vehemence of war, having[Pg 226] fled for refuge to a church, though they were not yet Christians, he was anxious, taking advantage of the occasion, to bring over to Christianity, and treated them with Christian love. Nor did he deprive them of their property, but, besides allowing them to retain it, bestowed on them additional honours. He did not permit private animosities to affect the treatment of any man after the war. He was not like Cinna, and Marius, and Sylla, and other such men, who wished not to finish civil wars even when they were finished, but rather grieved that they had arisen at all, than wished that when they were finished they should harm any one. Amid all these events, from the very commencement of his reign, he did not cease to help the troubled church against the impious by most just and merciful laws, which the heretical Valens, favouring the Arians, had vehemently afflicted. Indeed, he rejoiced more to be a member of this church than he did to be a king upon the earth. The idols of the Gentiles he everywhere ordered to be overthrown, understanding well that not even terrestrial gifts are placed in the power of demons, but in that of the true God. And what could be more admirable than his religious humility, when, compelled by the urgency of certain of his intimates, he avenged the grievous crime of the Thessalonians, which at the prayer of the bishops he had promised to pardon, and, being laid hold of by the discipline of the church, did penance in such a way that the sight of his imperial loftiness prostrated made the people who were interceding for him weep more than the consciousness of offence had made them fear it when enraged? These and other similar good works, which it would be long to tell, he carried with him from this world of time, where the greatest human nobility and loftiness are but vapour. Of these works the reward is eternal happiness, of which God is the giver, though only to those who are sincerely pious. But all other blessings and privileges of this life, as the world itself, light, air, earth, water, fruits, and the soul of man himself, his body, senses, mind, life, He lavishes on good and bad alike. And among these blessings is also to be reckoned the possession of an empire, whose extent He regulates according to the requirements of His providential government at various times. Whence, I see, we must now answer those who, being confuted[Pg 227] and convicted by the most manifest proofs, by which it is shown that for obtaining these terrestrial things, which are all the foolish desire to have, that multitude of false gods is of no use, attempt to assert that the gods are to be worshipped with a view to the interest, not of the present life, but of that which is to come after death. For as to those who, for the sake of the friendship of this world, are willing to worship vanities, and do not grieve that they are left to their puerile understandings, I think they have been sufficiently answered in these five books; of which books, when I had published the first three, and they had begun to come into the hands of many, I heard that certain persons were preparing against them an answer of some kind or other in writing. Then it was told me that they had already written their answer, but were waiting a time when they could publish it without danger. Such persons I would advise not to desire what cannot be of any advantage to them; for it is very easy for a man to seem to himself to have answered arguments, when he has only been unwilling to be silent. For what is more loquacious than vanity? And though it be able, if it like, to shout more loudly than the truth, it is not, for all that, more powerful than the truth. But let men consider diligently all the things that we have said, and if, perchance, judging without party spirit, they shall clearly perceive that they are such things as may rather be shaken than torn up by their most impudent garrulity, and, as it were, satirical and mimic levity, let them restrain their absurdities, and let them choose rather to be corrected by the wise than to be lauded by the foolish. For if they are waiting an opportunity, not for liberty to speak the truth, but for licence to revile, may not that befall them which Tully says concerning some one, "Oh, wretched man! who was at liberty to sin?"[225] Wherefore, whoever he be who deems himself happy because of licence to revile, he would be far happier if that were not allowed him at all; for he might all the while, laying aside empty boast, be contradicting those to whose views he is opposed by way of free consultation with them, and be listening, as it becomes him, honourably, gravely, candidly, to all that can be adduced by those whom he consults by friendly disputation.
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BOOK XI. - Augustine passes to the second part of the work, in which the origin, progress, and destinies of the earthly and heavenly cities are discussed.Speculations regarding the creation of the world, #City of God, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
The city of God we speak of is the same to which testimony is borne by that Scripture, which excels all the writings of all nations by its divine authority, and has brought under its influence all kinds of minds, and this not by a casual intellectual movement, but obviously by an express providential arrangement. For there it is written, "Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God."[441] And in another psalm we read, "Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of His holiness, increasing the joy of the whole earth."[442] And, a little after, in the same psalm, "As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God. God has established it for ever." And in another, "There is a river the streams whereof shall make glad the city of our God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved."[443] From these and similar testimonies, all of which it were tedious to cite, we have learned that there is a city of God, and its Founder has inspired us with a love which makes us covet its citizenship. To this Founder of the holy city the citizens of the earthly city prefer their own gods, not knowing that He is the God[Pg 437] of gods, not of false, i.e. of impious and proud gods, who, being deprived of His unchangeable and freely communicated light, and so reduced to a kind of poverty-stricken power, eagerly grasp at their own private privileges, and seek divine honours from their deluded subjects; but of the pious and holy gods, who are better pleased to submit themselves to one, than to subject many to themselves, and who would rather worship God than be worshipped as God. But to the enemies of this city we have replied in the ten preceding books, according to our ability and the help afforded by our Lord and King. Now, recognising what is expected of me, and not unmindful of my promise, and relying, too, on the same succour, I will endeavour to treat of the origin, and progress, and deserved destinies of the two cities (the earthly and the heavenly, to wit), which, as we said, are in this present world commingled, and as it were entangled together. And, first, I will explain how the foundations of these two cities were originally laid, in the difference that arose among the angels.
2. Of the knowledge of God, to which no man can attain save through the Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
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From all this, it will readily occur to any one that the blessedness which an intelligent being desires as its legitimate object results from a combination of these two things, namely, that it uninterruptedly enjoy the unchangeable good, which is God; and that it be delivered from all dubiety, and know certainly that it shall eternally abide in the same enjoyment. That it is so with the angels of light we piously believe; but that the fallen angels, who by their own default lost that light, did not enjoy this blessedness even before they sinned, reason bids us conclude. Yet if their life was of any duration before they fell, we must allow them a blessedness of some kind, though not that which is accompanied with foresight. Or, if it seems hard to believe that, when the angels were created, some were created in ignorance either of their perseverance or their fall, while others were most certainly assured of the eternity of their felicity,if it is hard to believe that they were not all from the beginning on an equal footing, until these who are now evil did of their own will fall away from the light of goodness, certainly it is much harder to believe that the holy angels are now uncertain of their eternal blessedness, and do not know regarding themselves as much as we have been able to gather regarding them from the Holy Scriptures. For what catholic Christian does not know that no new devil will ever arise among the good angels, as he knows that this present devil will never again return into the[Pg 453] fellowship of the good? For the truth in the gospel promises to the saints and the faithful that they will be equal to the angels of God; and it is also promised them that they will "go away into life eternal."[469] But if we are certain that we shall never lapse from eternal felicity, while they are not certain, then we shall not be their equals, but their superiors. But as the truth never deceives, and as we shall be their equals, they must be certain of their blessedness. And because the evil angels could not be certain of that, since their blessedness was destined to come to an end, it follows either that the angels were unequal, or that, if equal, the good angels were assured of the eternity of their blessedness after the perdition of the others; unless, possibly, some one may say that the words of the Lord about the devil, "He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth,"[470] are to be understood as if he was not only a murderer from the beginning of the human race, when man, whom he could kill by his deceit, was made, but also that he did not abide in the truth from the time of his own creation, and was accordingly never blessed with the holy angels, but refused to submit to his Creator, and proudly exulted as if in a private lordship of his own, and was thus deceived and deceiving. For the dominion of the Almighty cannot be eluded; and he who will not piously submit himself to things as they are, proudly feigns, and mocks himself with a state of things that does not exist; so that what the blessed Apostle John says thus becomes intelligible: "The devil sinneth from the beginning,"[471]that is, from the time he was created he refused righteousness which none but a will piously subject to God can enjoy. Whoever adopts this opinion at least disagrees with those heretics the Manichees, and with any other pestilential sect that may suppose that the devil has derived from some adverse evil principle a nature proper to himself. These persons are so befooled by error, that, although they acknowledge with ourselves the authority of the gospels, they do not notice that the Lord did not say, "The devil was naturally a stranger to the truth," but "The devil abode not in the truth," by which He meant us to understand that he[Pg 454] had fallen from the truth, in which, if he had abode, he would have become a partaker of it, and have remained in blessedness along with the holy angels.[472]
14. An explanation of what is said of the devil, that he did not abide in the truth, because the truth was not in him.
BOOK XII. - Of the creation of angels and men, and of the origin of evil, #City of God, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
That the contrary propensities in good and bad angels have arisen, not from a difference in their nature and origin, since God, the good Author and Creator of all essences, created them both, but from a difference in their wills and desires, it is impossible to doubt. While some stedfastly continued in that which was the common good of all, namely, in God Himself, and in His eternity, truth, and love; others, being enamoured rather of their own power, as if they could be their own good, lapsed to this private good of their own, from that higher and beatific good which was common to all, and, bartering the lofty dignity of eternity for the inflation of pride, the most assured verity for the slyness of vanity, uniting love for factious partisanship, they became proud, deceived, envious. The cause, therefore, of the blessedness of the good is adherence to God. And so the cause of the others' misery will be found in the contrary,[Pg 482] that is, in their not adhering to God. Wherefore, if when the question is asked, why are the former blessed, it is rightly answered, because they adhere to God; and when it is asked, why are the latter miserable, it is rightly answered, because they do not adhere to God,then there is no other good for the rational or intellectual creature save God only. Thus, though it is not every creature that can be blessed (for beasts, trees, stones, and things of that kind have not this capacity), yet that creature which has the capacity cannot be blessed of itself, since it is created out of nothing, but only by Him by whom it has been created. For it is blessed by the possession of that whose loss makes it miserable. He, then, who is blessed not in another, but in himself, cannot be miserable, because he cannot lose himself.
Accordingly we say that there is no unchangeable good but the one, true, blessed God; that the things which He made are indeed good because from Him, yet mutable because made not out of Him, but out of nothing. Although, therefore, they are not the supreme good, for God is a greater good, yet those mutable things which can adhere to the immutable good, and so be blessed, are very good; for so completely is He their good, that without Him they cannot but be wretched. And the other created things in the universe are not better on this account, that they cannot be miserable. For no one would say that the other members of the body are superior to the eyes, because they cannot be blind. But as the sentient nature, even when it feels pain, is superior to the stony, which can feel none, so the rational nature, even when wretched, is more excellent than that which lacks reason or feeling, and can therefore experience no misery. And since this is so, then in this nature which has been created so excellent, that though it be mutable itself, it can yet secure its blessedness by adhering to the immutable good, the supreme God; and since it is not satisfied unless it be perfectly blessed, and cannot be thus blessed save in God,in this nature, I say, not to adhere to God, is manifestly a fault.[520] Now every fault injures the nature, and is consequently contrary to the nature. The creature, therefore, which cleaves to God, differs from[Pg 483] those who do not, not by nature, but by fault; and yet by this very fault the nature itself is proved to be very noble and admirable. For that nature is certainly praised, the fault of which is justly blamed. For we justly blame the fault because it mars the praiseworthy nature. As, then, when we say that blindness is a defect of the eyes, we prove that sight belongs to the nature of the eyes; and when we say that deafness is a defect of the ears, hearing is thereby proved to belong to their nature;so, when we say that it is a fault of the angelic creature that it does not cleave to God, we hereby most plainly declare that it pertained to its nature to cleave to God. And who can worthily conceive or express how great a glory that is, to cleave to God, so as to live to Him, to draw wisdom from Him, to delight in Him, and to enjoy this so great good, without death, error, or grief? And thus, since every vice is an injury of the nature, that very vice of the wicked angels, their departure from God, is sufficient proof that God created their nature so good, that it is an injury to it not to be with God.
BOOK XIV. - Of the punishment and results of mans first sin, and of the propagation of man without lust, #City of God, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
The sins of men and angels do nothing to impede the "great works of the Lord which accomplish His will."[125] For He who by His providence and omnipotence distributes to every one his own portion, is able to make good use not only of the good, but also of the wicked. And thus making a good use of the wicked angel, who, in punishment of his first wicked volition, was doomed to an obduracy that prevents him now from willing any good, why should not God have permitted him to tempt the first man, who had been created upright, that is to say, with a good will? For he had been so constituted, that if he looked to God for help, man's goodness should defeat the angel's wickedness; but if by proud self-pleasing he abandoned God, his Creator and Sustainer, he should be conquered. If his will remained upright, through leaning on God's help, he should be rewarded; if it became wicked, by forsaking God, he should be punished. But even this trusting in God's help could not itself be accomplished without God's help, although man had it in his own power to relinquish the benefits of divine grace by pleasing himself. For as it is not in our power to live in this world without sustaining ourselves by food, while it is in our power to refuse this nourishment and cease to live, as those[Pg 47] do who kill themselves, so it was not in man's power, even in Paradise, to live as he ought without God's help; but it was in his power to live wickedly, though thus he should cut short his happiness, and incur very just punishment. Since, then, God was not ignorant that man would fall, why should He not have suffered him to be tempted by an angel who hated and envied him? It was not, indeed, that He was unaware that he should be conquered, but because He foresaw that by the man's seed, aided by divine grace, this same devil himself should be conquered, to the greater glory of the saints. All was brought about in such a manner, that neither did any future event escape God's foreknowledge, nor did His foreknowledge compel any one to sin, and so as to demonstrate in the experience of the intelligent creation, human and angelic, how great a difference there is between the private presumption of the creature and the Creator's protection. For who will dare to believe or say that it was not in God's power to prevent both angels and men from sinning? But God preferred to leave this in their power, and thus to show both what evil could be wrought by their pride, and what good by His grace.
28. Of the nature of the two cities, the earthly and the heavenly.
BOOK XVIII. - A parallel history of the earthly and heavenly cities from the time of Abraham to the end of the world, #City of God, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
Apis, then, who died in Egypt, was not the king of Egypt, but of Argos. He was succeeded by his son Argus, from whose name the land was called Argos and the people Argives, for under the earlier kings neither the place nor the nation as yet had this name. While he then reigned over Argos, and Eratus over Sicyon, and Balus still remained king of Assyria, Jacob died in Egypt a hundred and forty-seven years old, after he had, when dying, blessed his sons and his grandsons by Joseph, and prophesied most plainly of Christ, saying in the blessing of Judah, "A prince shall not fail out of Judah, nor a leader from his thighs, until those things come which are laid up for him; and He is the expectation of the nations."[499] In the reign of Argus Greece began to use fruits, and to have crops of corn in cultivated fields, the seed having[Pg 224] been brought from other countries. Argus also began to be accounted a god after his death, and was honoured with a temple and sacrifices. This honour was conferred in his reign, before being given to him, on a private individual for being the first to yoke oxen in the plough. This was one Homogyrus, who was struck by lightning.
7. Who were kings when Joseph died in Egypt.
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But what author of any sect is so approved in this demon-worshipping city, that the rest who have differed from or opposed him in opinion have been disapproved? The Epicureans asserted that human affairs were not under the providence of the gods; and the Stoics, holding the opposite opinion, agreed that they were ruled and defended by favourable and tutelary gods. Yet were not both sects famous among the Athenians? I wonder, then, why Anaxagoras was accused of a crime for saying that the sun was a burning stone, and denying that it was a god at all; while in the same city Epicurus flourished gloriously and lived securely, although he not only did not believe that the sun or any star was a god, but contended that neither Jupiter nor any of the gods dwelt in the world at all, so that the prayers and supplications of men might reach them! Were not both Aristippus and Antis thenes there, two noble philosophers and both Socratic? yet they placed the chief end of life within bounds so diverse and contradictory, that the first made the delight of the body the chief good, while the other asserted that man was made happy mainly by the virtue of the mind. The one also said that the wise man should flee from the republic; the other, that he should administer its affairs. Yet did not each gather disciples to follow his own sect? Indeed, in the conspicuous and well-known porch, in gymnasia, in gardens, in places public and private, they openly strove in bands each for his own opinion, some asserting there was one world, others innumerable worlds;[Pg 269] some that this world had a beginning, others that it had not; some that it would perish, others that it would exist always; some that it was governed by the divine mind, others by chance and accident; some that souls are immortal, others that they are mortal, and of those who asserted their immortality, some said they transmigrated through beasts, others that it was by no means so, while of those who asserted their mortality, some said they perished immediately after the body, others that they survived either a little while or a longer time, but not always; some fixing supreme good in the body, some in the mind, some in both; others adding to the mind and body external good things; some thinking that the bodily senses ought to be trusted always, some not always, others never. Now what people, senate, power, or public dignity of the impious city has ever taken care to judge between all these and other well-nigh innumerable dissensions of the philosophers, approving and accepting some, and disapproving and rejecting others? Has it not held in its bosom at random, without any judgment, and confusedly, so many controversies of men at variance, not about fields, houses, or anything of a pecuniary nature, but about those things which make life either miserable or happy? Even if some true things were said in it, yet falsehoods were uttered with the same licence; so that such a city has not amiss received the title of the mystic Babylon. For Babylon means confusion, as we remember we have already explained. Nor does it matter to the devil, its king, how they wrangle among themselves in contradictory errors, since all alike deservedly belong to him on account of their great and varied impiety.
But that nation, that people, that city, that republic, these Israelites, to whom the oracles of God were entrusted, by no means confounded with similar licence false prophets with the true prophets; but, agreeing together, and differing in nothing, acknowledged and upheld the au thentic authors of their sacred books. These were their philosophers, these were their sages, divines, prophets, and teachers of probity and piety. Whoever was wise and lived according to them was wise and lived not according to men, but according to God who hath spoken by them. If sacrilege is forbidden there, God hath forbidden[Pg 270] it. If it is said, "Honour thy father and thy mother,"[576] God hath commanded it. If it is said, "Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal,"[577] and other similar commandments, not human lips but the divine oracles have enounced them. Whatever truth certain philosophers, amid their false opinions, were able to see, and strove by laborious discussions to persuade men of,such as that God has made this world, and Himself most providently governs it, or of the nobility of the virtues, of the love of country, of fidelity in friendship, of good works and everything pertaining to virtuous manners, although they knew not to what end and what rule all these things were to be referred,all these, by words prophetic, that is, divine, although spoken by men, were commended to the people in that city, and not inculcated by contention in arguments, so that he who should know them might be afraid of contemning, not the wit of men, but the oracle of God.
BOOK XVII. - The history of the city of God from the times of the prophets to Christ, #City of God, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
Therefore prophetic utterances of three kinds are to be found; forasmuch as there are some relating to the earthly Jerusalem, some to the heavenly, and some to both. I think it proper to prove what I say by examples. The prophet Nathan was sent to convict king David of heinous sin, and predict to him what future evils should be consequent on it. Who can question that this and the like pertain to the terrestrial city, whether publicly, that is, for the safety or help of the people, or privately, when there are given forth for each one's private good divine utterances whereby something of the future may be known for the use of temporal life? But where we read, "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make for the house of Israel, and for the house of Judah, a new testament: not according to the testament that I settled for their fathers in the day when I laid hold of their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my testament, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. For this is the testament that I will make for the house of Israel: after those days, saith the Lord, I will give my laws in their mind, and will write them upon their hearts, and I will see to them; and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people;"[347]without doubt this is prophesied to the Jerusalem above, whose reward is God Himself, and whose chief and entire good it is to have Him, and to be His. But this pertains to both, that the city of God is called Jerusalem, and that it is prophesied the house[Pg 169] of God shall be in it; and this prophecy seems to be fulfilled when king Solomon builds that most noble temple. For these things both happened in the earthly Jerusalem, as history shows, and were types of the heavenly Jerusalem. And this kind of prophecy, as it were compacted and commingled of both the others in the ancient canonical books, containing historical narratives, is of very great significance, and has exercised and exercises greatly the wits of those who search holy writ. For example, what we read of historically as predicted and fulfilled in the seed of Abraham according to the flesh, we must also inquire the allegorical meaning of, as it is to be fulfilled in the seed of Abraham according to faith. And so much is this the case, that some have thought there is nothing in these books either foretold and effected, or effected although not foretold, that does not insinuate something else which is to be referred by figurative signification to the city of God on high, and to her children who are pilgrims in this life. But if this be so, then the utterances of the prophets, or rather the whole of those Scriptures that are reckoned under the title of the Old Testament, will be not of three, but of two different kinds. For there will be nothing there which pertains to the terrestrial Jerusalem only, if whatever is there said and fulfilled of or concerning her signifies something which also refers by allegorical prefiguration to the celestial Jerusalem; but there will be only two kinds, one that pertains to the free Jerusalem, the other to both. But just as, I think, they err greatly who are of opinion that none of the records of affairs in that kind of writings mean anything more than that they so happened, so I think those very daring who contend that the whole gist of their contents lies in allegorical significations. Therefore I have said they are threefold, not twofold. Yet, in holding this opinion, I do not blame those who may be able to draw out of everything there a spiritual meaning, only saving, first of all, the historical truth. For the rest, what believer can doubt that those things are spoken vainly which are such that, whether said to have been done or to be yet to come, they do not beseem either human or divine affairs? Who would not recall these to spiritual understanding if he could, or confess that they should be recalled by him who is able?
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BOOK XXII. - Of the eternal happiness of the saints, the resurrection of the body, and the miracles of the early Church, #City of God, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
Lucillus bishop of Sinita, in the neighbourhood of the colonial town of Hippo, was carrying in procession some relics of the same martyr, which had been deposited in the castle of Sinita. A fistula under which he had long laboured, and which his private physician was watching an opportunity to cut, was suddenly cured by the mere carrying of that sacred fardel,[981]at least, afterwards there was no trace of it in his body.
Eucharius, a Spanish priest, residing at Calama, was for a long time a sufferer from stone. By the relics of the same martyr, which the bishop Possidius brought him, he was cured. Afterwards the same priest, sinking under another disease, was lying dead, and already they were binding his hands. By the succour of the same martyr he was raised to life, the priest's cloak having been brought from the oratory and laid upon the corpse.
Conversations with Sri Aurobindo, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
(_Later Barinda told me that I could go and visit the Governor, but that it would probably be better not to emphasize my private life as regards yoga)._
Wednesday, August 18, 1926
COSA - BOOK II, #The Confessions of Saint Augustine, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
to do it. For she wished, and I remember in private with great anxiety
warned me, "not to commit fornication; but especially never to defile
COSA - BOOK III, #The Confessions of Saint Augustine, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
loving more our own private good than Thee, the Good of all.
Amidst these offences of foulness and violence, and so many iniquities,
COSA - BOOK IX, #The Confessions of Saint Augustine, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
mistress, not to amend her; and did it in private, either for that the
time and place of the quarrel so found them; or lest herself also should
COSA - BOOK V, #The Confessions of Saint Augustine, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
liked not to give publicly, but only to us in private. It was, that the
Scriptures of the New Testament had been corrupted by I know not whom,
COSA - BOOK VIII, #The Confessions of Saint Augustine, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
writings, and said to Simplicianus (not openly, but privately and as
a friend), "Understand that I am already a Christian." Whereto he
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be alarmed) to make his profession more privately: but he chose rather
to profess his salvation in the presence of the holy multitude. "For
COSA - BOOK XII, #The Confessions of Saint Augustine, #Saint Augustine of Hippo, #Christianity
it private to ourselves, lest we be deprived of it. For whosoever
challenges that as proper to himself, which Thou propoundest to all to
Diamond Sutra 1, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
Patched robe: The Buddha designated three robes for monks: one of five patches for daily activities, for sitting and for sleeping; one of seven patches worn on top of the one of five patches for preaching the Dharma; and one of nine (sometimes twenty-five) patches for going about in public or entering a private residence. Here, this last kind of robe, called a civara, is meant. Thus, when the Buddha later takes this robe off and puts it away, he is still wearing his other garments. These two simpler robes were usually made of plain, undyed cloth, while the civara was invariably saffronyellowthus it was also called a kashaya (saffron-yellow). The sight that finally prompted
Shakyamuni to leave home was that of an ascetic wearing such a robe. Also, the night of his flight from the palace, he is said to have met a hunter trying to deceive deer by wearing a similar robe, for which Shakyamuni gladly exchanged his princely garments.
ENNEAD 03.08b - Of Nature, Contemplation and Unity., #Plotinus - Complete Works Vol 02, #Plotinus, #Christianity
1. If as a preliminary pleasantry, we said that all beings, not only reasonable ones, but even the irrational, plants as well as the earth that begets them, aspire to contemplation, and are directed towards that end; that, as a result of the difference existing between them, some really achieve contemplation, while others only accomplish a reflection or image of it, we would no doubt be told that this was an absurd paradox. But as we are here engaged in a private study, we may, as an indulgence, support this paradox. While thus trifling, are we ourselves not actually engaging in contemplation? Besides, it would be not only we, but any who thus trifle, who aspire to contemplation. We might even say that a joking child, as well as a meditating man both aim at reaching contemplation when the former jokes, and the later meditates. Indeed, there is not a single action that does not tend towards contemplation; more or less externalizing it according as it is carried out strictly or freely. In any case its532 ultimate aim is always contemplation; but of this later.178
ENUMERATION OF THE LOWER FORMS OF CONTEMPLATION.
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Last, whenever rhetoric, strategy, private and public finance and politics weave beauty in their deeds, and they glance above, they (discover) that they have added to their science a contri bution from the intelligible science.
The science of geometry, however, which deals (wholly) with intelligible entities, must be referred to the intelligible world. So also with philosophy, which occupies the first rank among sciences because it studies essence. This is all we have to say about arts and their products.
Gorgias, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
(2) Socrates makes the singular remark, that he is himself the only true politician of his age. In other passages, especially in the Apology, he disclaims being a politician at all. There he is convinced that he or any other good man who attempted to resist the popular will would be put to death before he had done any good to himself or others. Here he anticipates such a fate for himself, from the fact that he is 'the only man of the present day who performs his public duties at all.' The two points of view are not really inconsistent, but the difference between them is worth noticing: Socrates is and is not a public man. Not in the ordinary sense, like Alcibiades or Pericles, but in a higher one; and this will sooner or later entail the same consequences on him. He cannot be a private man if he would; neither can he separate morals from politics. Nor is he unwilling to be a politician, although he foresees the dangers which await him; but he must first become a better and wiser man, for he as well as Callicles is in a state of perplexity and uncertainty. And yet there is an inconsistency: for should not Socrates too have taught the citizens better than to put him to death?
And now, as he himself says, we will 'resume the argument from the beginning.'
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It has been said that the most characteristic feature of the Gorgias is the assertion of the right of dissent, or private judgment. But this mode of stating the question is really opposed both to the spirit of Plato and of ancient philosophy generally. For Plato is not asserting any abstract right or duty of toleration, or advantage to be derived from freedom of thought; indeed, in some other parts of his writings (e.g. Laws), he has fairly laid himself open to the charge of intolerance. No speculations had as yet arisen respecting the 'liberty of prophesying;' and Plato is not affirming any abstract right of this nature: but he is asserting the duty and right of the one wise and true man to dissent from the folly and falsehood of the many. At the same time he acknowledges the natural result, which he hardly seeks to avert, that he who speaks the truth to a multitude, regardless of consequences, will probably share the fate of Socrates.
The irony of Plato sometimes veils from us the height of idealism to which he soars. When declaring truths which the many will not receive, he puts on an armour which cannot be pierced by them. The weapons of ridicule are taken out of their hands and the laugh is turned against themselves. The disguises which Socrates assumes are like the parables of the New Testament, or the oracles of the Delphian God; they half conceal, half reveal, his meaning. The more he is in earnest, the more ironical he becomes; and he is never more in earnest or more ironical than in the Gorgias. He hardly troubles himself to answer seriously the objections of Gorgias and Polus, and therefore he sometimes appears to be careless of the ordinary requirements of logic. Yet in the highest sense he is always logical and consistent with himself. The form of the argument may be paradoxical; the substance is an appeal to the higher reason. He is uttering truths before they can be understood, as in all ages the words of philosophers, when they are first uttered, have found the world unprepared for them. A further misunderstanding arises out of the wildness of his humour; he is supposed not only by Callicles, but by the rest of mankind, to be jesting when he is profoundly serious. At length he makes even Polus in earnest. Finally, he drops the argument, and heedless any longer of the forms of dialectic, he loses himself in a sort of triumph, while at the same time he retaliates upon his adversaries. From this confusion of jest and earnest, we may now return to the ideal truth, and draw out in a simple form the main theses of the dialogue.
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And so of private individualsto them, too, the world occasionally speaks of the consequences of their actions:if they are lovers of pleasure, they will ruin their health; if they are false or dishonest, they will lose their character. But Socrates would speak to them, not of what will be, but of what isof the present consequence of lowering and degrading the soul. And all higher natures, or perhaps all men everywhere, if they were not tempted by interest or passion, would agree with himthey would rather be the victims than the perpetrators of an act of treachery or of tyranny. Reason tells them that death comes sooner or later to all, and is not so great an evil as an unworthy life, or rather, if rightly regarded, not an evil at all, but to a good man the greatest good. For in all of us there are slumbering ideals of truth and right, which may at any time awaken and develop a new life in us.
Second Thesis:
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The statesman who places before himself these lofty aims has undertaken a task which will call forth all his powers. He must control himself before he can control others; he must know mankind before he can manage them. He has no private likes or dislikes; he does not conceal personal enmity under the disguise of moral or political principle: such meannesses, into which men too often fall unintentionally, are absorbed in the consciousness of his mission, and in his love for his country and for mankind. He will sometimes ask himself what the next generation will say of him; not because he is careful of posthumous fame, but because he knows that the result of his life as a whole will then be more fairly judged. He will take time for the execution of his plans; not hurrying them on when the mind of a nation is unprepared for them; but like the Ruler of the Universe Himself, working in the appointed time, for he knows that human life, 'if not long in comparison with eternity' (Republic), is sufficient for the fulfilment of many great purposes. He knows, too, that the work will be still going on when he is no longer here; and he will sometimes, especially when his powers are failing, think of that other 'city of which the pattern is in heaven' (Republic).
The false politician is the serving-man of the state. In order to govern men he becomes like them; their 'minds are married in conjunction;' they 'bear themselves' like vulgar and tyrannical masters, and he is their obedient servant. The true politician, if he would rule men, must make them like himself; he must 'educate his party' until they cease to be a party; he must brea the into them the spirit which will hereafter give form to their institutions. Politics with him are not a mechanism for seeming what he is not, or for carrying out the will of the majority. Himself a representative man, he is the representative not of the lower but of the higher elements of the nation. There is a better (as well as a worse) public opinion of which he seeks to lay hold; as there is also a deeper current of human affairs in which he is borne up when the waves nearer the shore are threatening him. He acknowledges that he cannot take the world by forcetwo or three moves on the political chess board are all that he can fore seetwo or three weeks moves on the political chessboard are all that he can foreseetwo or three weeks or months are granted to him in which he can provide against a coming struggle. But he knows also that there are permanent principles of politics which are always tending to the well-being of statesbetter administration, better education, the reconciliation of conflicting elements, increased security against external enemies. These are not 'of to-day or yesterday,' but are the same in all times, and under all forms of government. Then when the storm descends and the winds blow, though he knows not beforeh and the hour of danger, the pilot, not like Plato's captain in the Republic, half-blind and deaf, but with penetrating eye and quick ear, is ready to take comm and of the ship and guide her into port.
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There are always discontented idealists in politics who, like Socrates in the Gorgias, find fault with all statesmen past as well as present, not excepting the greatest names of history. Mankind have an uneasy feeling that they ought to be better governed than they are. Just as the actual philosopher falls short of the one wise man, so does the actual statesman fall short of the ideal. And so partly from vanity and egotism, but partly also from a true sense of the faults of eminent men, a temper of dissatisfaction and criticism springs up among those who are ready enough to acknowledge the inferiority of their own powers. No matter whether a statesman makes high professions or none at allthey are reduced sooner or later to the same level. And sometimes the more unscrupulous man is better esteemed than the more conscientious, because he has not equally deceived expectations. Such sentiments may be unjust, but they are widely spread; we constantly find them recurring in reviews and newspapers, and still oftener in private conversation.
We may further observe that the art of government, while in some respects tending to improve, has in others a tendency to degenerate, as institutions become more popular. Governing for the people cannot easily be combined with governing by the people: the interests of classes are too strong for the ideas of the statesman who takes a comprehensive view of the whole. According to Socrates the true governor will find ruin or death staring him in the face, and will only be induced to govern from the fear of being governed by a worse man than himself (Republic). And in modern times, though the world has grown milder, and the terrible consequences which Plato foretells no longer await an English statesman, any one who is not actuated by a blind ambition will only undertake from a sense of duty a work in which he is most likely to fail; and even if he succeed, will rarely be rewarded by the gratitude of his own generation.
Socrates, who is not a politician at all, tells us that he is the only real politician of his time. Let us illustrate the meaning of his words by applying them to the history of our own country. He would have said that not Pitt or Fox, or Canning or Sir R. Peel, are the real politicians of their time, but Locke, Hume, Adam Smith, Bentham, Ricardo. These during the greater part of their lives occupied an inconsiderable space in the eyes of the public. They were private persons; nevertheless they sowed in the minds of men seeds which in the next generation have become an irresistible power. 'Herein is that saying true, One soweth and another reapeth.' We may imagine with Plato an ideal statesman in whom practice and speculation are perfectly harmonized; for there is no necessary opposition between them. But experience shows that they are commonly divorcedthe ordinary politician is the interpreter or executor of the thoughts of others, and hardly ever brings to the birth a new political conception. One or two only in modern times, like the Italian statesman Cavour, have created the world in which they moved. The philosopher is naturally unfitted for political life; his great ideas are not understood by the many; he is a thousand miles away from the questions of the day. Yet perhaps the lives of thinkers, as they are stiller and deeper, are also happier than the lives of those who are more in the public eye. They have the promise of the future, though they are regarded as dreamers and visionaries by their own contemporaries. And when they are no longer here, those who would have been ashamed of them during their lives claim kindred with them, and are proud to be called by their names. (Compare Thucyd.)
Who is the true poet?
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The myth in the Statesman relates to a former cycle of existence, in which men were born of the earth, and by the reversal of the earth's motion had their lives reversed and were restored to youth and beauty: the dead came to life, the old grew middle-aged, and the middle-aged young; the youth became a child, the child an infant, the infant vanished into the earth. The connection between the reversal of the earth's motion and the reversal of human life is of course verbal only, yet Plato, like theologians in other ages, argues from the consistency of the tale to its truth. The new order of the world was immediately under the government of God; it was a state of innocence in which men had neither wants nor cares, in which the earth brought forth all things spontaneously, and God was to man what man now is to the animals. There were no great estates, or families, or private possessions, nor any traditions of the past, because men were all born out of the earth. This is what Plato calls the 'reign of Cronos;' and in like manner he connects the reversal of the earth's motion with some legend of which he himself was probably the inventor.
The question is then asked, under which of these two cycles of existence was man the happier,under that of Cronos, which was a state of innocence, or that of Zeus, which is our ordinary life? For a while Plato balances the two sides of the serious controversy, which he has suggested in a figure. The answer depends on another question: What use did the children of Cronos make of their time? They had boundless leisure and the faculty of discoursing, not only with one another, but with the animals. Did they employ these advantages with a view to philosophy, gathering from every nature some addition to their store of knowledge? or, Did they pass their time in eating and drinking and telling stories to one another and to the beasts?in either case there would be no difficulty in answering. But then, as Plato rather mischievously adds, 'Nobody knows what they did,' and therefore the doubt must remain undetermined.
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SOCRATES: Well then, illustrious friend, when I have said my say, do you reply to me. Suppose that I go into a crowded Agora, and take a dagger under my arm. Polus, I say to you, I have just acquired rare power, and become a tyrant; for if I think that any of these men whom you see ought to be put to death, the man whom I have a mind to kill is as good as dead; and if I am disposed to break his head or tear his garment, he will have his head broken or his garment torn in an instant. Such is my great power in this city. And if you do not believe me, and I show you the dagger, you would probably reply: Socrates, in that sort of way any one may have great powerhe may burn any house which he pleases, and the docks and triremes of the Athenians, and all their other vessels, whether public or privatebut can you believe that this mere doing as you think best is great power?
POLUS: Certainly not such doing as this.
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'Makes might to be right, doing violence with highest hand; as I infer from the deeds of Heracles, for without buying them' (Fragm. Incert. 151 (Bockh).) I do not remember the exact words, but the meaning is, that without buying them, and without their being given to him, he carried off the oxen of Geryon, according to the law of natural right, and that the oxen and other possessions of the weaker and inferior properly belong to the stronger and superior. And this is true, as you may ascertain, if you will leave philosophy and go on to higher things: for philosophy, Socrates, if pursued in moderation and at the proper age, is an elegant accomplishment, but too much philosophy is the ruin of human life. Even if a man has good parts, still, if he carries philosophy into later life, he is necessarily ignorant of all those things which a gentleman and a person of honour ought to know; he is inexperienced in the laws of the State, and in the language which ought to be used in the dealings of man with man, whether private or public, and utterly ignorant of the pleasures and desires of mankind and of human character in general. And people of this sort, when they betake themselves to politics or business, are as ridiculous as I imagine the politicians to be, when they make their appearance in the arena of philosophy. For, as Euripides says,
'Every man shines in that and pursues that, and devotes the greatest portion of the day to that in which he most excels,' (Antiope, fragm. 20 (Dindorf).)
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And will not the temperate man do what is proper, both in relation to the gods and to men;for he would not be temperate if he did not? Certainly he will do what is proper. In his relation to other men he will do what is just; and in his relation to the gods he will do what is holy; and he who does what is just and holy must be just and holy? Very true. And must he not be courageous? for the duty of a temperate man is not to follow or to avoid what he ought not, but what he ought, whether things or men or pleasures or pains, and patiently to endure when he ought; and therefore, Callicles, the temperate man, being, as we have described, also just and courageous and holy, cannot be other than a perfectly good man, nor can the good man do otherwise than well and perfectly whatever he does; and he who does well must of necessity be happy and blessed, and the evil man who does evil, miserable: now this latter is he whom you were applaudingthe intemperate who is the opposite of the temperate. Such is my position, and these things I affirm to be true. And if they are true, then I further affirm that he who desires to be happy must pursue and practise temperance and run away from intemperance as fast as his legs will carry him: he had better order his life so as not to need punishment; but if either he or any of his friends, whether private individual or city, are in need of punishment, then justice must be done and he must suffer punishment, if he would be happy. This appears to me to be the aim which a man ought to have, and towards which he ought to direct all the energies both of himself and of the state, acting so that he may have temperance and justice present with him and be happy, not suffering his lusts to be unrestrained, and in the never-ending desire satisfy them leading a robber's life. Such a one is the friend neither of God nor man, for he is incapable of communion, and he who is incapable of communion is also incapable of friendship. And philosophers tell us, Callicles, that communion and friendship and orderliness and temperance and justice bind together heaven and earth and gods and men, and that this universe is therefore called Cosmos or order, not disorder or misrule, my friend. But although you are a philosopher you seem to me never to have observed that geometrical equality is mighty, both among gods and men; you think that you ought to cultivate inequality or excess, and do not care about geometry.Well, then, either the principle that the happy are made happy by the possession of justice and temperance, and the miserable miserable by the possession of vice, must be refuted, or, if it is granted, what will be the consequences? All the consequences which I drew before, Callicles, and about which you asked me whether I was in earnest when I said that a man ought to accuse himself and his son and his friend if he did anything wrong, and that to this end he should use his rhetoricall those consequences are true. And that which you thought that Polus was led to admit out of modesty is true, viz., that, to do injustice, if more disgraceful than to suffer, is in that degree worse; and the other position, which, according to Polus, Gorgias admitted out of modesty, that he who would truly be a rhetorician ought to be just and have a knowledge of justice, has also turned out to be true.
And now, these things being as we have said, let us proceed in the next place to consider whether you are right in throwing in my teeth that I am unable to help myself or any of my friends or kinsmen, or to save them in the extremity of danger, and that I am in the power of another like an outlaw to whom any one may do what he likes,he may box my ears, which was a brave saying of yours; or take away my goods or banish me, or even do his worst and kill me; a condition which, as you say, is the height of disgrace. My answer to you is one which has been already often repeated, but may as well be repeated once more. I tell you, Callicles, that to be boxed on the ears wrongfully is not the worst evil which can befall a man, nor to have my purse or my body cut open, but that to smite and slay me and mine wrongfully is far more disgraceful and more evil; aye, and to despoil and enslave and pillage, or in any way at all to wrong me and mine, is far more disgraceful and evil to the doer of the wrong than to me who am the sufferer. These truths, which have been already set forth as I state them in the previous discussion, would seem now to have been fixed and riveted by us, if I may use an expression which is certainly bold, in words which are like bonds of iron and adamant; and unless you or some other still more enterprising hero shall break them, there is no possibility of denying what I say. For my position has always been, that I myself am ignorant how these things are, but that I have never met any one who could say otherwise, any more than you can, and not appear ridiculous. This is my position still, and if what I am saying is true, and injustice is the greatest of evils to the doer of injustice, and yet there is if possible a greater than this greatest of evils (compare Republic), in an unjust man not suffering retri bution, what is that defence of which the want will make a man truly ridiculous? Must not the defence be one which will avert the greatest of human evils? And will not the worst of all defences be that with which a man is unable to defend himself or his family or his friends?and next will come that which is unable to avert the next greatest evil; thirdly that which is unable to avert the third greatest evil; and so of other evils. As is the greatness of evil so is the honour of being able to avert them in their several degrees, and the disgrace of not being able to avert them. Am I not right Callicles?
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SOCRATES: In the second place, we should have to consider whether we had ever constructed any private house, either of our own or for our friends, and whether this building of ours was a success or not; and if upon consideration we found that we had had good and eminent masters, and had been successful in constructing many fine buildings, not only with their assistance, but without them, by our own unaided skillin that case prudence would not dissuade us from proceeding to the construction of public works. But if we had no master to show, and only a number of worthless buildings or none at all, then, surely, it would be ridiculous in us to attempt public works, or to advise one another to undertake them. Is not this true?
CALLICLES: Certainly.
SOCRATES: And does not the same hold in all other cases? If you and I were physicians, and were advising one another that we were competent to practise as state-physicians, should I not ask about you, and would you not ask about me, Well, but how about Socrates himself, has he good health? and was any one else ever known to be cured by him, whether slave or freeman? And I should make the same enquiries about you. And if we arrived at the conclusion that no one, whether citizen or stranger, man or woman, had ever been any the better for the medical skill of either of us, then, by Heaven, Callicles, what an absurdity to think that we or any human being should be so silly as to set up as state-physicians and advise others like ourselves to do the same, without having first practised in private, whether successfully or not, and acquired experience of the art! Is not this, as they say, to begin with the big jar when you are learning the potter's art; which is a foolish thing?
CALLICLES: True.
SOCRATES: And now, my friend, as you are already beginning to be a public character, and are admonishing and reproaching me for not being one, suppose that we ask a few questions of one another. Tell me, then, Callicles, how about making any of the citizens better? Was there ever a man who was once vicious, or unjust, or intemperate, or foolish, and became by the help of Callicles good and noble? Was there ever such a man, whether citizen or stranger, slave or freeman? Tell me, Callicles, if a person were to ask these questions of you, what would you answer? Whom would you say that you had improved by your conversation? There may have been good deeds of this sort which were done by you as a private person, before you came forward in public. Why will you not answer?
CALLICLES: You are contentious, Socrates.
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SOCRATES: And I too shall be treated in the same way, as I well know, if I am brought before the court. For I shall not be able to rehearse to the people the pleasures which I have procured for them, and which, although I am not disposed to envy either the procurers or enjoyers of them, are deemed by them to be benefits and advantages. And if any one says that I corrupt young men, and perplex their minds, or that I speak evil of old men, and use bitter words towards them, whether in private or public, it is useless for me to reply, as I truly might:'All this I do for the sake of justice, and with a view to your interest, my judges, and to nothing else.' And therefore there is no saying what may happen to me.
CALLICLES: And do you think, Socrates, that a man who is thus defenceless is in a good position?
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Now the proper office of punishment is twofold: he who is rightly punished ought either to become better and profit by it, or he ought to be made an example to his fellows, that they may see what he suffers, and fear and become better. Those who are improved when they are punished by gods and men, are those whose sins are curable; and they are improved, as in this world so also in another, by pain and suffering; for there is no other way in which they can be delivered from their evil. But they who have been guilty of the worst crimes, and are incurable by reason of their crimes, are made examples; for, as they are incurable, the time has passed at which they can receive any benefit. They get no good themselves, but others get good when they behold them enduring for ever the most terrible and painful and fearful sufferings as the penalty of their sinsthere they are, hanging up as examples, in the prison-house of the world below, a spectacle and a warning to all unrighteous men who come thither. And among them, as I confidently affirm, will be found Archelaus, if Polus truly reports of him, and any other tyrant who is like him. Of these fearful examples, most, as I believe, are taken from the class of tyrants and kings and potentates and public men, for they are the authors of the greatest and most impious crimes, because they have the power. And Homer witnesses to the truth of this; for they are always kings and potentates whom he has described as suffering everlasting punishment in the world below: such were Tantalus and Sisyphus and Tityus. But no one ever described Thersites, or any private person who was a villain, as suffering everlasting punishment, or as incurable. For to commit the worst crimes, as I am inclined to think, was not in his power, and he was happier than those who had the power. No, Callicles, the very bad men come from the class of those who have power (compare Republic). And yet in that very class there may arise good men, and worthy of all admiration they are, for where there is great power to do wrong, to live and to die justly is a hard thing, and greatly to be praised, and few there are who attain to this. Such good and true men, however, there have been, and will be again, at Athens and in other states, who have fulfilled their trust righteously; and there is one who is quite famous all over Hellas, Aristeides, the son of Lysimachus. But, in general, great men are also bad, my friend.
As I was saying, Rhadamanthus, when he gets a soul of the bad kind, knows nothing about him, neither who he is, nor who his parents are; he knows only that he has got hold of a villain; and seeing this, he stamps him as curable or incurable, and sends him away to Tartarus, whither he goes and receives his proper recompense. Or, again, he looks with admiration on the soul of some just one who has lived in holiness and truth; he may have been a private man or not; and I should say, Callicles, that he is most likely to have been a philosopher who has done his own work, and not troubled himself with the doings of other men in his lifetime; him Rhadamanthus sends to the Islands of the Blessed. Aeacus does the same; and they both have sceptres, and judge; but Minos alone has a golden sceptre and is seated looking on, as Odysseus in Homer declares that he saw him:
'Holding a sceptre of gold, and giving laws to the dead.'
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Perhaps this may appear to you to be only an old wife's tale, which you will contemn. And there might be reason in your contemning such tales, if by searching we could find out anything better or truer: but now you see that you and Polus and Gorgias, who are the three wisest of the Greeks of our day, are not able to show that we ought to live any life which does not profit in another world as well as in this. And of all that has been said, nothing remains unshaken but the saying, that to do injustice is more to be avoided than to suffer injustice, and that the reality and not the appearance of virtue is to be followed above all things, as well in public as in private life; and that when any one has been wrong in anything, he is to be chastised, and that the next best thing to a man being just is that he should become just, and be chastised and punished; also that he should avoid all flattery of himself as well as of others, of the few or of the many: and rhetoric and any other art should be used by him, and all his actions should be done always, with a view to justice.
Follow me then, and I will lead you where you will be happy in life and after death, as the argument shows. And never mind if some one despises you as a fool, and insults you, if he has a mind; let him strike you, by Zeus, and do you be of good cheer, and do not mind the insulting blow, for you will never come to any harm in the practice of virtue, if you are a really good and true man. When we have practised virtue together, we will apply ourselves to politics, if that seems desirable, or we will advise about whatever else may seem good to us, for we shall be better able to judge then. In our present condition we ought not to give ourselves airs, for even on the most important subjects we are always changing our minds; so utterly stupid are we! Let us, then, take the argument as our guide, which has revealed to us that the best way of life is to practise justice and every virtue in life and death. This way let us go; and in this exhort all men to follow, not in the way to which you trust and in which you exhort me to follow you; for that way, Callicles, is nothing worth.
Liber 46 - The Key of the Mysteries, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
virtue when it exercised the reprisals of outraged nature. private
vengeance would protest against the absence of public expiation, and
Liber 71 - The Voice of the Silence - The Two Paths - The Seven Portals, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
actions, while, however, they perform them in private. Especially of
recent years, some Adepts have thought it wise either to refrain or to
Phaedo, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
The other persons of the Dialogue may be considered under two heads: (1) private friends; (2) the respondents in the argument.
First there is Crito, who has been already introduced to us in the Euthydemus and the Crito; he is the equal in years of Socrates, and stands in quite a different relation to him from his younger disciples. He is a man of the world who is rich and prosperous (compare the jest in the Euthydemus), the best friend of Socrates, who wants to know his commands, in whose presence he talks to his family, and who performs the last duty of closing his eyes. It is observable too that, as in the Euthydemus, Crito shows no aptitude for philosophical discussions. Nor among the friends of Socrates must the jailer be forgotten, who seems to have been introduced by Plato in order to show the impression made by the extraordinary man on the common. The gentle nature of the man is indicated by his weeping at the announcement of his errand and then turning away, and also by the words of Socrates to his disciples: 'How charming the man is! since I have been in prison he has been always coming to me, and is as good as could be to me.' We are reminded too that he has retained this gentle nature amid scenes of death and violence by the contrasts which he draws between the behaviour of Socrates and of others when about to die.
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (text), #Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna, #Sri Ramakrishna, #Hinduism
with him even his rickety box of utensils, which was his sole private property. Such is the punishment
that overtakes false pride.
Sophist, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
The Sophist, in the dialogue which is called after him, is exhibited in many different lights, and appears and reappears in a variety of forms. There is some want of the higher Platonic art in the Eleatic Stranger eliciting his true character by a labourious process of enquiry, when he had already admitted that he knew quite well the difference between the Sophist and the Philosopher, and had often heard the question discussed;such an anticipation would hardly have occurred in the earlier dialogues. But Plato could not altogether give up his Socratic method, of which another trace may be thought to be discerned in his adoption of a common instance before he proceeds to the greater matter in hand. Yet the example is also chosen in order to damage the 'hooker of men' as much as possible; each step in the pedigree of the angler suggests some injurious reflection about the Sophist. They are both hunters after a living prey, nearly related to tyrants and thieves, and the Sophist is the cousin of the parasite and flatterer. The effect of this is heightened by the accidental manner in which the discovery is made, as the result of a scientific division. His descent in another branch affords the opportunity of more 'unsavoury comparisons.' For he is a retail trader, and his wares are either imported or home-made, like those of other retail traders; his art is thus deprived of the character of a liberal profession. But the most distinguishing characteristic of him is, that he is a disputant, and higgles over an argument. A feature of the Eristic here seems to blend with Plato's usual description of the Sophists, who in the early dialogues, and in the Republic, are frequently depicted as endeavouring to save themselves from disputing with Socrates by making long orations. In this character he parts company from the vain and impertinent talker in private life, who is a loser of money, while he is a maker of it.
But there is another general division under which his art may be also supposed to fall, and that is purification; and from purification is descended education, and the new principle of education is to interrogate men after the manner of Socrates, and make them teach themselves. Here again we catch a glimpse rather of a Socratic or Eristic than of a Sophist in the ordinary sense of the term. And Plato does not on this ground reject the claim of the Sophist to be the true philosopher. One more feature of the Eristic rather than of the Sophist is the tendency of the troublesome animal to run away into the darkness of Not-being. Upon the whole, we detect in him a sort of hybrid or double nature, of which, except perhaps in the Euthydemus of Plato, we find no other trace in Greek philosophy; he combines the teacher of virtue with the Eristic; while in his omniscience, in his ignorance of himself, in his arts of deception, and in his lawyer-like habit of writing and speaking about all things, he is still the antithesis of Socrates and of the true teacher.
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And now by the help of this example we may proceed to bring to light the nature of the Sophist. Like the angler, he is an artist, and the resemblance does not end here. For they are both hunters, and hunters of animals; the one of water, and the other of land animals. But at this point they diverge, the one going to the sea and the rivers, and the other to the rivers of wealth and rich meadow-lands, in which generous youth abide. On land you may hunt tame animals, or you may hunt wild animals. And man is a tame animal, and he may be hunted either by force or persuasion;either by the pirate, man-stealer, soldier, or by the lawyer, orator, talker. The latter use persuasion, and persuasion is either private or public. Of the private practitioners of the art, some bring gifts to those whom they hunt: these are lovers. And others take hire; and some of these flatter, and in return are fed; others profess to teach virtue and receive a round sum. And who are these last? Tell me who? Have we not unearthed the Sophist?
But he is a many-sided creature, and may still be traced in another line of descent. The acquisitive art had a branch of exchange as well as of hunting, and exchange is either giving or selling; and the seller is either a manufacturer or a merchant; and the merchant either retails or exports; and the exporter may export either food for the body or food for the mind. And of this trading in food for the mind, one kind may be termed the art of display, and another the art of selling learning; and learning may be a learning of the arts or of virtue. The seller of the arts may be called an art-seller; the seller of virtue, a Sophist.
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Or he may be descended from the acquisitive art in the combative line, through the pugnacious, the controversial, the disputatious arts; and he will be found at last in the eristic section of the latter, and in that division of it which disputes in private for gain about the general principles of right and wrong.
And still there is a track of him which has not yet been followed out by us. Do not our household servants talk of sifting, straining, winnowing? And they also speak of carding, spinning, and the like. All these are processes of division; and of division there are two kinds,one in which like is divided from like, and another in which the good is separated from the bad. The latter of the two is termed purification; and again, of purification, there are two sorts,of animate bodies (which may be internal or external), and of inanimate. Medicine and gymnastic are the internal purifications of the animate, and bathing the external; and of the inanimate, fulling and cleaning and other humble processes, some of which have ludicrous names. Not that dialectic is a respecter of names or persons, or a despiser of humble occupations; nor does she think much of the greater or less benefits conferred by them. For her aim is knowledge; she wants to know how the arts are related to one another, and would quite as soon learn the nature of hunting from the vermin-destroyer as from the general. And she only desires to have a general name, which shall distinguish purifications of the soul from purifications of the body.
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STRANGER: One is private, and the other public.
THEAETETUS: Yes; each of them forms a class.
STRANGER: And of private hunting, one sort receives hire, and the other brings gifts.
THEAETETUS: I do not understand you.
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STRANGER: And there is a private sort of controversy, which is cut up into questions and answers, and this is commonly called disputation?
THEAETETUS: Yes, that is the name.
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STRANGER: But now who the other is, who makes money out of private disputation, it is your turn to say.
THEAETETUS: There is only one true answer: he is the wonderful Sophist, of whom we are in pursuit, and who reappears again for the fourth time.
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STRANGER: Then, again, in private conversation, when any universal assertion is made about generation and essence, we know that such persons are tremendous argufiers, and are able to impart their own skill to others.
THEAETETUS: Undoubtedly.
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STRANGER: Upon consideration, then, there appear to me to be two; there is the dissembler, who harangues a multitude in public in a long speech, and the dissembler, who in private and in short speeches compels the person who is conversing with him to contradict himself.
THEAETETUS: What you say is most true.
Talks 026-050, #Talks, #Sri Ramana Maharshi, #Hinduism
An aristocratic and distinguished lady visitor from the North accompanied by her private Secretary arrived at noon, waited a few minutes and asked Maharshi soon after he returned to the hall after lunch:
D.: Maharajji, can we see the dead?
Talks 600-652, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
After his return from Europe, Mr. D. had a private interview with
Sri Bhagavan for a few minutes. He said that his former visit had had some effect but not as much as he wanted. He could concentrate on his work. Is not concentration indispensable for spiritual progress? Karma appealed to him because that helped towards concentration.
Talks With Sri Aurobindo 1, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
Then Satyendra brought in the question of the unscrupulousness and incapacity of private practitioners and held that medical practice should be un53
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that does not affect .their private relations. You have seen how Brailsford has
attacked Chamberlain, but their friendship and private relations won't be affected.
DR. BECHARLAL: That will only be appearances.
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they don't admit you into their private life. They have a wonderful power of
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the public face. In private he would go as far as revolution. He wanted a provincial board of control of revolution. Barin once took a bomb to him. The
name of Surendranath Banerji was found in the bomb case. But as soon as
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knew from private sources that England and France wouldn't fight.
PURANI: Roosevelt has promised France armaments America is selling aeroplanes, etc. That means they may come to her help in case she is attacked.
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SRI AUROBINDO: Can't he have a private chapel of his own wherever he wants
it?
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PURANI: No, Anilbaran, I think. Perhaps it was written privately to somebody
and they have published it.
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amount for his private purse but at the same time he did a lot of public
works.
Talks With Sri Aurobindo 2, #Talks With Sri Aurobindo, #unset, #Zen
right in one respect. He says private armies will be of no use if you go in for
defence. They will be like the Khaksars. Then you have to join with the
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SRI AUROBINDO: privately she won't. Japan wants to make a non-aggression pact with Russia as Germany did. But she has nothing to offer Russia
while Germany gave Russia a free hand in the Baltic and half of Poland.
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PURANI: The Viceroy says that in any such private organisation one man
gets more power than he is legally entitled to, which is not desirable. The
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SRI AUROBINDO: They must have got some private information. Even if
there is a chance, Japan won't say anything. They will simply make arrests.
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House will get a lot of motley and my private purse will get fat.
DR. MANILAL: In this year's prayer,1 we are expected to be valiant warriors. Sir. I should like to be a warrior, but a warrior, against what? Whom
The Act of Creation text, #The Act of Creation, #Arthur Koestler, #Psychology
Lawrence joined the ranks as private Shaw, Noel Coward wrote to
him that famous letter beginning 'Dear 338171 (may I call you 338?)'.
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regarded as a kind of private, miniature model or caricature of the
world in the subject's brain-mind (see Book Two).
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rewards. In his private life, the scientist can indulge his ego; but in his
SCIENCE AND EMOTION
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public or private stagecraft are secondary derivatives which distort
the original pattern; cultural restraints and social infection are further
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supreme commander cannot deal with individual privates; he must
transmit strategical orders through 'regulation channels*, which at
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In 1962, the Fogg museum of Harvard arranged a private exhibition
for connoisseurs, where some of the exhibits were fakes, others genuine;
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is guided by onomatopoeia or private associations, so the causal ex-
planations of children are derived from their private matrices of
thought.
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respect for private property in Urania's domains.
"When Kepler had completed the foundations of modern astronomy
Theaetetus, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
I will illustrate my meaning by the jest of the witty maid-servant, who saw Thales tumbling into a well, and said of him, that he was so eager to know what was going on in heaven, that he could not see what was before his feet. This is applicable to all philosophers. The philosopher is unacquainted with the world; he hardly knows whether his neighbour is a man or an animal. For he is always searching into the essence of man, and enquiring what such a nature ought to do or suffer different from any other. Hence, on every occasion in private life and public, as I was saying, when he appears in a law-court or anywhere, he is the joke, not only of maid-servants, but of the general herd, falling into wells and every sort of disaster; he looks such an awkward, inexperienced creature, unable to say anything personal, when he is abused, in answer to his adversaries (for he knows no evil of any one); and when he hears the praises of others, he cannot help laughing from the bottom of his soul at their pretensions; and this also gives him a ridiculous appearance. A king or tyrant appears to him to be a kind of swine-herd or cow-herd, milking away at an animal who is much more troublesome and dangerous than cows or sheep; like the cow-herd, he has no time to be educated, and the pen in which he keeps his flock in the mountains is surrounded by a wall. When he hears of large landed properties of ten thousand acres or more, he thinks of the whole earth; or if he is told of the antiquity of a family, he remembers that every one has had myriads of progenitors, rich and poor, Greeks and barbarians, kings and slaves. And he who boasts of his descent from Amphitryon in the twenty-fifth generation, may, if he pleases, add as many more, and double that again, and our philosopher only laughs at his inability to do a larger sum. Such is the man at whom the vulgar scoff; he seems to them as if he could not mind his feet. 'That is very true, Socrates.' But when he tries to draw the quick-witted lawyer out of his pleas and rejoinders to the contemplation of absolute justice or injustice in their own nature, or from the popular praises of wealthy kings to the view of happiness and misery in themselves, or to the reasons why a man should seek after the one and avoid the other, then the situation is reversed; the little wretch turns giddy, and is ready to fall over the precipice; his utterance becomes thick, and he makes himself ridiculous, not to servant-maids, but to every man of liberal education. Such are the two pictures: the one of the philosopher and gentleman, who may be excused for not having learned how to make a bed, or cook up flatteries; the other, a serviceable knave, who hardly knows how to wear his cloak,still less can he awaken harmonious thoughts or hymn virtue's praises.
'If the world, Socrates, were as ready to receive your words as I am, there would be greater peace and less evil among mankind.'
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The relativity of knowledge is a truism to us, but was a great psychological discovery in the fifth century before Christ. Of this discovery, the first distinct assertion is contained in the thesis of Protagoras. Probably he had no intention either of denying or affirming an objective standard of truth. He did not consider whether man in the higher or man in the lower sense was a 'measure of all things.' Like other great thinkers, he was absorbed with one idea, and that idea was the absoluteness of perception. Like Socrates, he seemed to see that philosophy must be brought back from 'nature' to 'truth,' from the world to man. But he did not stop to analyze whether he meant 'man' in the concrete or man in the abstract, any man or some men, 'quod semper quod ubique' or individual private judgment. Such an analysis lay beyond his sphere of thought; the age before Socrates had not arrived at these distinctions. Like the Cynics, again, he discarded knowledge in any higher sense than perception. For 'truer' or 'wiser' he substituted the word 'better,' and is not unwilling to admit that both states and individuals are capable of practical improvement. But this improvement does not arise from intellectual enlightenment, nor yet from the exertion of the will, but from a change of circumstances and impressions; and he who can effect this change in himself or others may be deemed a philosopher. In the mode of effecting it, while agreeing with Socrates and the Cynics in the importance which he attaches to practical life, he is at variance with both of them. To suppose that practice can be divorced from speculation, or that we may do good without caring about truth, is by no means singular, either in philosophy or life. The singularity of this, as of some other (so-called) sophistical doctrines, is the frankness with which they are avowed, instead of being veiled, as in modern times, under ambiguous and convenient phrases.
Plato appears to treat Protagoras much as he himself is treated by Aristotle; that is to say, he does not attempt to understand him from his own point of view. But he entangles him in the meshes of a more advanced logic. To which Protagoras is supposed to reply by Megarian quibbles, which destroy logic, 'Not only man, but each man, and each man at each moment.' In the arguments about sight and memory there is a palpable unfairness which is worthy of the great 'brainless brothers,' Euthydemus and Dionysodorus, and may be compared with the egkekalummenos ('obvelatus') of Eubulides. For he who sees with one eye only cannot be truly said both to see and not to see; nor is memory, which is liable to forget, the immediate knowledge to which Protagoras applies the term. Theodorus justly charges Socrates with going beyond the truth; and Protagoras has equally right on his side when he protests against Socrates arguing from the common use of words, which 'the vulgar pervert in all manner of ways.'
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SOCRATES: And thus, my friend, on every occasion, private as well as public, as I said at first, when he appears in a law-court, or in any place in which he has to speak of things which are at his feet and before his eyes, he is the jest, not only of Thracian handmaids but of the general herd, tumbling into wells and every sort of disaster through his inexperience. His awkwardness is fearful, and gives the impression of imbecility. When he is reviled, he has nothing personal to say in answer to the civilities of his adversaries, for he knows no scandals of any one, and they do not interest him; and therefore he is laughed at for his sheepishness; and when others are being praised and glorified, in the simplicity of his heart he cannot help going into fits of laughter, so that he seems to be a downright idiot. When he hears a tyrant or king eulogized, he fancies that he is listening to the praises of some keeper of cattlea swineherd, or shepherd, or perhaps a cowherd, who is congratulated on the quantity of milk which he squeezes from them; and he remarks that the creature whom they tend, and out of whom they squeeze the wealth, is of a less tractable and more insidious nature. Then, again, he observes that the great man is of necessity as ill-mannered and uneducated as any shepherdfor he has no leisure, and he is surrounded by a wall, which is his mountain-pen. Hearing of enormous landed proprietors of ten thousand acres and more, our philosopher deems this to be a trifle, because he has been accustomed to think of the whole earth; and when they sing the praises of family, and say that some one is a gentleman because he can show seven generations of wealthy ancestors, he thinks that their sentiments only betray a dull and narrow vision in those who utter them, and who are not educated enough to look at the whole, nor to consider that every man has had thousands and ten thousands of progenitors, and among them have been rich and poor, kings and slaves, Hellenes and barbarians, innumerable. And when people pride themselves on having a pedigree of twenty-five ancestors, which goes back to Heracles, the son of Amphitryon, he cannot understand their poverty of ideas. Why are they unable to calculate that Amphitryon had a twenty-fifth ancestor, who might have been anybody, and was such as fortune made him, and he had a fiftieth, and so on? He amuses himself with the notion that they cannot count, and thinks that a little arithmetic would have got rid of their senseless vanity. Now, in all these cases our philosopher is derided by the vulgar, partly because he is thought to despise them, and also because he is ignorant of what is before him, and always at a loss.
THEODORUS: That is very true, Socrates.
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SOCRATES: Too true, my friend, as I well know; there is, however, one peculiarity in their case: when they begin to reason in private about their dislike of philosophy, if they have the courage to hear the argument out, and do not run away, they grow at last strangely discontented with themselves; their rhetoric fades away, and they become helpless as children. These however are digressions from which we must now desist, or they will overflow, and drown the original argument; to which, if you please, we will now return.
THEODORUS: For my part, Socrates, I would rather have the digressions, for at my age I find them easier to follow; but if you wish, let us go back to the argument.
The Circular Ruins, #Labyrinths, #Jorge Luis Borges, #Poetry
After nine or ten nights he understood with a certain bitterness that he could expect nothing from those pupils who accepted his doctrine passively, but that he could expect something from those who occasionally dared to oppose him. The former group, although worthy of love and affection, could not ascend to the level of individuals; the latter pre-existed to a slightly greater degree. One afternoon (now afternoons were also given over to sleep, now he was only awake for a couple hours at daybreak) he dismissed the vast illusory student body for good and kept only one pupil. He was a taciturn, sallow boy, at times intractable, and whose sharp features resembled of those of his dreamer. The brusque elimination of his fellow students did not disconcert him for long; after a few private lessons, his progress was enough to astound the teacher. Nevertheless, a catastrophe took place. One day, the man emerged from his sleep as if from a viscous desert, looked at the useless afternoon light which he immediately confused with the dawn, and understood that he had not dreamed. All that night and all day long, the intolerable lucidity of insomnia fell upon him. He tried exploring the forest, to lose his strength; among the hemlock he barely succeeded in experiencing several short snatchs of sleep, veined with fleeting, rudimentary visions that were useless. He tried to assemble the student body but scarcely had he articulated a few brief words of exhortation when it became deformed and was then erased. In his almost perpetual vigil, tears of anger burned his old eyes.
He understood that modeling the incoherent and vertiginous matter of which dreams are composed was the most difficult task that a man could undertake, even though he should penetrate all the enigmas of a superior and inferior order; much more difficult than weaving a rope out of sand or coining the faceless wind. He swore he would forget the enormous hallucination which had thrown him off at first, and he sought another method of work. Before putting it into execution, he spent a month recovering his strength, which had been squandered by his delirium. He abandoned all premeditation of dreaming and almost immediately succeeded in sleeping a reasonable part of each day. The few times that he had dreams during this period, he paid no attention to them. Before resuming his task, he waited until the moon's disk was perfect. Then, in the afternoon, he purified himself in the waters of the river, worshiped the planetary gods, pronounced the prescribed syllables of a mighty name, and went to sleep. He dreamed almost immediately, with his heart throbbing.
The Dwellings of the Philosophers, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
animal quintessences and vegetable alkaloids. And since medieval laws forbade private
possession of furnaces and chemical utensils without preliminary permission, many artisans,
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the artistic works it contains, is more akin to a museum than to a private dwelling from the
time of Henry IV.
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much as great lords traveling incognito in private dress and carriage. They are invisible
because unknown. Nothing characterizes them except modesty, simplicity, and tolerance,
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the Montmartre quarries, sometimes along the springs of Belleville and there they set forth the lesson privately
before making them public"'.
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relationship among themselves, and are spread over a few private libraries. The ones that we
know are nothing more than attempts at reconstruction after Flamel. In all of them, we find
The Gospel According to Luke, #The Bible, #Anonymous, #Various
10 And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 11 And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing. 12 And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place. 13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. 14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. 15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. 17 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
Peter's Confession about Jesus
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23 And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: 24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
The Greatest Commandment
The Gospel According to Mark, #The Bible, #Anonymous, #Various
33 With many such parables He was speaking the word to them, so far as they were able to hear it; 34 and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples.
The Calming of the Storm
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28 When He came into the house, His disciples began questioning Him privately, "Why could we not drive it out?" 29 And He said to them, "This kind cannot come out by anything but prayer."
The Second Prediction of the Passion
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1 As He was going out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, "Teacher, behold what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!" 2 And Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn down." 3 As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew were questioning Him privately, 4 "Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?"
5 And Jesus began to say to them, "See to it that no one misleads you. 6 "Many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He!' and will mislead many. 7 "When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be frightened; those things must take place; but that is not yet the end. 8 "For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs. 9 "But be on your guard; for they will deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them. 10 "The gospel must first be preached to all the nations. 11 "When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforeh and about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit.
The Gospel According to Matthew, #The Bible, #Anonymous, #Various
14 And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and kneeling before him said, 15 "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. 16 And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him." 17 And Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me." 18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. 19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" 20 He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you."
The Second Prediction of the Passion
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1 Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. 2 But he answered them, "You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down." 3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?" 4 And Jesus answered them, "Take heed that no one leads you astray. 5 For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will lead many astray. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed; for this must take place, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places: 8 all this is but the beginning of the birth-pangs. 9 "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation, and put you to death; and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then many will fall away, and betray one another, and hate one another. 11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. 12 And because wickedness is multiplied, most men's love will grow cold. 13 But he who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, as a testimony to all nations; and then the end will come.
The Immortal, #Labyrinths, #Jorge Luis Borges, #Poetry
... A year has passed, and I reread these pages. I can attest that they do not stray beyond the bounds of truth, although in the first chapters, and even in certain paragraphs of others, I believe I detect a certain falseness. That is due, perhaps, to an over-employment of circumstantial details, a way of writing that I learned from poets; it is a procedure that infects everything with falseness, since there may be a wealth of details in the event, yet not in memory.... I believe, nonetheless, that I have discovered a more private and inward reason. I will reveal it; it does not matter that I may be judged a fantast.
The story I have told seems unreal because the experiences of two different men are intermingled in it. In the first chapter, the horseman wishes to know the name of the river that runs beside the walls of Thebes; Flaminius Rufus, who had bestowed upon the city the epithet "hundred-gated," tells him that the river is the "Egypt"; neither of those statements belongs to him, but rather to Homer, who in the Iliad expressly mentions "Thebes Hekatompylos" and who in the Odyssey, through the mouths of Proteus and Ulysses, invariably calls the Nile the "Egypt." In the second chapter, when the Roman drinks the immortal water he speaks a few words in Greek. Those words are also Homeric; they may be found at the end of the famous catalog of the ships. Later, in the dizzying palace, he speaks of "a reproof that was almost remorse"; those words, too, belong to Homer, who had foreseen such a horror. Such anomalies disturbed me; others, of an aesthetic nature, allowed me to discover the truth. The clues of this latter type may be found in the last chapter, which says that I fought at Stamford Bridge, that in Bulaq I transcribed the voyages of Sindbad the Sailor, and that in Aberdeen I subscribed to Pope's English Iliad.
The Lottery in Babylon, #Labyrinths, #Jorge Luis Borges, #Poetry
There were disturbances, there were lamentable effusions of blood; but the Babylonian people finally imposed their will and they achieved their generous ends against the opposition of the rich. Firstly, they forced the Company to assume full public power. (This unification was necessary given the vastness and complexity of the new operations.) Secondly, they made the lottery secret, general and free of charge. The mercenary sale of lots was abolished. Once initiated into the mysteries of Bel, all free men automatically took part in the sacred drawings of lots, all of which were held in the labyrinths of the god every sixty nights and determined each man's destiny until the subsequent drawing. The consequences were incalculable. A happy drawing could instigate one's elevation to the council of magi or the imprisonment of an enemy (well-known or private) or, in the peaceful dark of one's room, one's meeting the woman who has begun to make one fluster or who one was never expecting to see again; an adverse drawing: mutilation, a variety of infamies, death. Sometimes a single event - C's assassination in a tavern, B's mysterious apotheosis - was the brilliant result of thirty or forty drawings. Combining bets was difficult; we must remember, though, that the individuals of the Company were (and are) all-powerful and astute. In many cases, the knowledge that certain joys were simple fabrications of chance would have diminished their moral worth; to avoid this inconvenience, agents of the Company made use of suggestion and magic. Their moves, their manipulations, were secret. To get at everybody's innermost hopes and fears, astrologers and spies were employed. There were certain stone lions, there was a sacred latrine called Qaphqa, there were fissures in a dusty aqueduct all of which, according to general opinion, led to the Company; persons malign or benevolent deposited exposs in these sites. An alphabetical archive collected these reports of varying veracity.
Incredibly, grumbling abounded. The Company, with its habitual discretion, did not reply directly. It preferred to scribble in the rubble of a mask factory a short line of reasoning which now forms part of the sacred scriptures. This doctrinal piece observed that the lottery is an interpolation of chance into the order of the world and that the acceptance of errors is not the contradiction of chance, but its corroboration. It observed also that those lions and the sacred squatting place, although not disclaimed by the Company (which did not renounce the right to consult them), functioned without official guarantee.
The One Who Walks Away, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
As if that little private silence were the signal, all at once a trumpet sounds from the pavilion
near the starting line: imperious, melancholy, piercing. The horses rear on their slender legs,
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of one of its spacious private homes, there is a room. It has one locked door, and no
window. A little light seeps in dustily between cracks in the boards, secondh and from a
The Pilgrims Progress, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
{72} INTER. Then said the Interpreter, Come in; I will show that which will be profitable to thee. So he commanded his man to light the candle, and bid Christian follow him: so he had him into a private room, and bid his man open a door; the which when he had done, Christian saw the picture of a very grave person hang up against the wall; and this was the fashion of it. It had eyes lifted up to heaven, the best of books in his hand, the law of truth was written upon his lips, the world was behind his back. It stood as if it pleaded with men, and a crown of gold did hang over his head.
CHR. Then said Christian, What meaneth this?
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{240} Then went the jury out, whose names were, Mr. Blind-man, Mr. No-good, Mr. Malice, Mr. Love-lust, Mr. Live-loose, Mr. Heady, Mr. High-mind, Mr. Enmity, Mr. Liar, Mr. Cruelty, Mr. Hate-light, and Mr. Implacable; who every one gave in his private verdict against him among themselves, and afterwards unanimously concluded to bring him in guilty before the Judge. And first, among themselves, Mr. Blind-man, the foreman, said, I see clearly that this man is a heretic. Then said Mr. No-good, Away with such a fellow from the earth. Ay, said Mr. Malice, for I hate the very looks of him. Then said Mr. Love-lust, I could never endure him. Nor I, said Mr. Live-loose, for he would always be condemning my way. Hang him, hang him, said Mr. Heady. A sorry scrub, said Mr. High-mind. My heart riseth against him, said Mr. Enmity. He is a rogue, said Mr. Liar. Hanging is too good for him, said Mr. Cruelty. Let us despatch him out of the way, said Mr. Hate-light. Then said Mr. Implacable, Might I have all the world given me, I could not be reconciled to him; therefore, let us forthwith bring him in guilty of death. And so they did; therefore he was presently condemned to be had from the place where he was, to the place from whence he came, and there to be put to the most cruel death that could be invented.
{241} They therefore brought him out, to do with him according to their law; and, first, they scourged him, then they buffeted him, then they lanced his flesh with knives; after that, they stoned him with stones, then pricked him with their swords; and, last of all, they burned him to ashes at the stake. Thus came Faithful to his end.
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2. Then they cast off by degrees private duties, as closet prayer, curbing their lusts, watching, sorrow for sin, and the like.
3. Then they shun the company of lively and warm Christians.
The Second Epistle of Peter, #The Bible, #Anonymous, #Various
20 Understanding this first, that no prophecy of scripture is made by private interpretation.
21 For prophecy came not by the will of man at any time: but the holy men of God spoke, inspired by the Holy Ghost.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra text, #Thus Spoke Zarathustra, #Friedrich Nietzsche, #Philosophy
Part Four, Nietzsche had only a few copies printed privately; and the first public edition was held up at the
last moment in 1891 when his family feared that it
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15. On the Thousand and One Goals: Except for private
notes, published much later, this chapter contains the first
Timaeus, #unset, #Arthur C Clarke, #Fiction
SOCRATES: And being thus trained they were not to consider gold or silver or anything else to be their own private property; they were to be like hired troops, receiving pay for keeping guard from those who were protected by themthe pay was to be no more than would suffice for men of simple life; and they were to spend in common, and to live together in the continual practice of virtue, which was to be their sole pursuit.
TIMAEUS: That was also said.
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Such is the manner in which diseases of the body arise; the disorders of the soul, which depend upon the body, originate as follows. We must acknowledge disease of the mind to be a want of intelligence; and of this there are two kinds; to wit, madness and ignorance. In whatever state a man experiences either of them, that state may be called disease; and excessive pains and pleasures are justly to be regarded as the greatest diseases to which the soul is liable. For a man who is in great joy or in great pain, in his unreasonable eagerness to attain the one and to avoid the other, is not able to see or to hear anything rightly; but he is mad, and is at the time utterly incapable of any participation in reason. He who has the seed about the spinal marrow too plentiful and overflowing, like a tree overladen with fruit, has many throes, and also obtains many pleasures in his desires and their offspring, and is for the most part of his life deranged, because his pleasures and pains are so very great; his soul is rendered foolish and disordered by his body; yet he is regarded not as one diseased, but as one who is voluntarily bad, which is a mistake. The truth is that the intemperance of love is a disease of the soul due chiefly to the moisture and fluidity which is produced in one of the elements by the loose consistency of the bones. And in general, all that which is termed the incontinence of pleasure and is deemed a reproach under the idea that the wicked voluntarily do wrong is not justly a matter for reproach. For no man is voluntarily bad; but the bad become bad by reason of an ill disposition of the body and bad education, things which are hateful to every man and happen to him against his will. And in the case of pain too in like manner the soul suffers much evil from the body. For where the acid and briny phlegm and other bitter and bilious humours wander about in the body, and find no exit or escape, but are pent up within and mingle their own vapours with the motions of the soul, and are blended with them, they produce all sorts of diseases, more or fewer, and in every degree of intensity; and being carried to the three places of the soul, whichever they may severally assail, they create infinite varieties of ill-temper and melancholy, of rashness and cowardice, and also of forgetfulness and stupidity. Further, when to this evil constitution of body evil forms of government are added and evil discourses are uttered in private as well as in public, and no sort of instruction is given in youth to cure these evils, then all of us who are bad become bad from two causes which are entirely beyond our control. In such cases the planters are to blame rather than the plants, the educators rather than the educated. But however that may be, we should endeavour as far as we can by education, and studies, and learning, to avoid vice and attain virtue; this, however, is part of another subject.
There is a corresponding enquiry concerning the mode of treatment by which the mind and the body are to be preserved, about which it is meet and right that I should say a word in turn; for it is more our duty to speak of the good than of the evil. Everything that is good is fair, and the fair is not without proportion, and the animal which is to be fair must have due proportion. Now we perceive lesser symmetries or proportions and reason about them, but of the highest and greatest we take no heed; for there is no proportion or disproportion more productive of health and disease, and virtue and vice, than that between soul and body. This however we do not perceive, nor do we reflect that when a weak or small frame is the vehicle of a great and mighty soul, or conversely, when a little soul is encased in a large body, then the whole animal is not fair, for it lacks the most important of all symmetries; but the due proportion of mind and body is the fairest and loveliest of all sights to him who has the seeing eye. Just as a body which has a leg too long, or which is unsymmetrical in some other respect, is an unpleasant sight, and also, when doing its share of work, is much distressed and makes convulsive efforts, and often stumbles through awkwardness, and is the cause of infinite evil to its own selfin like manner we should conceive of the double nature which we call the living being; and when in this compound there is an impassioned soul more powerful than the body, that soul, I say, convulses and fills with disorders the whole inner nature of man; and when eager in the pursuit of some sort of learning or study, causes wasting; or again, when teaching or disputing in private or in public, and strifes and controversies arise, inflames and dissolves the composite frame of man and introduces rheums; and the nature of this phenomenon is not understood by most professors of medicine, who ascribe it to the opposite of the real cause. And once more, when a body large and too strong for the soul is united to a small and weak intelligence, then inasmuch as there are two desires natural to man,one of food for the sake of the body, and one of wisdom for the sake of the diviner part of usthen, I say, the motions of the stronger, getting the better and increasing their own power, but making the soul dull, and stupid, and forgetful, engender ignorance, which is the greatest of diseases. There is one protection against both kinds of disproportion:that we should not move the body without the soul or the soul without the body, and thus they will be on their guard against each other, and be healthy and well balanced. And therefore the mathematician or any one else whose thoughts are much absorbed in some intellectual pursuit, must allow his body also to have due exercise, and practise gymnastic; and he who is careful to fashion the body, should in turn impart to the soul its proper motions, and should cultivate music and all philosophy, if he would deserve to be called truly fair and truly good. And the separate parts should be treated in the same manner, in imitation of the pattern of the universe; for as the body is heated and also cooled within by the elements which enter into it, and is again dried up and moistened by external things, and experiences these and the like affections from both kinds of motions, the result is that the body if given up to motion when in a state of quiescence is overmastered and perishes; but if any one, in imitation of that which we call the foster-mother and nurse of the universe, will not allow the body ever to be inactive, but is always producing motions and agitations through its whole extent, which form the natural defence against other motions both internal and external, and by moderate exercise reduces to order according to their affinities the particles and affections which are wandering about the body, as we have already said when speaking of the universe, he will not allow enemy placed by the side of enemy to stir up wars and disorders in the body, but he will place friend by the side of friend, so as to create health. Now of all motions that is the best which is produced in a thing by itself, for it is most akin to the motion of thought and of the universe; but that motion which is caused by others is not so good, and worst of all is that which moves the body, when at rest, in parts only and by some external agency. Wherefore of all modes of purifying and re-uniting the body the best is gymnastic; the next best is a surging motion, as in sailing or any other mode of conveyance which is not fatiguing; the third sort of motion may be of use in a case of extreme necessity, but in any other will be adopted by no man of sense: I mean the purgative treatment of physicians; for diseases unless they are very dangerous should not be irritated by medicines, since every form of disease is in a manner akin to the living being, whose complex frame has an appointed term of life. For not the whole race only, but each individualbarring inevitable accidentscomes into the world having a fixed span, and the triangles in us are originally framed with power to last for a certain time, beyond which no man can prolong his life. And this holds also of the constitution of diseases; if any one regardless of the appointed time tries to subdue them by medicine, he only aggravates and multiplies them. Wherefore we ought always to manage them by regimen, as far as a man can spare the time, and not provoke a disagreeable enemy by medicines.
Enough of the composite animal, and of the body which is a part of him, and of the manner in which a man may train and be trained by himself so as to live most according to reason: and we must above and before all provide that the element which is to train him shall be the fairest and best adapted to that purpose. A minute discussion of this subject would be a serious task; but if, as before, I am to give only an outline, the subject may not unfitly be summed up as follows.
--- Overview of noun private
The noun private has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (12) private, buck private, common soldier ::: (an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value")
--- Overview of adj private
The adj private has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (44) private ::: (confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life")
2. private ::: (concerning things deeply private and personal; "private correspondence"; "private family matters")
3. individual, private ::: (concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath")
4. secret, private ::: (not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts")
--- Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun private
1 sense of private
Sense 1
private, buck private, common soldier
=> enlisted man
=> enlisted person
=> serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
=> skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman
=> worker
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
--- Hyponyms of noun private
--- Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun private
1 sense of private
Sense 1
private, buck private, common soldier
=> enlisted man
--- Similarity of adj private
4 senses of private
Sense 1
private (vs. public)
=> clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby
=> cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered
=> close
=> closed-door
=> confidential, secret
=> confidential
=> insular
=> nonpublic
=> offstage, backstage
=> one-on-one
=> privy, secluded, secret
=> semiprivate
=> tete-a-tete, head-to-head
=> toffee-nosed
Also See-> esoteric#1; personal#1
Sense 2
private
=> personal (vs. impersonal)
Sense 3
individual(prenominal), private
=> personal (vs. impersonal)
Sense 4
secret, private
=> inward (vs. outward)
--- Antonyms of adj private
4 senses of private
Sense 1
private (vs. public)
public (vs. private)
=> in the public eye(predicate)
=> national
=> open
=> semipublic
=> state-supported
=> unexclusive, unrestricted
Sense 2
private
INDIRECT (VIA personal) -> impersonal
Sense 3
individual(prenominal), private
INDIRECT (VIA personal) -> impersonal
Sense 4
secret, private
INDIRECT (VIA inward) -> outward
--- Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun private
1 sense of private
Sense 1
private, buck private, common soldier
-> enlisted man
=> armorer, armourer, artificer
=> charge of quarters
=> private, buck private, common soldier
=> recruit, military recruit
--- Pertainyms of adj private
4 senses of private
Sense 1
private (vs. public)
Sense 2
private
Sense 3
individual(prenominal), private
Sense 4
secret, private
--- Derived Forms of adj private
3 of 4 senses of private
Sense 1
private (vs. public)
RELATED TO->(noun) privateness#2
=> privacy, privateness, seclusion
Sense 2
private
RELATED TO->(noun) privateness#1
=> privacy, privateness, secrecy, concealment
RELATED TO->(noun) privateness#2
=> privacy, privateness, seclusion
Sense 4
secret, private
RELATED TO->(noun) privateness#1
=> privacy, privateness, secrecy, concealment
--- Grep of noun private
buck private
private
private citizen
private corporation
private detective
private enterprise
private eye
private foundation
private instructor
private investigator
private line
private nuisance
private parts
private practice
private property
private road
private school
private security force
private treaty
privateer
privateersman
privately held corporation
privateness
privates
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Wikipedia - 5 Hertford Street -- Private members' club in Mayfair, London
Wikipedia - 8TV (Catalonia) -- Catalan-language private TV channel
Wikipedia - Abbey Christian School -- Private school in London, United Kingdom
Wikipedia - Abb Takk News -- Urdu private Pakistani news channel
Wikipedia - Abilene Christian University -- Private Christian university in Abilene, Texas
Wikipedia - Abu Dhabi University -- Private university in the U.A.E.
Wikipedia - Academe of St. Jude Thaddeus -- Private school in Cavite, Philippines
Wikipedia - Academia del Perpetuo Socorro -- Private, coeducational school in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - Academia Maria Reina -- Private school in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - Academia San Jorge -- Private, elementary school, middle school, high school, in Santurce, San Juan
Wikipedia - Academi -- American private military company
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Wikipedia - Adani Ports & SEZ -- Indian private sector port operator
Wikipedia - Ad-din Women's Medical College -- Private medical college in Bangladesh
Wikipedia - Addison Lee -- London private hire taxi company
Wikipedia - Adelanto Detention Center -- Privately operated federal prison
Wikipedia - Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research -- Private Medical College in Bathinda
Wikipedia - Advent International -- US global private equity firm
Wikipedia - Adventist University of the Antilles -- Private, coeducational, Christian, and non-profit university in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - Adventures of a Private Eye -- 1977 film by Stanley Long
Wikipedia - Aegis Defence Services -- British private military company
Wikipedia - Aerolink Uganda -- Ugandan private airline
Wikipedia - Aeropuertos del Peru -- Peruvian private airport operator
Wikipedia - Affinity Gaming -- Private casino operator
Wikipedia - Afghan Turk Maarif Schools -- Private school chain
Wikipedia - Africa Independent Television -- Private television network in Nigeria
Wikipedia - African Bible University (Uganda) -- Private Christian university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Africa Renewal University -- Private Christian university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Africa University -- Private United Methodist-related institution
Wikipedia - Ahl al-Bayt University -- Private university in Karbala, Iraq
Wikipedia - Ahmedabad University -- Private university in Ahmedabad, India
Wikipedia - Air Columbia Heliport -- Private heliport in Hood River County, Oregon
Wikipedia - Ajayi Crowther University -- Private university in Oyo, Nigeria
Wikipedia - Albion College -- Private liberal arts college in Michigan
Wikipedia - Albizu University -- Private, non-profit Puerto Rican university
Wikipedia - Alexander Godfrey -- British privateer
Wikipedia - Alexander McDougall -- Politician, privateer and Continental Army general (1732-1786)
Wikipedia - Alfaisal University -- Private university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Wikipedia - Al Huda School (Maryland) -- Private Islamic school located in College Park, Maryland
Wikipedia - Allen School -- Private school in Asheville, North Carolina
Wikipedia - All Saints' Academy (Florida) -- American private school
Wikipedia - All Saints University -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Alma College -- Private liberal arts college in Alma, Michigan
Wikipedia - AlMasria Universal Airlines -- Egyptian private airline
Wikipedia - Aloha Station Trust -- Privately owned divestiture trust for former Clear Channel Communications radio stations
Wikipedia - Alpha Star Aviation -- Private charter airline based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Wikipedia - Alpine Learning Group -- Approved private, special education school in Paramus, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Al Yamamah University -- Private university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Wikipedia - American Police Force -- Fraudulent entity claiming to be a private military company
Wikipedia - American University of Beirut -- Private university in Lebanon
Wikipedia - American University of Madaba -- Private university in Madaba, Jordan
Wikipedia - American University of Puerto Rico -- Private university in Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - American University -- Private liberal arts and research-based university in Washington, D.C.
Wikipedia - Amity University, Gwalior -- Private University in India
Wikipedia - Amity University, Noida -- Private university in Uttar Pradesh, India
Wikipedia - Amrita College of Education -- Private education college in Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu, India
Wikipedia - Ana G. Mendez University -- A higher education private research university of Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - Anarcho-communism -- A theory of anarchism which advocates the abolition of capitalism, private property and wage labor
Wikipedia - Anatolia College -- private educational institution in Thessaloniki, Greece
Wikipedia - Anchor University -- Private institution in Nigeria
Wikipedia - Andres Bello National University -- Private university in Chile
Wikipedia - Andy Hardy's Private Secretary -- 1941 film by George B. Seitz
Wikipedia - Angal Hospital -- Ugandan private community hospital
Wikipedia - Angel of Music, or The Private Life of Giselle -- Phantom of the Opera fanfiction novel
Wikipedia - Ankole Western University -- Private Christian university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Anna Maria College -- Private Catholic liberal arts college in Paxton, Massachusetts
Wikipedia - Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel) -- Private Spanish generalist television network
Wikipedia - Antioch University -- Private university with 5 campuses in the United States
Wikipedia - Antoine-Joseph Preira -- Portuguese privateer
Wikipedia - Apeejay School, Saket -- Private school in Saket, Delhi, India
Wikipedia - Apex Learning -- Privately held provider of e-Learning software for K-12 education
Wikipedia - APM College of Business and Communication -- Australian private business college
Wikipedia - Apollo Global Management -- American private equity firm
Wikipedia - Appalachian College of Pharmacy -- Private doctoral pharmacy school
Wikipedia - Applied Science Private University -- private university in Jordan
Wikipedia - A Private Cosmos -- 1968 novel by Philip Jose Farmer
Wikipedia - A Private Enterprise -- 1974 film
Wikipedia - A Private Matter (book) -- 1963 novel by Beppe Fenoglio
Wikipedia - A Private Scandal -- 1921 film
Wikipedia - A Private Venus -- Novel by Giorgio Scerbanenco
Wikipedia - A. P. Shah Institute of Technology -- Private engineering college in Kasarvadavali, Thane
Wikipedia - Aquinas High School (Nebraska) -- Private, coeducational school in David City, Nebraska
Wikipedia - Arab American University (Palestine) -- Private university in Palestine
Wikipedia - Aramaic Enoch Scroll -- Non-published, complete copy of the Book of Enoch rumored to be in the possession of private investors
Wikipedia - Arboretum de la Cude -- Private arboretum near Mailleroncourt-Charette, Haute-Saone, Franche-Comte, France
Wikipedia - Arboretum de Podestat -- Private arboretum in Podestat, near Bergerac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
Wikipedia - Argumentation ethics -- Argument deriving the private property ethics from the fact of rational discourse
Wikipedia - Arlington Capital Partners -- Private equity firm focusing on leveraged buyout and recapitalization investments in middle market companies.
Wikipedia - Arthur Javis University -- Private university in Nigeria
Wikipedia - Arts Club of Chicago -- Private club in Chicago, US
Wikipedia - A.R.T. Studios -- Spanish private music studio of music
Wikipedia - Asante Capital -- British private equity placement and advisory firm
Wikipedia - Ashesi University -- Private university in Ghana
Wikipedia - Ashland University -- Private university in Ashland, Ohio, United States
Wikipedia - Ashton College -- Private college in Vancouver, Canada
Wikipedia - Asia Euro University -- Private university in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Wikipedia - Asian University of Bangladesh -- A private university of Bangladesh
Wikipedia - Aspen Healthcare -- British private medical company
Wikipedia - Associated Private Schools -- Private school sporting association in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Wikipedia - Association of Private Enterprise Education -- United States organization
Wikipedia - Assuta Medical Center -- Private medical center in Tel Aviv, Israel
Wikipedia - Athenian School -- Private secondary school in Danville, California
Wikipedia - Athletic Club of Columbus -- private social club
Wikipedia - Atilim University -- Turkish private university located in Ankara
Wikipedia - Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology -- A private university of Bangladesh
Wikipedia - Atlantic College -- Independent (private) residential Sixth Form College in the United Kingdom
Wikipedia - Atmiya University -- Private university in Gujarat, India
Wikipedia - Autopistas de Puerto Rico -- European public-private partnership, privately held company
Wikipedia - Auto-Train Corporation -- Defunct, privately owned railroad in the United States
Wikipedia - AVN (Albania) -- First private television channel in Albania
Wikipedia - Axiom Space -- Private American aerospace company
Wikipedia - Axis Bank -- Indian private sector bank
Wikipedia - Azzam (2013 yacht) -- Private super yacht
Wikipedia - Babcock University -- Nigerian private university
Wikipedia - Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow -- state private university in Uttar Pradesh
Wikipedia - Bacardi -- Largest privately held, family-owned spirits company with Cuban origins
Wikipedia - Bajaj Allianz General Insurance -- Indian private insurance company
Wikipedia - Baker College -- Private college in Owosso, Michigan, United States
Wikipedia - Bal Vidyalaya (Kota) -- Private school in Rajasthan, India
Wikipedia - Bandhan Bank -- Indian private sector bank
Wikipedia - Bank of Syria and Overseas -- Private bank in Syria
Wikipedia - Baptist College of Florida -- Private baptist school
Wikipedia - Bard College -- Private liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Wikipedia - Barnard College -- private women's liberal arts college in the United States
Wikipedia - Barneo -- Private Russian annual North Pole base established since 2002
Wikipedia - Barnstable Academy -- Private school in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Barry University -- Private Catholic university in Miami Shores, FL, US
Wikipedia - Batangas Eastern Colleges -- Private school in San Juan, Batangas, Philippines
Wikipedia - Bates College -- Private liberal arts college in Maine, US
Wikipedia - Bayamon Central University -- Private, Catholic, non-profit university in Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - Baylor University -- Private research university in Waco, Texas, United States
Wikipedia - BC Partners -- Private equity firm
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Wikipedia - Bearys Institute of Technology -- Private technical co-educational college, Mangalore, India
Wikipedia - Bellarmine University -- Private Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Wikipedia - Bellevue University -- Private, non-profit university in Bellevue, Nebraska
Wikipedia - Be Mad (TV channel) -- Private Spanish entertainment television channel
Wikipedia - Benson's Wild Animal Farm -- Former private zoo in New Hampshire, United States
Wikipedia - Bentley University -- Private university in Waltham, Mass., US
Wikipedia - Berea College -- Private liberal arts work college in Berea, Kentucky, USA
Wikipedia - Besloten vennootschap -- Dutch and Belgian version of a private limited liability company
Wikipedia - Bethel University (Minnesota) -- Private university in Minnesota
Wikipedia - Bethesda University -- Private Christian university in Anaheim, California, United States
Wikipedia - BGH Capital -- Australian private equity company
Wikipedia - Bharat Institute of Technology -- Private college in Uttar Pradesh, India
Wikipedia - Bhilai Institute of Technology -- Private engineering college in Durg, India
Wikipedia - BHR Partners -- Private investment fund based in China
Wikipedia - Bhumi Sena -- Private army in India (1970s-1990s)
Wikipedia - Bigelow Commercial Space Station -- Private space station designed by Bigelow Aerospace
Wikipedia - Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences -- A private non-profit oceanography center
Wikipedia - Big Muddy Ranch Airport -- Private airport located 13 miles southeast of Antelope in Wasco County, Oregon, USA
Wikipedia - Bilderberg meeting -- Annual private conference
Wikipedia - Bilkent University -- Private university in Ankara, Turkey
Wikipedia - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation -- Private foundation founded by Bill and Melinda Gates
Wikipedia - Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Dubai Campus -- Private research university in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Wikipedia - Bishop Amat Memorial High School -- American private high school
Wikipedia - Bishop Ceaser Asili Memorial Hospital -- Private community hospital in Uganda
Wikipedia - Bishop Kenny High School -- American private high school
Wikipedia - Bishop Stuart University -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Bixler High Private Eye -- 2019 television film
Wikipedia - Black Cube -- Private intelligence agency
Wikipedia - Blackhawk Network Holdings -- US privately held company
Wikipedia - Black Rock Forest -- Privately run nature preserve in Cornwall, New York, U.S.
Wikipedia - Blair Academy -- Private school in Warren County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Blink (airline) -- Defunct British private jet airline (2007-2008)
Wikipedia - Blue Origin -- American privately-funded aerospace developer and manufacturer
Wikipedia - Bob Jones University -- Private evangelical university in Greenville, South Carolina
Wikipedia - Bob Nygaard -- Private detective specializing in psychic fraud
Wikipedia - Bocconi University -- Private university in Milan, Italy
Wikipedia - Bohemian Grove -- Private men's club in California
Wikipedia - Bokaro Institute of Technology -- Private Engineering college located in Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand
Wikipedia - Bond University -- Private university in Queensland, Australia
Wikipedia - Boone Valley Golf Club -- Private golf club in Missouri, USA
Wikipedia - Borajet -- Privately owned Turkish airline
Wikipedia - Bordier & Cie -- Swiss independent private bankers
Wikipedia - Bornfree Technologies Network -- Private television broadcaster from West Nile, Uganda
Wikipedia - Borro Private Finance -- UK based personal asset finance company
Wikipedia - Boston College -- Private research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States
Wikipedia - Boston University -- Private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, US
Wikipedia - Boudoir -- Women's private sitting room
Wikipedia - Bowdoin College -- Private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine
Wikipedia - Bowman Field (Maine) -- Private airport near Livermore Falls, Maine, USA
Wikipedia - Bradley University -- Private university in Peoria, Illinois
Wikipedia - Brainware University -- Private university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Wikipedia - Brandeis University -- Private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts
Wikipedia - Brentwood Associates -- American private equity firm
Wikipedia - Bridgepoint Advisers -- UK-based private equity firm
Wikipedia - Brigham Young University -- Private research university in Provo, Utah, United States
Wikipedia - Brightline West -- Proposed privately run high-speed rail route between Las Vegas and Southern California.
Wikipedia - Brightline -- Privately run inter-city rail route between Miami and West Palm Beach, Florida.
Wikipedia - Britannia University -- Private university in Comilla, Bangladesh
Wikipedia - British School Manila -- private international school in the Philippines
Wikipedia - Brockway Moran & Partners -- Private equity firm
Wikipedia - Brokenshire College -- Private college in Davao City, Philippines
Wikipedia - Bryant University -- Private university in Smithfield, Rhode Island, U.S.
Wikipedia - Bryn Mawr College -- Private womenM-bM-^@M-^Ys liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, US
Wikipedia - Bryn Mawr School -- private all-girls school in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Wikipedia - Brynwood Partners -- American private equity investment firm
Wikipedia - Buccaneer -- Privateers or free sailors during the 17th and 18th centuries
Wikipedia - Buckley School (New York City) -- Private independent school in New York City
Wikipedia - Bucknell University -- Private liberal arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Wikipedia - Buck Privates (1928 film) -- 1928 film
Wikipedia - Buck Privates -- 1941 film by Arthur Lubin
Wikipedia - Buddha Institute of Technology, Gaya -- Private engineering college in Bihar, India
Wikipedia - Bugema University -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Bunka Gakuen University -- Private university in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Wikipedia - Bush Babies Monkey Sanctuary -- privately owned primate rehabilitation centre
Wikipedia - Bushnell University -- Private university in Eugene, Oregon
Wikipedia - Butler University -- Private university in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Wikipedia - Calgary French and International School -- Private comprehensive French immersion day school in Alberta, Canada
Wikipedia - Caliburn International -- Private contractor to the U.S. government
Wikipedia - California Bureau of Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education
Wikipedia - California Institute of Technology -- Private research university located in California, United States
Wikipedia - California Lutheran University -- Private university in Thousand Oaks, California
Wikipedia - California South Bay University -- Private university located in Sunnyvale, California, United States
Wikipedia - Campbell University -- Private university in North Carolina, USA
Wikipedia - Camp Highlands -- Private summer camp
Wikipedia - Canada Infrastructure Bank -- Canada Infrastructure Bank is a Crown Corporation that uses public-private partnerships for public infrastructure projects.
Wikipedia - Canada Media Fund -- Canadian filmed content public-private partnership
Wikipedia - Canal A -- Former Colombian state-owned, privately run national TV network
Wikipedia - Canisius College -- Private Jesuit college in Buffalo, NY
Wikipedia - Cape Town Partnership -- Cape Town-based collaborative public-private partnership organisation
Wikipedia - Capitalism -- Economic system based on private ownership
Wikipedia - Capital University Law School -- Private law school in Columbus, OH, US
Wikipedia - Capitol University -- Private university in Philippines
Wikipedia - Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School (Michigan) -- Private Catholic high school in Marine City, Michigan
Wikipedia - Car-free movement -- Movement to reduce the use of private vehicles
Wikipedia - Caribbean School -- Private, college preparatory day school in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - Caribbean University -- Private university system in Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - Caritas University -- |Private university in Enugu State, Nigeria
Wikipedia - Carnegie Mellon University -- Private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US (founded 1900)
Wikipedia - Carroll University -- Private liberal arts college in Wisconsin, U.S.
Wikipedia - Carver College -- Private college in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Wikipedia - Case Western Reserve University -- Private research university in Cleveland, Ohio
Wikipedia - Castaway Cay -- Private island in the Bahamas
Wikipedia - Category:Private universities and colleges in Maryland
Wikipedia - Category:Private universities and colleges in Massachusetts
Wikipedia - Category:Private universities and colleges in New York (state)
Wikipedia - Category:Private universities and colleges in Texas
Wikipedia - Catholic University of America -- Private Catholic university in Washington, D.C.
Wikipedia - Catholic University of Brasilia -- Private university in Brazil
Wikipedia - Catholic University of Eastern Africa -- Private university in Kenya
Wikipedia - Catholic University of Ireland -- Former private university in Ireland (1854-1909/1911)
Wikipedia - Cavendish University Uganda -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Cayo Norte -- Privately owned island of Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - Cebu Institute of Technology - University -- Private university in Cebu City, Philippines
Wikipedia - CEFC China Energy -- Bankrupted private company from China
Wikipedia - Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean -- Private research institute in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Wikipedia - Central European University -- Private
Wikipedia - Central Philippine University -- Private research university in Iloilo City, Philippines
Wikipedia - Centre College -- Private liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky, U.S.
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Wikipedia - Champlain College -- private college in Burlington, Vermont, United States
Wikipedia - Chandigarh University -- Private university in Punjab, India
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Wikipedia - Charsley's Hall -- Former private hall of the University of Oxford
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Wikipedia - Chicago Growth Partners -- American private equity firm
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Wikipedia - Chungdahm Learning -- A private education company in the Republic of Korea
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Wikipedia - Citizens for Constitutional Freedom -- Armed private U.S. militia
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Wikipedia - Claflin University -- Claflin University is a private historically black university in Orangeburg, South Carolina
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Wikipedia - Coastal Aviation -- Private Tanzanian airline
Wikipedia - Colby College -- Private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine, USA
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Wikipedia - Colegio Bilingue Vista Hermosa -- Private school in Guatemala City
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Wikipedia - College of Saint Rose -- Private college in Albany, New York
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Wikipedia - College of Wooster -- Private liberal arts college in Wooster, Ohio
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Wikipedia - Colony Capital -- American private equity real estate firm
Wikipedia - Colorado College -- Private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Wikipedia - Columbia Academy (Tennessee) -- Private school in Columbia, Tennessee, US
Wikipedia - Columbia College Hollywood -- Private college in Hollywood, Los Angeles California, U.S.
Wikipedia - Columbia Law School -- Private law school in New York City
Wikipedia - Columbia University -- Private Ivy League research university in New York City
Wikipedia - Commercial Spaceflight Federation -- Private spaceflight industry group
Wikipedia - Community High School (Teaneck, New Jersey) -- Private high school in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Concordia University (Oregon) -- Closed Private University in Portland, Oregon
Wikipedia - Concordia University (Saint Paul, Minnesota) -- Private Lutheran university in St. Paul, Minnesota
Wikipedia - Concord Law School -- Private online law school in Los Angeles, California, United States
Wikipedia - Confederate Private Monument -- Sculpture of a Confederate soldier in Nashville, Tennessee
Wikipedia - Connecticut College -- Private liberal arts college in New London, Connecticut
Wikipedia - Co-op City Department of Public Safety -- Private NYC law enforcement agency
Wikipedia - Cooper Union -- Private college in New York City
Wikipedia - Copenhagen Atomics -- Private Danish company developing molten salt technology
Wikipedia - Cordoba Private University -- Syrian science and technology university in Aleppo
Wikipedia - Corelis -- A private US company categorized under Electronic Equipment & Supplies
Wikipedia - Cornell University -- Private Ivy League research university in Ithaca, New York
Wikipedia - Corporation for Public Broadcasting -- A private corporation funded by the American people
Wikipedia - Council on Foreign Relations -- American private non-profit think tank on foreign policy
Wikipedia - Covenant Christian High School (Indianapolis) -- Private Christian high school in Indianapolis, founded in 1996
Wikipedia - Covenant School (Texas) -- A private Christian K-12 school in Dallas, Texas (USA)
Wikipedia - Covenant University -- Nigerian private university
Wikipedia - Craigmount School -- Former private school in Edinburgh
Wikipedia - Crew rest compartment -- The area of an airplane where workers can rest in private
Wikipedia - Crooked Stick Golf Club -- Private golf course in Carmel, IN, US
Wikipedia - Cross and Passion College (Kilcullen) -- Private high school in Kilcullen, Ireland
Wikipedia - Cryptocurrency wallet -- Medium to store public and/or private keys for signing cryptocurrency transactions
Wikipedia - Curry College -- Private liberal-arts based institution in Milton, MA
Wikipedia - Curtis Institute of Music -- Private music school in Philadelphia, United States
Wikipedia - CVC Capital Partners -- British private equity and investment advisory firm
Wikipedia - C. V. Raman Global University -- Private university in Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Wikipedia - Cypress Point Club -- Private golf club in California
Wikipedia - Daffodil International University -- Private University in Bangladesh
Wikipedia - Dallah Al-Baraka -- A private multinational corporation based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Wikipedia - Dalton School -- Private, co-ed prep school on Upper East Side, New York City
Wikipedia - Dana Foundation -- US private philanthropic organization
Wikipedia - Dantas Hill Private Wildlife Refuge -- Protected area in Costa Rica
Wikipedia - Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective -- Fictional private detective
Wikipedia - Dartmouth College -- private liberal arts university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
Wikipedia - D.A.V. College, Jalandhar -- Private college in Pungab, India
Wikipedia - Davenport University -- Private university
Wikipedia - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection -- One of the world's largest private map collections
Wikipedia - DAV University -- Private university in Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Wikipedia - Dayananda Sagar University -- Private university in Bangalore, India
Wikipedia - Dean College -- Private college in Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Wikipedia - Dean Gardens, Edinburgh -- Private communal gardens near Stockbridge, New Town area, Edinburgh, Scotland
Wikipedia - Dear Bill -- Feature in the British satirical magazine Private Eye
Wikipedia - Debo Adegbile -- American lawyer in private practice
Wikipedia - Deep Springs College -- Private, alternative college in Deep Springs, California, United States
Wikipedia - Deerwalk Institute of Technology -- Private college in Nepal
Wikipedia - Delbarton School -- Private high school in Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Delhi Public School, Warangal -- Private school in India
Wikipedia - Denison University -- Private college in Granville, Ohio, United States
Wikipedia - Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea
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Wikipedia - Detention (imprisonment) -- Process whereby a state or private citizen lawfully holds a person, removing their freedom
Wikipedia - Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule -- Private school in Giza, Egypt
Wikipedia - Deutsche Schule Durban -- Private school in South Africa
Wikipedia - Developing Virtue Secondary School -- A private Buddhist secondary school in Talmage, California (USA)
Wikipedia - Dhaka City College -- private college with affiliated high school in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Wikipedia - Dharma Productions -- Private Film Production founded by Yash Johar
Wikipedia - Dharma Realm Buddhist University -- Private, nonprofit Buddhist university in Ukiah, California, United States
Wikipedia - Dillard University -- Private college in New Orleans, Louisiana
Wikipedia - Dimensional Fund Advisors -- American private investment firm
Wikipedia - Divers Institute of Technology -- A private, commercial educational institution for the training of commercial divers
Wikipedia - Divine Word College of San Jose -- Private Roman Catholic institution of higher learning in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
Wikipedia - DMI St. Eugene University -- Private University in Zambia
Wikipedia - Doane Academy -- Private school in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Doha Academy -- Private day school in Doha, Qatar
Wikipedia - Domain Name System -- Hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network
Wikipedia - Dominion Academy of Dayton -- Private school in the US
Wikipedia - Donald J. Trump Foundation -- Former US-based private foundation founded and chaired by Donald Trump.
Wikipedia - Don Bosco Preparatory High School -- American private Roman Catholic high school
Wikipedia - Doshisha University -- Private university in Kyoto, Japan
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Wikipedia - Drake University -- Private university in Des Moines, Iowa
Wikipedia - Drexel University -- Private research university in Pennsylvania, United States
Wikipedia - Drury University -- Private college in Springfield Missouri, U.S.
Wikipedia - Dublin Writers Museum -- Private literary museum on Parnell Square, Dublin
Wikipedia - Duchy of Lancaster -- The private estate of the British sovereign as Duke of Lancaster
Wikipedia - Duke Street Capital -- British private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments
Wikipedia - Duke University -- Private university in Durham, North Carolina, United States
Wikipedia - Dunedin Academy -- K-12 private school in Dunedin, Florida, US
Wikipedia - Dun Emer Press -- 1902-08 Irish private press founded and run by the Yeats siblings and Evelyn Gleeson
Wikipedia - Dwight-Englewood School -- Private school in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - DynaLife -- private health organization in Alberta, Canada
Wikipedia - D'Youville College -- Private Roman Catholic college in Buffalo, New York
Wikipedia - Eagle Hill School -- Independent private, special education residential schools in Massachusetts and Connecticut, United States
Wikipedia - Eastern Christian High School -- Private high school in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Eastern Medical College -- Private medical school in Bangladesh
Wikipedia - East Kent Sudbury School -- private school in Margate, Kent
Wikipedia - East-West Airlines (India) -- Indian private airline
Wikipedia - Eavesdropping -- Act of secretly listening to the private conversation of others
Wikipedia - Education in California -- Public and private schools in the U.S. state of California
Wikipedia - Edward Whitehead Reid -- Pioneering British private aviator
Wikipedia - Effat University -- Private university for women in Saudi Arabia
Wikipedia - EHealthInsurance -- Private online marketplace for health insurance
Wikipedia - Eisenhower Fellowships -- private, non-profit
Wikipedia - Electra Private Equity -- British investment trust specialising in private equity
Wikipedia - Elizabethtown College -- Private college in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Wikipedia - Elmhurst University -- Private liberal arts college in Elmhurst, Illinois, United States
Wikipedia - Elohim City, Oklahoma -- Private community in Adair County, Oklahoma, US
Wikipedia - Embassy Group -- Privately-held real estate developer based in Bengaluru, India
Wikipedia - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Asia -- Private university in Singapore
Wikipedia - Emerson College -- Private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts
Wikipedia - Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) -- Private liberal arts college in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Wikipedia - Emory and Henry College -- Private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Emory, Virginia, United States
Wikipedia - Emory University -- Private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Wikipedia - Enam Medical College and Hospital -- Private medical school in Bangladesh
Wikipedia - Endicott College -- Private college in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States
Wikipedia - Endless (private equity) -- British private equity firm
Wikipedia - Enterprise private network
Wikipedia - Entity List -- List published by the Bureau of Industry and Security of businesses, research institutions, government and private organizations, individuals, and other types of legal persons subject to specific license requirements for the export, reexport and/or transfer of specified items
Wikipedia - Era University -- Private university in Uttar Pradesh
Wikipedia - Escola da Cidade -- Private architecture school in Brazil
Wikipedia - ESMOD -- French private fashion school
Wikipedia - Estancia -- Large, private plot of land used for farming or cattle-raising
Wikipedia - Ethel Walker School -- Private college-prep school in Simsbury, Connecticut
Wikipedia - Ethos Capital -- private equity investment firm
Wikipedia - Eureka (locomotive) -- Privately owned Baldwin Class 8/18 C 4-4-0 steam locomotive
Wikipedia - European Collegium Private School -- Private school in Kiev, Ukraine
Wikipedia - European Skytime -- Private Jet Company
Wikipedia - Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico -- Private mainline Protestant seminary in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - Everglades University -- American private university
Wikipedia - ExpressVPN -- Virtual private network service
Wikipedia - Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins -- Fictional private detective created by Walter Mosley
Wikipedia - Faberius -- Private secretary of Julius Caesar
Wikipedia - Fahd bin Sultan University -- Private university in Saudi Arabia
Wikipedia - Fair Field -- Large private house in the Hamptons, Long Island, in New York State
Wikipedia - Fairleigh Dickinson University -- Private university in New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising -- Private college in California, United States
Wikipedia - Faulkner University -- Private university in Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Wikipedia - Federal Bank -- Indian private sector bank
Wikipedia - Ferrum College -- Private college in Ferrum, Virginia, U.S.
Wikipedia - Fielding Graduate University -- Private university in Santa Barbara, California, United States
Wikipedia - Firefly Aerospace -- A private aerospace firm based in US.
Wikipedia - Firestone Country Club -- Private golf club in Akron, OH, US
Wikipedia - First Presbyterian Day School -- Private day school in Macon, Georgia USA
Wikipedia - Five Branches University -- Private university located in California, United States
Wikipedia - FJ Management -- Privately held U.S. corporation which operates convenience stores, oil & refining, banking, and insurance businesses
Wikipedia - Flagler College -- Private liberal arts college in St. Augustine, Florida
Wikipedia - Florida Institute of Technology -- Private research university in Melbourne, Florida
Wikipedia - Fly Angola -- Angolan private airline
Wikipedia - Fontbonne Hall Academy -- Private high school in Brooklyn, NY, USA
Wikipedia - Ford Foundation -- Private foundation based in New York City
Wikipedia - Fordham University -- Private research university in New York City
Wikipedia - Ford India Private Limited -- Indian subsidiary of Ford
Wikipedia - Forex Bank -- Swedish private bank
Wikipedia - Foster care -- System in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home, or private home of a state-certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent"
Wikipedia - Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park -- Private archaeological park
Wikipedia - Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences, One Dalton Street -- A skyscraper containing residences and a hotel in Boston, MA
Wikipedia - Four Seasons Private Residences at 706 Mission Street -- Skyscraper in San Francisco, California, U.S.
Wikipedia - Fox Paine & Company -- American private equity firm
Wikipedia - FPT University -- Private university in Vietnam.
Wikipedia - Francisco Partners -- American private equity firm
Wikipedia - Francis Drake -- English sailor and privateer
Wikipedia - Francois Ripaud -- Privateer
Wikipedia - Franklin College (Indiana) -- Private liberal arts college in Franklin, Indiana, United States
Wikipedia - Franklin Road Academy -- Private school in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Wikipedia - Freed-Hardeman University -- Private university in Henderson, Tennessee, U.S.
Wikipedia - Freeman Spogli & Co. -- Private equity firm
Wikipedia - Free School Under the Bridge -- Private school in Delhi, India
Wikipedia - Friars Club of Beverly Hills -- Defunct private show business club
Wikipedia - Friends University -- Private university in Kansas, United States
Wikipedia - Frisch School -- Private high school in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Fukuoka University -- Private research university in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Wikipedia - Full Sail University -- Private, for-profit university in Winter Park, Florida
Wikipedia - Furman University -- Private liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Wikipedia - Fusion Academy -- Private, alternative school founded in California, US
Wikipedia - Galgotias University -- Private university in Uttar Pradesh, Indian
Wikipedia - Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology -- Public-private organization for vaccine development
Wikipedia - Gannon University -- Private university in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Wikipedia - Garden City University -- Private university in Bangalore, India
Wikipedia - Geetanjali University -- Private university in India
Wikipedia - General Atlantic -- Private American equity firm
Wikipedia - Geneva Business School -- Private Swiss-based business school
Wikipedia - Genstar Capital -- Private equity firm
Wikipedia - Gentlemen's club -- members-only private club of a type originally set up by and for upper-class British men
Wikipedia - Geoffrey Dawson -- British newspaper editor, and private secretary
Wikipedia - George Fabyan -- American businessman who founded a private research laboratory
Wikipedia - George R. Roberts (privateer) -- American privateer
Wikipedia - Georgetown University -- Private university in Washington, D.C., United States
Wikipedia - George Washington University -- Private research university in Washington, D.C.
Wikipedia - Georgian Court University -- Private university in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. United States
Wikipedia - Getit Infoservices Private Limited
Wikipedia - Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund -- Fund
Wikipedia - Ghanashyam Hemalata Institute of Technology and Management -- Private institute located in outside the city of Puri, India
Wikipedia - Ghanashyam Hemlata Vidya Mandir, Jharsuguda -- An Indian residential private school
Wikipedia - Gia An 115 Hospital -- Private hospital in Vietnam
Wikipedia - Giardino Botanico Ponziano -- Private botanical garden in Italy
Wikipedia - Gill St. Bernard's School -- Private school in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - GK Investment -- private equity and investment firm
Wikipedia - Glen Massey Line -- Private railway in New Zealand
Wikipedia - Gloucester Catholic High School -- Private high school in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Golden Gate University -- Private university in San Francisco, California, United States
Wikipedia - Goldman Sachs Capital Partners -- Private equity firm
Wikipedia - Gombe State University -- |Private university in Nigeria
Wikipedia - Gopaldi Nazrul Islam Babu College -- Private college in Bangaladesh
Wikipedia - Gossip -- idle talk or rumour, especially about personal or private affairs of others
Wikipedia - Goucher College -- Private liberal arts college in Towson, Maryland
Wikipedia - Governess -- Woman employed as a teacher in a private household
Wikipedia - Grace Christian University -- Private university
Wikipedia - Graduate Theological Union -- Group of eight private American theological schools
Wikipedia - Graham Mountain (New York) -- Highest privately owned summit in New York's Catskill Mountains
Wikipedia - Grand Canyon University -- Private, for-profit, Christian university in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Wikipedia - Grand View University -- Private liberal arts university in Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Wikipedia - Graphite Capital -- British private equity firm
Wikipedia - Great Lakes Regional University -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Green Collection -- Private collection of biblical manuscripts and artifacts
Wikipedia - Green Lake Yacht Club -- Private yacht club in Wisconsin, USA
Wikipedia - Greenville University -- Private liberal arts university in Greenville, Illinois, United States
Wikipedia - Groucho Club -- Private members' club in Soho, London
Wikipedia - Grovepoint Capital -- British private equity firm
Wikipedia - GTCR -- Financial LLC private organization
Wikipedia - Guerrilla News Network -- Privately owned news web site and television production company that operated from 2000 to 2009
Wikipedia - Gun show loophole -- US political term for sale of firearms by private sellers
Wikipedia - Gustavus Adolphus College -- Private liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minnesota, United States
Wikipedia - Habibullah Bahar College -- A private college of Dhaka
Wikipedia - Haijin -- Isolationist Chinese policies restricting private maritime trading and coastal settlement during Ming and early Qing dynasties, originally motivated by Wokou piracy
Wikipedia - Halic University -- Turkish private university located in M-DM-0stanbul
Wikipedia - Hamilton Bradshaw -- British private equity firm
Wikipedia - Hamilton College -- Private liberal arts college in Clinton, New York
Wikipedia - Hamline University -- Private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Wikipedia - Hampden & Co. -- British independent private bank
Wikipedia - Hampden-Sydney College -- United States historic place and private men's liberal arts college in Hampden Sydney, Virginia, United States
Wikipedia - Hampshire College -- Private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, US
Wikipedia - Hampton University -- Virginia private historically black university
Wikipedia - Hang Seng University of Hong Kong -- Private university in Hong Kong
Wikipedia - Hankuk University of Foreign Studies -- Private research university in South Korea
Wikipedia - Hanna van Recklinghausen -- Dutch private banker
Wikipedia - Hanover College -- Private, co-ed, liberal arts college, in Hanover, Indiana, US
Wikipedia - Hanyang University -- Private research university in South Korea
Wikipedia - HarbourVest Global Private Equity -- Investment fund
Wikipedia - Harding University -- Private university in Searcy, Arkansas, United States
Wikipedia - Hardin-Simmons University -- Private university in Abilene, Texas, United States
Wikipedia - Harry David Art Collection -- Private art collection
Wikipedia - Harry Westley Orndoff -- American private and Medal of Honor recipient
Wikipedia - Hartwick College -- Private college in Oneonta, New York, United States
Wikipedia - Harvard Club of Boston -- Private social club in Boston, Massachusetts
Wikipedia - Harvard University -- Private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Wikipedia - Haverford College -- Private liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania
Wikipedia - Haymarket Media Group -- privately held English media company
Wikipedia - HDFC Bank -- Indian private sector bank
Wikipedia - Heinrich Reissdorf -- Private brewery in Cologne, Germany
Wikipedia - Henry Knollys (privateer) -- English privateer, courtier, and politician
Wikipedia - Henry Morgan -- Welsh privateer and political office holder
Wikipedia - Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata -- Private autonomous engineering college in Anandapur, India
Wikipedia - Her Private Affair -- 1929 film
Wikipedia - Her Private Life (TV series) -- 2019 South Korean television series
Wikipedia - Her Private Life -- 1929 film
Wikipedia - Herzing University -- Private university in Wisconsin, United States
Wikipedia - Hg (equity firm) -- British private equity firm
Wikipedia - H.I.G. Capital -- US private equity and alternative assets investment firm
Wikipedia - Hillel Yeshiva -- Private school in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - HipChat -- Web service for internal/private chat
Wikipedia - Hiram College -- Private liberal arts college in Hiram, Ohio, USA
Wikipedia - Hiram Sinsabaugh -- American private banker
Wikipedia - His Private Life (1926 film) -- 1926 film
Wikipedia - His Private Life (1928 film) -- 1928 film
Wikipedia - His Private Secretary -- 1933 film
Wikipedia - History of private equity and venture capital
Wikipedia - Hitler and Mannerheim recording -- 1942 recording of private conversation between Adolf Hitler and Finnish Commander-in-Chief Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Wikipedia - HKBK College of Engineering -- Private engineering college
Wikipedia - HM Capital Partners -- US private equity firm
Wikipedia - HMS Dominica (1807) -- French privateer
Wikipedia - Holy Family College (Wisconsin) -- Private Catholic liberal arts college in Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Wikipedia - Holy Trinity Academy (Philippines) -- Private school in Manila, Philippines
Wikipedia - Home insurance -- A type of property insurance that covers a private residence
Wikipedia - Home invasion -- Illegal and forceful entry to an occupied, private dwelling intending to commit a violent crime against the occupants
Wikipedia - Hong Kong College of Technology -- Private college in Hong Kong
Wikipedia - Hood College -- Private liberal arts college in Frederick, Maryland, United States
Wikipedia - Hope College -- Private liberal arts college in Holland, Michigan, United States
Wikipedia - Hosei University -- Private university in Tokyo, Japan
Wikipedia - Hot mic -- An incident where a private conversation is unintentionally recorded or broadcast
Wikipedia - House of Dipsheu -- Circassian house of privateer origin.
Wikipedia - House of Kuadzhe -- Circassian house of peasant and privateer origin
Wikipedia - Howard Payne University -- Private university in Brownwood, Texas, United States
Wikipedia - Howe Military Academy -- Private college preparatory school in Indiana, US
Wikipedia - Hua Siong College of Iloilo -- Filipino private school and college
Wikipedia - Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve -- Private protected area in Chile
Wikipedia - Hun School of Princeton -- Private school in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Hutton Collins -- British private equity firm
Wikipedia - IAPCC -- International Association of Private Career Colleges
Wikipedia - Ibanda University -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - ICICI Bank -- Indian private sector bank
Wikipedia - ICT University -- Private university in Cameroon
Wikipedia - Icy Strait Point -- Privately owned tourist destination just outside the small village of Hoonah, Alaska
Wikipedia - IFTM University -- Indian private university in Uttar Pradesh
Wikipedia - IHH Healthcare -- Private healthcare group
Wikipedia - IK Investment Partners -- European private equity firm
Wikipedia - Illinois Institute of Technology -- Private research university in Chicago, Illinois
Wikipedia - IMG Academy -- Private athletic school in Bradenton, Florida, USA
Wikipedia - Immaculata High School (New Jersey) -- Private high school in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Immaculate Conception High School (Montclair, New Jersey) -- Private high school in Essex County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Independent College Dublin -- Irish private college
Wikipedia - Independent school -- Private, non-parochial school that is not dependent upon national or local government
Wikipedia - Indiana Institute of Technology -- Private university in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Wikipedia - Indian Angel Network -- Private angel investors network in India
Wikipedia - Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur -- Private technical university in West Bengal, India
Wikipedia - Indianola Academy -- Private school
Wikipedia - IndusInd Bank -- Indian private sector bank
Wikipedia - Ineos -- Privately owned multinational chemicals company
Wikipedia - Inholding -- Privately owned enclave surrounded by public land
Wikipedia - Inner Temple Library -- Private law library in London, England
Wikipedia - Inquisitr -- Privately owned news and media website
Wikipedia - Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico -- Private research university in Mexico
Wikipedia - Integral University -- A state private university in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Wikipedia - Interamerican University of Puerto Rico -- Private Christian university founded in 1912 in San German, Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - International AIDS Vaccine Initiative -- Not-for-profit, public-private partnership
Wikipedia - International American University -- Private, for-profit university in California
Wikipedia - International Spanish Academies -- Private Spanish international school
Wikipedia - International Technological University -- Private university located in San Jose, California, United States
Wikipedia - International University of Business Agriculture and Technology -- Private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Wikipedia - International University of East Africa -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - International University of La Rioja -- Private university in Spain
Wikipedia - Intranet -- A network of private resources in an organization
Wikipedia - Investment banking -- Type of private company
Wikipedia - Iona College (New York) -- Private Catholic college in New Rochelle, NY, US
Wikipedia - IPredator -- Virtual private network service
Wikipedia - Irving Place Capital -- American private equity firm
Wikipedia - Islamic University in Uganda -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Islamic University of Indonesia -- Private university in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Wikipedia - I-Space (Chinese company) -- Chinese private space launch company
Wikipedia - ISSpresso -- ISSpresso is the first capsule espresso coffee machine for use in space and not only on the ground, produced for the International Space Station by Argotec and Lavazza in a public-private partnership with the Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Wikipedia - Istanbul Bilgi University -- Private university in M-DM-0stanbul, Turkey
Wikipedia - Istanbul Medipol University -- Turkish private university located in M-DM-0stanbul
Wikipedia - Istanbul Sehir University -- Turkish private university located in Istanbul
Wikipedia - Istanbul University -- Private university in Istanbul, Turkey
Wikipedia - Ithaca College -- Private college in Ithaca, NY USA
Wikipedia - ITM University (Gwalior) -- Private univeresity in Gwalior, India
Wikipedia - Jacksonville University -- Private university in Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Wikipedia - Jacob & Co -- Privately held jewelry and wristwatch retailer, founded in 1986 by diamond designer Jacob Arabo
Wikipedia - Jakarta Intercultural School -- Private international school in Jakarta, Indonesia
Wikipedia - J&F Investimentos -- Private investment holding company based in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Wikipedia - Jan Willems (Dutch buccaneer) -- Dutch privateer
Wikipedia - Jaypee University, Anoopshahr -- private university in Uttar Pradesh
Wikipedia - Jean-Baptiste du Casse -- French privateer, admiral, and colonial administrator
Wikipedia - Jean Bart -- French admiral and privateer
Wikipedia - Jeanne de Clisson -- Breton privateer
Wikipedia - JECRC University -- Private university in Jaipur, India
Wikipedia - Jersey Shore Airport -- Private airport in Pennsylvania
Wikipedia - J. Frank White Academy -- Private school in Harrogate, Tennessee, United States
Wikipedia - Jianlong Steel -- private-owned enterprise
Wikipedia - Jinseon Girls' High School -- South Korea private high school
Wikipedia - John Andrew Barnes III -- American private first class during the Vietnam War
Wikipedia - John Brown University -- Private liberal arts college in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, United States
Wikipedia - John F. Kennedy Public School -- Indian private school
Wikipedia - John F. Kennedy University -- Private university located in Pleasant Hill, California, United States
Wikipedia - John Goodrich (Loyalist) -- Loyalist privateer during the American Revolution
Wikipedia - John Shaft -- Fictional private investigator
Wikipedia - Johns Hopkins University -- Private research university in Baltimore, Maryland
Wikipedia - John Sprunt Hill -- American private banker and politician
Wikipedia - John William Pope Foundation -- American private charitable foundation
Wikipedia - Jordan Goudreau -- Former U.S. Green Beret & private military contractor
Wikipedia - JSAT Corporation -- First private Japanese satellite operator
Wikipedia - J.S. University -- Private university in Uttar Pradesh
Wikipedia - JTV (Indonesian TV channel) -- Private TV channel in East Java, Indonesia
Wikipedia - Jungleland USA -- Defunct private zoo, animal training facility, and theme park
Wikipedia - Jupiter Capital Private Limited -- Companies based in Bangalore, India
Wikipedia - Jurong Bird Park Panorail -- Private monorail system
Wikipedia - Kagando Hospital -- Ugandan private community hospital
Wikipedia - Kalongo Hospital -- Ugandan private faith-based community hospital
Wikipedia - Kampala Hospital -- Private hospital in Uganda
Wikipedia - Kampala International University -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Kampala Medical Chambers Hospital -- Private hospital in Uganda
Wikipedia - Kampala University -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Karaikal port -- private port in Karaikal, Puducherry, India
Wikipedia - Kardan University -- Private university in Afghanistan
Wikipedia - Karlshochschule International University -- Private university in Karlsruhe, Germany
Wikipedia - Katsina University -- Private Islamic institution in Nigeria
Wikipedia - Keck Graduate Institute -- Private graduate school in Claremont, California, United States
Wikipedia - Keenie Meenie Services -- Private military contractor
Wikipedia - Kellogg School of Management -- Private business school
Wikipedia - Kennet Partners -- British private equity investment firm
Wikipedia - Kensington Roof Gardens -- Private planted area and former open-air nightclub on top of the former Derry & Toms building on Kensington High Street in central London, England
Wikipedia - Kent Place School -- Private school in Union County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Kentucky Wesleyan College -- Private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States
Wikipedia - Kenyon College -- Private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, US
Wikipedia - Kernel (neurotechnology company) -- Private neurotechnology company
Wikipedia - Kettering University -- Private university in Flint, Michigan, United States
Wikipedia - Khalid Ali -- Vijas Digital India Private Limited, Lucknow ,Uttar Pradesh
Wikipedia - Khalili Collection of Aramaic Documents -- Private collection of ancient documents
Wikipedia - Khalili Collection of Enamels of the World -- Private art collection
Wikipedia - Khalili Collection of Japanese Art -- Private collection of Meiji-era art
Wikipedia - Khalili Collection of Kimono -- Private collection of Japanese kimono
Wikipedia - Khalili Collection of Swedish Textiles -- Private collection of textile art
Wikipedia - Khurasan University -- Private university in Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Wikipedia - Kibuli Hospital -- Private hospital in Uganda
Wikipedia - Kildare Partners -- British private equity investment firm
Wikipedia - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology -- Private university in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Wikipedia - King Henry VIII School, Coventry -- Private day school in Coventry, England
Wikipedia - Kitovu Hospital -- Private community hospital in Uganda
Wikipedia - Kiwoko Hospital -- Private community hospital in Uganda
Wikipedia - Koala Park Sanctuary -- Privately run wildlife park in Australia
Wikipedia - Koch Industries -- The largest privately-owned business enterprises in the United States
Wikipedia - Kotak Mahindra Bank -- Indian private sector bank
Wikipedia - Kualoa Ranch -- Large private, nature reserve and cattle ranch on Oahu, Hawaii, United States
Wikipedia - Kuluva Hospital -- Private non-profit community hospital in Uganda
Wikipedia - Kumaraguru College of Technology -- Private engineering college in Coimbatore, India
Wikipedia - Kwansei Gakuin University -- Private university in HyM-EM-^Mgo, Japan
Wikipedia - Kyiv Medical University of UAFM -- Private medical university in Kyiv, Ukraine
Wikipedia - Kyoritsu Women's University -- Japanese private women's university
Wikipedia - Lacordaire Academy -- Private school in Essex County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Laguna City -- Private housing estate in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Wikipedia - Lahore University of Management Sciences -- Private university in Lahore, Punjab
Wikipedia - Lakeland University -- Private liberal arts college in Plymouth, Wisconsin, United States
Wikipedia - Lakeway Airpark -- Private airport in Travis County, Texas, US
Wikipedia - La Martiniere Lyon -- Non-denominational private school
Wikipedia - Lambay Island -- Private island off the Dublin coast, Ireland
Wikipedia - Landmark College -- Private college in Putney, Vermont, US
Wikipedia - Langholm Capital -- British private equity firm
Wikipedia - LAPD Hooper Heliport -- City-owned private-use heliport in Los Angeles, CA, US
Wikipedia - La Salle Green Hills -- Private Catholic school for boys and girls in Metro Manila
Wikipedia - Lasell University -- Private university in Auburndale, Massachusetts, United States
Wikipedia - Latifundium -- Very extensive parcel of privately owned land both in antique Rome and in modern days
Wikipedia - Launch America -- Public-private partnership associated with the United States' return to human spaceflight
Wikipedia - Lawrenceville School -- Private school in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - L Catterton -- Venture capital and private equity firm
Wikipedia - Leading University -- Private university in Bangladesh
Wikipedia - Lebanon College -- Private two-year college in Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Wikipedia - Lebanon Valley College -- Private college in Pennsylvania, USA
Wikipedia - Lech WalM-DM-^Ysa Institute -- Private non-profit organization
Wikipedia - Lee University -- Private University in Tennessee, United States
Wikipedia - Legatum -- Private investment firm headquartered in Dubai
Wikipedia - Lekoni Park -- private wildlife and agricultural park
Wikipedia - Lenoir-Rhyne University -- Private Lutheran university in North Carolina, USA
Wikipedia - Lesley University -- Private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Wikipedia - LeTourneau University -- Private university in Longview, Texas, United States
Wikipedia - Letovo School -- Private boarding school in Moscow, Russia
Wikipedia - Letters Home: Correspondence 1950-1963 -- Private letter collection
Wikipedia - Levi Sheftall Family Cemetery -- Private family cemetery in Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Wikipedia - Lewis & Clark College -- Private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon, United States
Wikipedia - Lewis University -- Private Roman Catholic and Lasallian university in Romeoville, Illinois
Wikipedia - Liberty University -- private Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia
Wikipedia - Library of Friedrich Nietzsche -- Private library of Friedrich Nietzsche
Wikipedia - Life Center Academy -- Private school in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - LIM College -- Private fashion college in New York, NY, US
Wikipedia - Limited liability company -- US-specific form of a private limited company
Wikipedia - Limkokwing University of Creative Technology -- Private university
Wikipedia - Lindsay Goldberg -- American private equity firm
Wikipedia - Linfield University -- Private university in McMinnville, Oregon, United States
Wikipedia - Linguistic rights -- Concerning the human / civil right to choose the language/s for communication in a private or public space
Wikipedia - Lion Capital LLP -- British private equity firm
Wikipedia - Lionel Wafer -- Welsh privateer
Wikipedia - Lipscomb University -- Private liberal arts university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Wikipedia - List of British heritage and private railways -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of early British private locomotive manufacturers -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of French privateers named for Napoleon Bonaparte -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of Hague Conventions on Private International Law -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of largest private companies in the United Kingdom -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of parochial and private schools in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private and independent schools in Arizona -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private and parochial schools in Baltimore -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of Private Benjamin episodes -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private contractor deaths in Afghanistan -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private-equity firms -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of privateers -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of privately owned public spaces in New York City -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private military contractors -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of Private Practice episodes -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private railway stations in Great Britain -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private railway stations -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private residents of Covent Garden -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private schools in Atlanta -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private schools in Bacolod -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private schools in Iowa -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private schools in Mississippi -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private schools in Nashville, Tennessee -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private schools in Oklahoma -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of Private Secretary episodes -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private security companies -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private spaceflight companies -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private universities in Canada -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private universities in India -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of private-use airports in Oregon -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of public-private partnerships in Puerto Rico -- Wikimedia list article
Wikipedia - List of state humanities councils in the United States -- List of private, non-profit partners of the National Endowment for the Humanities
Wikipedia - List of The Doon School alumni -- Alumni of the private boarding school in India
Wikipedia - List of the oldest private schools in the United States -- Wikipedia list article
Wikipedia - List of Washington College alumni -- Alumni of private liberal arts college in Chestertown, Maryland
Wikipedia - Little Ships of Dunkirk -- Private boats that rescued soldiers from Dunkirk in 1940
Wikipedia - Liverpool Athenaeum -- Private member club in Liverpool, England
Wikipedia - Livingbridge -- British private equity firm
Wikipedia - LivingStone International University -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Lloyd Library and Museum -- Private research library in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Wikipedia - Logos High School -- Private school in Olivette, Missouri
Wikipedia - LOHAS Park -- Private Housing estate in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong
Wikipedia - London School of Business and Finance -- Profit private business and finance school, London
Wikipedia - Loras College -- Private university in Dubuque, Iowa, United States
Wikipedia - Loreto Kirribilli -- Private girls' school in Sydney, Australia
Wikipedia - Los Angeles Athletic Club -- Privately owned athletic club and social club in Los Angeles, California, US
Wikipedia - Louisiana College -- Private Baptist college in Louisiana, U.S.
Wikipedia - Louisiana Independent School Association -- Defunct Louisiana private school athletic league
Wikipedia - Low-budget film -- Motion picture shot with little to no funding from a major film studio or private investor
Wikipedia - Loyola University New Orleans -- Private Jesuit university in New Orleans, Louisiana
Wikipedia - LSM Education -- Private business school
Wikipedia - Lubbock Christian University -- Private university in Lubbock, Texas, United States
Wikipedia - Lucid Motors -- California-based EV company, founded in 2007 Private Company
Wikipedia - Luisenschule (Posen) -- Polish private school
Wikipedia - Luna Parc -- Semi-private museum, atelier, and private home
Wikipedia - Luther Preparatory School -- private college preparatory school in Watertown, Wisconsin, United States
Wikipedia - LycM-CM-)e Franco-Mexicain -- A private French school with two campuses in Mexico City and one in Morelos
Wikipedia - Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School -- Private high school in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Macalester College -- Private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Wikipedia - MacDuffie School -- Private college preparatory school in Granby, Massachusetts, US
Wikipedia - MacMurray College -- Private college in Illinois, United States
Wikipedia - Maddock Films -- Private Production Company founded by Dinesh Vijan
Wikipedia - Mahabharata (comics) -- Comic book series published by Amar Chitra Katha Private Limited
Wikipedia - Maine College of Art -- Private art college in Portland, Maine
Wikipedia - Makerere University Hospital -- Private hospital in Uganda
Wikipedia - Malawi Adventist University -- Private Christian university in Ntcheu, Malawi
Wikipedia - Malone Park -- Private avenue in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Wikipedia - Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library -- Private manuscript library in Timbuktu, Mali
Wikipedia - Management & Science University -- Private university in Malaysia
Wikipedia - Manhattan Christian College -- Private christian college in Manhattan
Wikipedia - Manhattan College -- private Roman Catholic college of liberal arts and science, business, and engineering in New York City
Wikipedia - Man in a Suitcase -- British television private eye thriller television series
Wikipedia - Maranatha Baptist University -- Private Baptist liberal arts university in Watertown, Wisconsin
Wikipedia - Marian Academy -- Private school in Georgetown, Guyana
Wikipedia - Marine Military Academy -- Private college preparatory academy in Harlingen, TX, US
Wikipedia - Marist High School (New Jersey) -- Private high school in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Marquette University -- Private university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wikipedia - Marriage Is a Private Affair -- 1944 film by Robert Zigler Leonard
Wikipedia - Marshall B. Ketchum University -- Private university in Fullerton, California, United States
Wikipedia - Martin Bormann -- Nazi Party leader and private secretary to Adolf Hitler
Wikipedia - Martin Luther College -- private liberal arts college in New Ulm, Minnesota, United States
Wikipedia - Martins Bank -- A London former private bank
Wikipedia - Maryam Abacha American University Niger -- Private university in the Republic of Niger
Wikipedia - Maryland Institute College of Art -- Private art and design college in Baltimore, Maryland & a United States historic place
Wikipedia - Marylhurst University -- Closed Private University in Marylhurst, Oregon
Wikipedia - Marywood University -- Private Catholic liberal arts university in Scranton, Pennsylvania. United States
Wikipedia - Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- Private research university in Massachusetts
Wikipedia - Mastercraft (tool brand) -- Canadian Tire private label
Wikipedia - Matany Hospital -- Private hospital in Uganda
Wikipedia - Mater Divinae Gratiae College -- Private Franciscan College in Dolores, Eastern Samar, Philippines
Wikipedia - Mayanja Memorial Hospital -- Ugandan private community hospital
Wikipedia - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science -- Private nonprofit university focused on biomedical research and graduate-level education.
Wikipedia - McLeod's Light Railways -- Private railway company
Wikipedia - McPherson College -- Private liberal arts college in McPherson, Kansas, United States
Wikipedia - MCPHS University -- Private university in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Wikipedia - MDNX -- Private telecommunications company
Wikipedia - Medical College of Wisconsin -- Private medical school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Wikipedia - Medway Quarry railway line -- private railway line
Wikipedia - MEF University -- Turkish private university
Wikipedia - Meiji University -- Private university in Tokyo, Japan
Wikipedia - Melungeon DNA Project -- Genetic study started in 2005 by the private company Family Tree DNA
Wikipedia - Memphis College of Art -- private college of art and design in Memphis, Tennessee
Wikipedia - Mengo Hospital -- Private faith-based hospital in Uganda
Wikipedia - Mercer University -- Private university in Macon, Georgia
Wikipedia - MerchantBridge -- British private equity firm
Wikipedia - Mercy College (New York) -- Private university in Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States
Wikipedia - Meredith College -- Private liberal arts women's college in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Wikipedia - Merkur Bank -- German private bank
Wikipedia - Mesh Computers -- Private computer company
Wikipedia - MET Institute of Management -- Mumbai, India private business college
Wikipedia - MHR Fund Management -- Private equity firm
Wikipedia - Michael Chu (private equity investor) -- American private equity manager
Wikipedia - Michael Parker (courtier) -- Private secretary to the Duke of Edinburgh
Wikipedia - Michael Shayne -- Fictional private detective character
Wikipedia - Michigan Lutheran Seminary -- private college preparatory school in Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Wikipedia - Mid-Continent University -- Defunct private university near Mayfield, Kentucky
Wikipedia - Middlebury College -- Private liberal arts college in Middlebury, VT, US
Wikipedia - MidOcean Partners -- American private equity firm
Wikipedia - Midway University -- Private Christian liberal arts university in Midway, Kentucky, United States
Wikipedia - Miftaahul Uloom Academy -- Private school in Hudosn County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Miguel Enriquez (privateer) -- Puerto Rican privateer in the late 17th and early 18th centuries
Wikipedia - Millikin University -- Private university in Decatur, Illinois, United States
Wikipedia - Millsaps College -- Private liberal arts college
Wikipedia - Milpark Education -- South African private educational institution
Wikipedia - MINT College -- Private secondary and tertiary school in the Philippines
Wikipedia - Missouri Militia -- Private, non-profit civilian defense organization
Wikipedia - MIT World Peace University -- Indian private university
Wikipedia - Mobile virtual private network
Wikipedia - Modern Cookery for Private Families -- Bestselling 1845 English cookbook by Eliza Acton
Wikipedia - Monad University -- private university in Uttar Pradesh
Wikipedia - Moneyer -- Private individual who is officially permitted to mint money
Wikipedia - Monmouth University -- Private university in West Long Branch, New Jersey, US
Wikipedia - Montclair Kimberley Academy -- Private school in Essex County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Montreux Document -- Agreement between signature countries obligations regarding private military and security companies in war zones
Wikipedia - Moonhole -- Grenadine private community
Wikipedia - Moore College of Art and Design -- Private art and design college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Wikipedia - Moorestown Friends School -- Private school in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Moravian College -- Private liberal-arts college in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Wikipedia - Morningside College -- Private liberal arts college in Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Wikipedia - Morristown-Beard School -- Private school in Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Mouawad -- Private jewelry company
Wikipedia - Mountain View Academy -- Private high school in Cape Town, South Africa
Wikipedia - Mount Aloysius College -- Private college in Cresson, Pennsylvania, United States
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Wikipedia - Mount Anville Secondary School -- Private all-girls post-primary school in Goatstown, Ireland
Wikipedia - Mount Elizabeth Hospital -- Private hospital in Singapore
Wikipedia - Mount Saint Joseph High School -- private boys' high school in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Wikipedia - Mount Vernon Seminary and College -- Former private women's college in Washington, D.C, now part of George Washington University
Wikipedia - MSD Capital -- American private investment firm
Wikipedia - Mufti (dress) -- Clothing worn in private or civil life, especially by those otherwise in uniform
Wikipedia - Muhlenberg College -- Private liberal arts college in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Wikipedia - Multnomah Athletic Club -- Private club in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Wikipedia - Multnomah University -- Private non-denominational Christian university in Portland, Oregon
Wikipedia - Murder in the Private Car -- 1934 film by Harry Beaumont
Wikipedia - Museum of Goa -- Privately owned contemporary art gallery in Goa, India
Wikipedia - Musha Cay -- Private island in the southern Bahamas
Wikipedia - Muskingum University -- Private liberal arts college in New Concord, Ohio
Wikipedia - Muteesa I Royal University -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Mutolere Hospital -- Private, faith-based teaching, community hospital in Uganda
Wikipedia - MVJ College of Engineering -- Private engineering college in Karnataka, India
Wikipedia - MVM, Inc. -- Private security contractor
Wikipedia - MyTouch -- Private label smartphone
Wikipedia - Naggalama Hospital -- Private, faith-based community hospital in Uganda
Wikipedia - Nakasero Hospital -- Private hospital in Uganda
Wikipedia - Nan Kai University of Technology -- A private university in Taiwan
Wikipedia - National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities -- Organization of private US colleges and universities
Wikipedia - National Association of State Boards of Education -- Nonprofit, private association
Wikipedia - National Bureau of Economic Research -- American private nonprofit research organization
Wikipedia - National Catholic Educational Association -- Private, professional educational membership association
Wikipedia - National Commission for the Accreditation of Special Education Services -- An accrediting agency for private special education services
Wikipedia - National Extremism Tactical Co-ordination Unit -- Private British police organisation
Wikipedia - National Holistic Institute -- Private, for-profit college of massage therapy in Emeryville, California, US
Wikipedia - National Incubation Center -- Public-private technology start-up program, Pakistan
Wikipedia - National Louis University -- Private university in Chicago, Illinois
Wikipedia - National Museum of Crime and Punishment -- Privately owned museum dedicated to the history of criminology and penology in the U.S.
Wikipedia - National University College -- Private university in Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - National University of Health Sciences -- Private university in Lombard, Illinois
Wikipedia - National University of Science and Technology (Oman) -- Private university in Oman established in 2018
Wikipedia - Nazareth College (New York) -- Private college in Pittsford, New York
Wikipedia - Nazi memorabilia -- Items of Nazi origin that are collected by museums and private individuals
Wikipedia - Ndejje University -- Private Christian university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports Cultural Educational Association -- Organization
Wikipedia - NetJets -- Private business jet charter and aircraft management company
Wikipedia - New England Center for Children -- Independent private, special education residential school in Southborough, Massachusetts, United States
Wikipedia - New Epsilon TV -- Greek private television station
Wikipedia - New Era High School -- Private co-educational international BahaM-JM-
Wikipedia - Newforge Lane -- Private members' club in Northern Ireland
Wikipedia - New Jersey United Christian Academy -- Private school in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Newmarket Films -- American privately owned independent film company
Wikipedia - New York Athletic Club -- Private social club
Wikipedia - New York Chiropractic College -- Private chiropractic college in Seneca Falls, New York, United States
Wikipedia - New York Friars Club -- Private club in New York City
Wikipedia - New York Institute of Technology -- Private university in New York
Wikipedia - New York University -- Private research university in New York City
Wikipedia - Nexus International University -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Ngora Hospital -- Private non-profit community hospital in Uganda
Wikipedia - NGP VAN -- privately owned voter database and web hosting service provider
Wikipedia - Niagara University -- Private Catholic university in Lewiston, New York, USA
Wikipedia - Nichols College -- Private college in Dudley, Massachusetts, United States
Wikipedia - Nile University of Nigeria -- Private research institution in Nigeria
Wikipedia - Niva International School -- private school located in Bangkok, Thailand
Wikipedia - Nkumba University -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Noor-Ul-Iman School -- Private school in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - No purchase, no pay -- Phrase used by pirates and privateers
Wikipedia - Nord Anglia International School Dublin -- Private primary and secondary school in Leopardstown, Dublin, Ireland
Wikipedia - NordVPN -- Virtual private network provider
Wikipedia - Normae Congregationis -- 1978 Vatican statement on private revelations
Wikipedia - Northeastern University -- Private university in Boston, Massachusetts, US
Wikipedia - North Park University -- Private university in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Wikipedia - Northwell Health -- Private Nonprofit Healthcare Network in Long Island, New York, United States
Wikipedia - Northwestern University -- Private research university in Illinois, United States
Wikipedia - Northwest Nazarene University -- Private Christian university in Nampa, Idaho, U.S.
Wikipedia - Northwood University -- Private university in Midland, Michigan, United States
Wikipedia - Norwalk Seminary -- 19th century private school in Norwalk, Ohio, United States
Wikipedia - Notre Dame de MongrM-CM-) High School -- Private catholic school in Villefranche-sur-Saone, Rhone, France
Wikipedia - Notre Dame of Maryland University -- Private university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Wikipedia - Nova Southeastern University -- Private university in south Florida
Wikipedia - Novator Partners -- English private equity investment firm
Wikipedia - NRDS Dhamdhama -- Private computer institute in India
Wikipedia - Nsaka University -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - NuScale Power -- Private company that designs and markets small modular reactors (SMRs)
Wikipedia - Nyenrode Business University -- Private business university in Netherlands
Wikipedia - Oak Hill Academy (New Jersey) -- Private school in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Oak Hill Capital Partners -- American private equity firm
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Wikipedia - Oakwood University -- American private Seventh-day Adventist university
Wikipedia - Oberlin College -- Private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, United States
Wikipedia - October 6 University -- First private university in Egypt
Wikipedia - Off the Record: The Private Papers of Harry S. Truman -- 1980 book of Truman's writings edited by historian Robert Hugh Ferrell
Wikipedia - Oglethorpe University -- Private liberal arts college in Brookhaven, GA, USA
Wikipedia - Ohio Defense Force -- Privately organized militia in the state of Ohio
Wikipedia - Ohio Dominican University -- Private liberal arts university in Columbus, Ohio, United States
Wikipedia - Ohio Northern University -- Private university in Ada, Ohio, U.S.
Wikipedia - Ohio Wesleyan University -- Private liberal arts university in Delaware, Ohio, United States
Wikipedia - Oklahoma Baptist University -- Private liberal arts university in Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Wikipedia - Old boy network -- Private school alumni social connections
Wikipedia - Olivet University -- Private Christian institution of biblical higher education in Anza, California, U.S.
Wikipedia - Olympic Club (New Orleans) -- Private club in New Orleans, Louisiana
Wikipedia - Omaha Horse Railway -- Private transportation company in early Omaha, Nebraska USA
Wikipedia - Om Sterling Global University -- Private university in Haryana, India
Wikipedia - Open-fields doctrine -- U.S. legal rule allowing warrantless searches of private property not near houses
Wikipedia - OpenVPN -- free and open-source virtual private network software
Wikipedia - Operation Warp Speed -- American public-private partnership designed to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development
Wikipedia - Oral Roberts University -- Private evangelical liberal arts university in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Wikipedia - Orbit Communications Company -- Privately owned Pay TV network
Wikipedia - Oregon College of Art and Craft -- Closed Private Art College in Portland, Oregon
Wikipedia - Oregon Culinary Institute -- Private For-profit Culinary school in Portland, Oregon
Wikipedia - Origin Space -- Chinese private company
Wikipedia - Orlando Apopka Airport -- Privately owned public use airport in Orange County, Florida, US
Wikipedia - Osaka Gakuin University -- Private liberal arts university in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Wikipedia - Otterbein University -- Private university in Westerville, Ohio, United States
Wikipedia - OtterBox -- Privately owned consumer electronics accessory company
Wikipedia - Our Lady of Perpetual Succor College -- Private school in Marikina, Philippines
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Wikipedia - Oxbridge Academy (South Africa) -- Private distance learning college based in South Africa
Wikipedia - Pace University -- Private university in the New York metropolitan area
Wikipedia - Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO) -- organization dedicated to promoting role of private sector in Pacific Island development
Wikipedia - Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur -- Private college in Rajasthan, India
Wikipedia - Padre Vicente Garcia Memorial Academy -- Private school in Rosario, Batangas
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Wikipedia - Palais Jacques Coeur -- Private mansion in Bourges, France
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Wikipedia - Palo Alto University -- Private university located in Palo Alto, California, United States
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Wikipedia - Paragon International University -- Private university in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Wikipedia - Park University -- Private university in Parkville, Missouri
Wikipedia - Parsons School of Design -- Private art and design college in New York
Wikipedia - Parul University -- Private university in Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Wikipedia - PassportCard -- British travel insurance and International Private Medical Insurance company
Wikipedia - Paul Smith's College -- Private college in New York
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Wikipedia - Peddie School -- Private school in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Peirce College -- Private college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Wikipedia - Pepperdine University -- Private university near Malibu, California, USA
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Wikipedia - Pete Dye Golf Club -- Private golf course near Bridgeport, WV, US
Wikipedia - Peter Gunn -- American private eye television series created by Blake Edwards
Wikipedia - Peter William Humphrey -- British journalist and private detective
Wikipedia - Philip Fitzgerald (pirate) -- Irish pirate and privateer
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Wikipedia - Pilot University of Colombia -- Private coeducational research university in Colombia
Wikipedia - Pingry School -- Private school in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
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Wikipedia - Pioneer Academy -- Private school in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States
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Wikipedia - Pirate attacks on Fuerteventura in 1740 -- Two attacks by English privateers on the Canary island
Wikipedia - Pitzer College -- Private liberal arts college in Claremont, California, United States
Wikipedia - Plaksha University -- Private University in Punjab, India
Wikipedia - Planet FM (Mauritius) -- Private Radio Station in Mauritius
Wikipedia - Plattekill Mountain -- Private ski resort in New York State's Catskill Mountains
Wikipedia - PLD Space -- A private Spanish launch services provider
Wikipedia - Point Park University -- Private university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wikipedia - Polish Hearth Club -- Private members' club in London UK
Wikipedia - Political corruption -- Use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain
Wikipedia - Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico -- Private non-profit technical university in Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - Ponce Health Sciences University -- Private university in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez -- Private university in Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul -- Private non-profit Catholic university in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Wikipedia - Pope JohnM-bM-^@M-^Ys Hospital Aber -- Private community hospital in Uganda
Wikipedia - Portage Lakes Yacht Club -- private yacht club
Wikipedia - Port City International University -- A private university in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Wikipedia - Portland University -- Former private university in Portland, Oregon
Wikipedia - Precious International School of Davao -- Private school in Davao City, Philippines
Wikipedia - Presbyterian College -- Private liberal arts college in Clinton, South Carolina, United States
Wikipedia - Presidency University, Bangladesh -- Private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Wikipedia - Puerto Rican Volunteers Corps -- Militia composed of private citizens, principally instituted for the defense of Puerto Rico's periphery
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Wikipedia - Punahou School -- Private college-prep high school in Honolulu
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Wikipedia - Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva -- Private school in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Radio Impuls (Czech Republic) -- Czech private radio station
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Wikipedia - Rafael Urdaneta University -- Venezuelan private, non-profit university
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Wikipedia - Rhode Island School of Design -- Private art and design college in Providence, Rhode Island
Wikipedia - Rhodes College -- Private, four-year liberal arts college in Memphis, Tennessee
Wikipedia - Richard Diamond, Private Detective -- American radio and television program
Wikipedia - Rider University -- Private university in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, United States
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Wikipedia - Riverside Academy (Louisiana) -- Private school in Reserve, Louisiana
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Wikipedia - Robert College -- Private high school in Istanbul, Turkey
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Wikipedia - Rochester Institute of Technology -- Private research university near Rochester, New York
Wikipedia - Rockhurst University -- Private university in Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Wikipedia - Roosevelt University -- Private university in Chicago
Wikipedia - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology -- Private college specializing in engineering, mathematics and science in Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Wikipedia - Rosstown Railway -- Australian private railway
Wikipedia - Royal Academy of Culinary Arts -- Non-profit private Jordanian associate university college
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Wikipedia - Rush University -- Private university in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Wikipedia - Ryan International Group of Institutions -- Group of private educational institutions in India
Wikipedia - Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr -- Private, all-female school in Pennsylvania, United States
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Wikipedia - Saddle River Day School -- Private school in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
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Wikipedia - Salsali Private Museum -- Museum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Wikipedia - Salve Regina University -- Private university in Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Wikipedia - Sam & Max -- Media franchise created by Steve Purcell focusing on the titular fictional private investigator duo
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Wikipedia - Theranos -- Defunct American privately held health technology company
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Wikipedia - Transdev -- French-based international private public transport operator
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Wikipedia - Transylvania University -- Private University in Lexington, KY, USA
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Wikipedia - Trinity Hall (New Jersey) -- Private school in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Trinity School (New York City) -- Private school in New York, NY, USA
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Wikipedia - Trump Force One -- An informal name for The Trump Organization's private jet
Wikipedia - Trump National Golf Club Westchester -- Private golf club in Briarcliff Manor, New York
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Wikipedia - Tulane University -- Private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana
Wikipedia - Tumurun Private Museum -- Museum in Surakarta, Indonesia
Wikipedia - Turabo University at Gurabo -- Private university in Gurabo, Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - Tuskegee University -- Private, historically black university located in Tuskegee, Alabama, USA
Wikipedia - Tutor -- Instructor who gives private lessons
Wikipedia - TVA (Canadian TV network) -- Privately-owned French language television network in Canada
Wikipedia - TV JOJ -- Slovak private TV channel
Wikipedia - TvOne (Indonesian TV network) -- Private TV station in Indonesia
Wikipedia - UC3 Nautilus -- Privately built Danish midget submarine
Wikipedia - Uganda Christian University -- Ugandan private university
Wikipedia - Uganda Martyrs University -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Uganda Pentecostal University -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - Uganda Technology and Management University -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - UK Addiction Treatment -- Private addiction treatment firm
Wikipedia - Ukrainian Free University -- Private graduate university in Munich, Germany
Wikipedia - Unbelievable Acres Botanic Gardens -- Private man-made, nonprofit botanical garden in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Wikipedia - Union Catholic Regional High School -- Private school in Union County, New Jersey, United States
Wikipedia - Union College -- Private Liberal-Arts College in Schenectady, New York, United States
Wikipedia - Union League Club -- Private social club in New York City
Wikipedia - Unisinos -- Brazilian private Jesuit university
Wikipedia - United Kingdom aircraft registration -- Register and means of identification for British owned and operated commercial and private aircraft
Wikipedia - United News of Bangladesh -- Bangladesh private sector news agency
Wikipedia - United States Sanitary Commission -- Private relief agency during the American Civil War, created by federal legislation, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the United States Army (Northern)
Wikipedia - Universidad Autonoma de Durango -- Private university in Mexico
Wikipedia - Universidad Central del Caribe -- Private university in Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Wikipedia - Universidad Central del Este -- Private university in the Dominican Republic
Wikipedia - Universidad CEU San Pablo -- Private Roman Catholic university in Madrid, Spain
Wikipedia - Universidade Lusofona -- Private university in Lisbon, Portugal
Wikipedia - Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica -- Private university in Costa Rica
Wikipedia - Universidad Intercontinental -- Private Catholic University in Mexico City
Wikipedia - Universidad Tecnologica de Honduras -- Private university in Honduras
Wikipedia - Universidad UNIVER -- Private university in Mexico
Wikipedia - Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore -- Italian private Catholic university
Wikipedia - Universita Leonardo da Vinci -- private university
Wikipedia - University Club of Chicago -- Private club
Wikipedia - University Club of Kentucky -- Semi-private golf course privately licensed by University of Kentucky
Wikipedia - University of Asia and the Pacific -- Private university in the Philippines
Wikipedia - University of Buckingham -- Private university in Buckinghamshire, UK
Wikipedia - University of Cebu -- Private university in Cebu City, Philippines
Wikipedia - University of Central Punjab -- Private university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Wikipedia - University of Chicago -- Private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Wikipedia - University of Denver -- Private university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States
Wikipedia - University of Detroit Mercy -- Private, Catholic co-educational university in Detroit, Michigan, US
Wikipedia - University of Dubuque -- Private university in Dubuque, Iowa, United States
Wikipedia - University of Evansville -- United States historic place and a private liberal arts university in Evansville, Indiana
Wikipedia - University of Faisalabad -- Private university in Pakistan
Wikipedia - University of Findlay -- Private university in Findlay, Ohio, United States
Wikipedia - University of Global Village -- Private university in Barishal division of Bangladesh
Wikipedia - University of Hartford -- Private university in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wikipedia - University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis -- Private College of Pharmacy in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Wikipedia - University of Indianapolis -- Private college in Indianapolis
Wikipedia - University of Kigali -- Private university in Rwanda
Wikipedia - University of Kisubi -- Private university in Uganda
Wikipedia - University of Lusaka -- Private university in Zambia
Wikipedia - University of Lynchburg -- Private university in Virginia, USA
Wikipedia - University of Mary Hardin-Baylor -- Private christian research institute of Baylor University in Texas
Wikipedia - University of Miami -- Private research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States
Wikipedia - University of New Haven -- Private non-sectarian university in West Haven, Connecticut
Wikipedia - University of New York (Tirana) -- Private university in New york
Wikipedia - University of Notre Dame -- Private Catholic university in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
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Wikipedia - University of Pennsylvania -- Private research university in Philadelphia
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Wikipedia - University of Pikeville -- Private university in Pikeville, KY, US
Wikipedia - University of Portland -- Private Catholic university in Portland, Oregon, USA
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Wikipedia - University of Rochester -- Private research university in Rochester, New York, United States
Wikipedia - University of San Carlos -- Private Catholic university in Cebu City, Philippines
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Wikipedia - University of Santander -- Colombian private research university
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Wikipedia - Venereum -- Element of ancient Roman private apartments
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Wikipedia - Wesleyan University -- Private liberal arts college in Middletown, Connecticut
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Wikipedia - Whaleboat War -- Privateer activity in American Revolutionary War
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Wikipedia - Zeppelin University -- Private university in Friedrichshafen, Germany
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Duckman (1994 - 1997) - Duckman isn't your average suave, sophisticated private eye. In fact, he's rude, ignorant, slovenly, and hasn't had a date in years. With the help of his infinitely more capable sidekick, Cornfed, Duckman manages to solve enough cases to cover his alimony payments and cable TV bills.
Charlie's Angels (1976 - 1981) - Once upon a time, Jill, Sabrina & Kelly were police officers whose skills were being wasted in menial duties such as filing and answering phones. A mysterious millionaire named Charles Townsend took them away from all that by opening his own private investigation agency, and hiring these gorgeous la...
The Equalizer (1985 - 1989) - Robert McCall is "The Equalizer", a private detective with a lot of contacts who is available for hire if you have a problem that you don't know how to solve. His no-nonsense attitude, compassion, and experience with dealing with a wide variety of situations makes him a powerful and useful detective...
Barnaby Jones (1973 - 1980) - Buddy Ebsen stars as a father who takes over his son's private eye business when he was killed. CO-STARRING Lee Meriwhether. A VERY GOOD CBS PI SERIES FROM QUINN MARTIN. GOOD THEME TUNE by Jerry Goldsmith.
The Rockford Files (1974 - 1980) - Was a detective series about an ex-con private investigator. He had a natural mis-trust of the police and the legal system in general as he had been wrongly convicted of armed robbery. Luckily, new evidence proved his innocence and he was released. Often, he would get involved in closed cases that t...
Simon and Simon (1981 - 1988) - Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker star as Rick and Andrew Jackson "A.J." Simon, brothers working as private detectives in San Diego. The show also stars WKRP's Tim Reid (Venus Flytrap) as police Detectove Marcel "Downtown" Brown and Mary Carver as Cecelia Simon, the mother of Rick and A.J.
Jim Henson's Dog City (1992 - 1994) - The adventures of a canine private eye while he confers with his animator who has his own problems to deal with.
Inch High Private Eye (1973 - 1974) - INCH HIGH, "the world's biggest little detective," was the hero of Inch High, Private Eye, a 1972 Hanna Barbera cartoon for kids. He could shrink down to the height of one inch, thanks to the help of a secret shrinking formula. Unfortunately, the effects of the formula weren't reliable, and he would...
Cannon (1971 - 1976) - Frank Cannon is a Los Angeles based private eye. He live in a luxurious penthouse apartment, eats fine gourmet food, and drives a Lincoln luxury car.
Riptide (1983 - 1986) - Cody Allen and Nick Ryder, two best friend that knew each other since Vietnam, years later, they and Dr. Murray (and Electronic Engineer Nerd) decide to create a Private Detective Agency in the boat "Riptide" in pier 56.
Thunderbirds (1965 - 1966) - "Thunderbirds" was created by Gerry Anderson, the man famous for his "Supermarionation" animation technique featuring marionettes, in 1965. The show revolved around Jeff Tracy, a millionaire ex-astronaut who owned his own private island with his five sons. But unbeknownst to the world, his five so...
T. And T. (1988 - 1990) - T.S. Turner is a former boxer who is accussed of a murder he didn't commit. All was lost but, thanks to public defender Amanda Taler, he was proven innocent. Now he works as private eye and, along side Taler, sets out to help those who can't defend themselves in and out of the justice system.
The Wild Wild West (1965 - 1969) - James West and Artemus Gordon are two agents of President Grant who take their splendidly appointed private train through the west to fight evil. Half science fiction and half western, the Artemus designs a series of interesting gadgets for James that would make Inspector Gadget and James Bond proud...
Mannix (1967 - 1975) - A private eye series starring Mike Connors and Gail Fisher created by Richard Levinson and William Link the "Columbo" creators. Season 1 featured Joseph Campanella as Mannix's boss at Intertect. Season 2 he became a private investigator. The series was produced by Paramount TV and ran on CBS from 19...
Remington Steele (1982 - 1987) - Private investagator Laura Holt was once ignored by all, because they think a lady P.I. is nothing but too femine. So she decides to create a fictional detective named Remington Steele, and that obviously worked because since then people come into her office asking her to solve cases. But then one...
Spenser: For Hire (1985 - 1988) - Mystery/suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode. Using his years of experience, his natural talents for observation and reasoning, and the occasional bit of help from his friend Ha...
Ace Crawford, Private Eye (1983 - 1983) - Tim Conway stars as a trench-coated private detective who always solves the case and catches the bad guy, despite his constant bumbling. The show was broadcast on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Only five episodes were aired.
Harry O (1973 - 1976) - A buillet-wounded, pensioned San Diego cop, Harry Orwell, becomes a private investigator. Harry lived ina shackon the north shore of Coronado Island, his car was always in the shop, and his back hurt a lot. Brilliantly portrayed by a fading David Janssen.
Ryan (1973 - 1974) - AUSSIE PRIVATE EYE RYAN PLAYED BY ROD MULLINAR WITH LADY HELPER PLAYED BY PAMELA STEPHENSON. ITV NORTH SHOWED IT
Private Benjamin (1981 - 1981) - Spin off from movie of the same title.
B.L. Stryker (1989 - 1990) - BURT REYNOLDS AS A PRIVATE EYE. THATS ALL U NEED TO KNOW. SHAME IT WAS BORING.
Crazy Like A Fox (1984 - 1987) - The Crazy Like A Fox tv show was about a smart, old private detective and his son, a young hip lawyer. The father constantly found clients that were in trouble with the law, but innocent and his son helped him prove that they are innocent. Father and son didn't get along very well, but they always g...
Private Eye (1986 - 1997) - Detecive show about an ex policeman turned detevite trying to solve crime. It was shown in the USA on a cable channel as well as in Canada and it was for a very short time shown in the UK on a satelite/cable channel. There was a TV movie made in 1999 showen in the USA then in Canada Then in the UK...
Peter Gunn (1958 - 1961) - The cases of a stylishly cool private detective
77 Sunset Strip (1958 - 1964) - 77 Sunset Strip is an American television private detective series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Roger Smith, and Edd Byrnes. Each episode was one hour long.
J.J. Starbuck (1987 - 1988) - Texas billionaire Jerome Jeremiah 'J.J.' Starbuck drives around the country in a 1961 Lincoln convertible, with horns on the hood, acting as a freelance private detective solving crimes.
Leg Work (1987 - 1987) - This American detective drama series about a former New York City assistant D.A. turned private investigator named Claire McCarron (Margaret Colin), who works for her fledging detective agency.
The Adventures Of Q.T.Hush. (1960 - 1961) - This tv cartoon series followed the cases of private detective"Q.T.Hush"and his two aides "Shemus and Quincy"..as they try to solve baffling crimes.Dallas McKennon did all of the voices.
Queen Emeraldas (1998 - 1999) - a manga written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto, later adapted into a four-episode anime OVA of the same name. Queen Emeraldas is the story of the pirate spaceship, Queen Emeraldas, which is captained by the mysterious and beautiful Emeraldas, a strong and powerful privateer. Sometimes, the chara...
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (2015 - 2017) - It was roughly 300 years after the conclusion of a great conflict known as the Calamity War, the Earth Sphere has lost its previous governing structure, and a new system of government has created a new world. Far away, seeds of a new conflict are starting to form in the Mars Sphere. When private sec...
The Penguins of Madagascar (2008 - 2015) - The Penguins of Madagascar is an American CGI animated television series that had aired on Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar: The penguins Skipper, Rico, Kowalski, and Private; the lemurs King Julien, Maurice, and Mort; and Mason and Phil th...
Sakigake!! Otokojuku (1988 - 1988) - Charge!! Men's Private School. Otokojuku: a private school for juvenile delinquents that were previously expelled from normal schools. At this school, Japanese chivalry is taught through feudal and military fundamentals. Similar to an action film, the classes are overwhelmed by violence. Only those...
Monk (2002 - 2009) - Adrian Monk was formally the best detective for the San Francisco Police Department until his wife is killed by a car bomb and he suffers a nervous breakdown and gets discharged. He later gets a job as a private detective. Despite his OCD he is always able to solve any case at hand.
Private Practice (2007 - 2013) - The series focuses on Dr. Addison Montgomery, who relocates from Seattle to Los Angeles, needing a big change in her life. In Los Angeles, Addison joins the private practice of her friends Naomi, a fertility specialist and endocrinologist, and Sam Bennett, an internist and cardiothoracic surgeon.
Poltergeist(1982) - asDirector[s], Steven Spielberg ("E.T." and "Saving Private Ryan") and Tobe Hooper ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Salem's Lot") team up to bring us one of the most well made and frightening ghost stories of al
The Private Eyes(1980) - This old-dark-house spoof finds Inspector Winship (Don Knotts) and Dr. Tart (Tim Conway) summoned by Lord Morley to his mansion to reveal who killed him. Yes, you read that correctly. Unfortunately, Winship and Tart are The Yard's most inept detectives, and all of Morley's staff seem to be complet...
The Frighteners(1996) - Charlatan Frank Bannister (Michael J. Fox) has genuine psychic powers, but he doesn't use them to help people. Rather, he generates cases for his supernatural private-eye firm by harassing a group of hapless ghosts (including a dearly departed Wild West outlaw and an undead judge played by John Asti...
Toy Soldiers(1991) - Billy Tepper is the leader of a group of rebellious guys at The Regis School. He has already been expelled from three prominent private schools. His best friend, Joey Trotta, is the son of the Head of the New York Mafia; Billy, all their friends and many other kids at the school have equally influen...
Saving Private Ryan(1998) - During World War II, Captain John H. Miller has been given a mission to take a platoon of soldiers and retrieve Private Ryan from the battlefields and send him back home because his brothers have all died in the war.
Look Who's Talking Now(1993) - Mikey and Julie are now older and no longer dubbed. Mollie and James are still together and raising them on their own. Mollie is no longer working for the same firm, and James has landed a terrific job as a private pilot to a sexy business woman named Samantha, who is after him. Two new additions ar...
Who's Harry Crumb?(1989) - Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping.
Happy Birthday to Me(1981) - Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a grueling set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling prey. Could it be her? She suffers from blackouts due to a freak accident one yea
Renaissance Man(1994) - Penny Marshall's feel-good comedy, invoking parts of Dead Poet's Society, Sister Act, and Private Benjamin, features Danny DeVito as Bill Rago, a divorced advertising man who is fired from his job. During an appointment at the unemployment office, a counselor finds him a job as a civilian instructor...
It's Not Cricket(1949) - Kicked out of Army Intelligence, a pair of upper class twits set up as private detectives. The result is refined English chaos.
Flying Down To Rio(1933) - The Yankee Clippers get an engagement in Rio de Janeiro, after they are fired from a Miami hotel because band leader Roger Bond has flirted with Brazilian guest Belinha de Rezende. Roger gets Belinha to accompany him to Rio in his private plane. En route, the two land on a moonlit beach for repairs...
Armed and Dangerous(1986) - Frank Dooley is an ex-cop, thrown out of the force after being framed by corrupt colleagues. Herman Kane is an out of work attorney who quit because he lost his nerve. Both men turn to a private security firm to find employment, but everything goes quickly wrong when the first warehouse they guard g...
Zombie(1979) - After a New York harbor patrolman is murdered at the hands of a flesh-hungry ghoul aboard what was believed to be an abandoned yacht, Anne (Tisa Farrow)--the daughter of the ship's missing owner--teams up with a newspaper reporter named Peter West (Ian McCulloch) for a private investigation. With th...
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(1982) - Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list...
Private Resort(1985) - Jack (Depp) and his buddy ben (Morrow) check in at a posh Florida resort, planning to spend every hour in hot pursuit of gorgeous babes. But their plans hit a major detour when they try to bed the wife of a conniving jewel theif (Ector Elizondo). They'll have to outsmart him, a nasty security guard...
My Own Private Idaho(1991) - This is a character study of best friends Mike and Scott who are male hustlers. They both live on the street and do drugs while selling themselves to men and women both for sex. The character Mike is shy, gay, and suffers from the disease narcolepsy. His mother abandoned him as a child and he become...
Private Parts(1997) - This movie is based on Howard Stern's autobiography of the same name. He plays himself throughout the 70s, 80s and 90s as he deals with issues both personal and pop-cultural in the special way that only he knows how.
Rounders(1998) - John Dahl directed this exploration of New York private clubs devoted to high-stakes poker, with first-person narration from the film's central figure, law student Mike McDermott (Matt Damon), who loses his entire savings to Russian club owner Teddy KGB (John Malkovich). Mike then turns away from ca...
Chinatown(1974) - Roman Polanski's brooding film noir exposes the darkest side of the land of sunshine, the Los Angeles of the 1930s, where power is the only currency--and the only real thing worth buying. Jack Nicholson is J.J. Gittes, a private eye in the Chandler mold, who during a routine straying-spouse investig...
V.I. Warshawski(1991) - Kathleen Turner stars as V.I. Warshawski in Jeff Kanew's film version of the hard-boiled detective character from Sara Paretsky's series of crime novels. Warshawski is a freelance private investigator in Chicago, who lives the part of the hard-boiled detective. But in her heart of hearts, she is a s...
Project: Shadowchaser 2(1994) - A renegade android and his group of terrorists takes over a private nuclear base and threatens to bomb Washington DC in this action movie, the sequel of 1991's Project: Shadowchaser. The android stages his take-over during Christmas after the President ordered the base to disarm it's arsenal. It is...
Rushmore(1998) - Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman, THE DARJEELING LIMITED, SHOPGIRL) is a precocious 15-year-old whose reason for living is his attendance at Rushmore, a private school where he's not doing well in any of his classes, but where he's the king of extracurricular activities - from being in the beekeeping...
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers(1988) - This tongue-in-cheek horror movie is about a private detective who starts out looking for a runaway girl and ends up in the middle of a cult of good-looking, but very violent, hookers.
Private Passions(1985) -
The Best Man(1999) - Harper's (Taye Diggs, RENT, TV's "Private Practice") autobiographical novel is almost out, his girlfriend Robin (Sanaa Lathan, AVP: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, TV's "A Raisin In The Sun") desires commitment, and he's best man at the wedding of Lance (Morris Chestnut, THE GAME PLAN, BOYZ 'N THE HOOD), a pro...
Private School(1983) - Christine (Phoebe Cates), a student at an exclusive all-girls private school, is in love with Jim, who attends an academy for boys nearby. Christine's arch rival Jordan also has her eye on Jim, and she is willing to do whatever she can to steal him away. Jim's uber-slob buddy Bubba is going with Bet...
Long Time Gone(1986) - A "world-class screw-up" private eye (Paul le Mat) finds his world and his attention changed when he is reunited with his estranged 11-year old son (Wil Wheaton). At the film's beginning, Le Mat is a down-on-his-luck gambler with the mob on his heals. When his son, whom he abandoned 10 years earlier...
Liberace(1988) - This ABC TV-Movie is a bio-pic on the late Liberace (Andrew Robinson), who to the public was a versatile showman, but in private, lived a homosexual lifestyle that led to a death from AIDS.
The Babe(1992) - John Goodman is cast as the Sultan of Swat, whose excesses especially drinking and private demons can (in this context) be excused in view of his genuine love of baseball. The facts never get in the way of a good story for screenwriter John Fusco; we're even offered the umpteenth rehash of "Li...
Going Undercover(1988) - a wealthy woman(Jean Simmons)hires a clumsy private investigator(Chris Lemmon)to keep an eye on her stepdaughter(Lea Thompson) vacationing in Denmark.
Out Cold(1989) - Sunny is married to the butcher Ernie; their marriage is about to end as both of them have affairs. Thus Sunny hires Lester Atlas as private investigator in order to collect proofs for the divorce. One evening drunken Ernie and his partner Dave have a fight in the butchery with the result of Ernie g...
This Is A Hijack(1973) - A gambler with serious debts hijacks a small private plane, planning to collect a $1,000,000 ransom. Unfortunately, he's not in the best of company with his mates, and the F.B.I. is waiting for them on the ground.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit(1987) - Jordan White, a publisher friend of Perry, is called to a hotel where a guest, famous horror writer David Hall, has cleared out the hotel for a weekend and has called his "friends" - an actress, a fortune-teller, David's private assistant and the two remaining staff at the hotel to discuss business....
Abbott & Costello Meet The invisible Man(1951)(1951) - After graduating from"Dugan's Detective School"..inept private investigators:Bud"Alexander"(Bud Abbott) and Lou"Francis"(Lou Costello)agree to help prove that former boxer"Tommy Nelson"(Arthur Franz)..who becomes invisible with the aide of a serum created by his girlfriend's uncle"Dr.Phil Grey(Gavin...
Shooter(2007) - Shooter is a 2007 American conspiracy action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua based on the novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter. The film concerns a former U.S. Marine Scout Sniper, Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg), who is framed for murder by a rogue secret private military company unit. I...
Poison Ivy(1992) - The always challenging transition from adorable child performer to sexy adult star was achieved flamboyantly by actress Drew Barrymore with this erotic drama that unfolds like a paranoia-drenched "Lolita" (1962). Sylvie Cooper is a misanthropic student at a private high school for children of the pr...
Soaked in Bleach(2015) - Soaked in Bleach is an American docudrama directed by Benjamin Statler, who co-wrote and produced it with Richard Middelton and Donnie Eichar. The film details the events leading up to the death of Kurt Cobain, as seen through the perspective of Tom Grant, the private detective who was hired by Cour...
Shattered(1991) - Dan Merrick comes out from a shattering car accident with amnesia. He finds that he is married to Judith who is trying to help him start his life again. He keeps getting flashbacks about events and places that he can't remember. He meets pet shop owner and part time private detective Gus Klein who i...
Love At Large(1990) - A down and out private detective is asked by a beautiful woman to follow her lover because she thinks he may be planning to kill her. Due to her poor description she's in danger. He ends up following the wrong man, but discovers the wrong man has some sleazy secrets himself. Meanwhile another detect...
Steve Jobs: The Man In The Machine(2015) - A look at the personal and private life of the late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs.
Citizen Cohn(1992) - As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.
A Private Matter(1992) - The story of Sherri Finkbine, a woman who sought a medically recommended abortion and endured a firestorm of public controversy about her decision.
Private Lessons(1981) - Phillip Filmore is a naive, 15-year-old, preoccupied with sex, who develops a crush on Nicole Mallow, the new 30-something, French housekeeper and sitter to look after him when Phillip's father is out of town for the summer on a "business" trip. But Mr. Filmore's unscrupulous chauffeur, Lester Lewis...
The Private Files Of J. Edgar Hoover(1977) - The story of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who was head of the FBI from 1924-1972. The film follows Hoover from his racket-busting days through his reign under eight U.S. presidents.
I, The Jury(1982) - An old friend of a private detective is murdered. The detective, Mike Hammer, will make every effort to find out the killer. At each step he does, there is someone taking advantage of his progress.
The Sky Crawlers(2008) - In an alternate timeline, the world has seemingly achieved peace. Bereft of international conflicts, wars are now waged between private corporations in place of peaceful nations. Yuuichi Kannami, a recent transfer in Area 262, simply does his job as a contracted fighter pilot. However, the more time...
The Maltese Falcon(1941) - A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
The Big Sleep(1946) - Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.
Grand Central Murder(1942) - A convict being escorted in for retrial escapes at Grand Central and threatens his old girlfriend on the phone. She flees for her new beau's private railcar at the same station. When she is then found murdered the cops round up a motley group of suspects including the escapee, several guys feeling s...
Delinquent School Girls(1975) - Three mental patients (a bad impersonator, a baseball player, and a gay fashion designer) escape their asylum and sexually assault their way into a girl's private school. The girls education includes wrestling and karate, so the three mad men will find stern opposition when they least expected.
Spy Kids 3: Game Over(2003) - In the year since Spy Kids 2, Juni is now working as a private detective who gets very little profit. One day he gets a call from the OSS who say that his sister Carmen has gone missing. He comes to the OSS and gets reunited with Donnagon Giggles and his wife Francesca, who explain that Carmen was c...
Private Duty Nurses(1971) - A trio of beautiful private-duty nurses that practice more than the medical arts must confront underground drug traffickers, racism and murder in their local hospital.
Private Benjamin(1980) -
All You've Got(2006) - Three privileged female volleyball players transfer to the barrio high school of rivals when their private campus burns down.
Charlie's Angels(2000) - Charlie's Angels is a 2000 American action comedy film directed by McG, starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu as three women working for a private investigation agency. The film is based on the television series of the same name from the late 1970s, which was adapted by screenwriters Ry...
It's A Wonderful Life(1946) - It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story "The Greatest Gift", which Philip Van Doren Stern wrote in 1939 and privately published in 1945. The film is considered one of the most loved films in American cinema and has...
The Roly Poly Man(1994) - A Sydney private detective is drawn into a bizarre case while investigating an adultery.
Faceless(1987) - A model named Barbara Hallen has disappeared and her father gets private detective Sam Morgan to go to Paris to find his daughter. Barbara's trail leads Morgan to a plastic surgery clinic owned by Dr. Flamand. Morgan's investigation reveals the horrifying secret behind the Doctor's miracle cures whi...
Malibu Express(1985) - Cody Abiliene is a semi-successful private detective desperately in need of a big (and well-paying) case. When he's hired to solve the murder of Contessa Luciana's husband, he jumps at the chance. In between investigating the many women around the Contessa's estate, Abilene eventually uncovers a com...
Hard Ticket To Hawaii(1987) - Two drug enforcement agents are killed on a private Hawaiian island. Donna and Taryn, two operatives for The Agency, accidentally intercept a delivery of diamonds intended for drug lord Seth Romero, who takes exception and tries to get them back. Soon other Agency operatives get involved, and a full...
City Heat(1984) - A slick private eye and tough police lieutenant--once partners, now bitter enemies--reluctantly team up to investigate a murder.
The Aristocrats(2005) - One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
Gotham(1988) - Eddie is a private detective. When a client asks him to help persuade his ex-wife to leave him alone, Eddie says yes. Nothing strange about that ?, well 'ex' refers to the fact that she died 10 years ago. Eddie thinks this will be an 'easy money' case, but soon falls for the beautiful woman who insi...
She's In The Army Now(1981) - Akin to Private Benjamin, this comedy deals with the tough life of female army recruits going through basic training. Through their training they come to realize that there is more to being tough than having muscles.
Peeper(1975) - Set in the 1940s, the story follows a private eye on a case to find a long lost daughter of an oddball client. Two goons are on a mission to stop him.
The Resurrected(1991) - Private investigator John March is hired by Claire Ward to investigate her husband's recent mysterious activities. Upon investing deeper into Charles Dexter Ward's experiments in his abandoned ancestral farmhouse it turns out to be more horrors come from Charles's famil
Foxtrot(1976) - Two Romanian aristocrats try to escape the troubles of World War II on a private island, but the tension comes to them.
Armed Response(1986) - One of Tanaka's underlings has stolen a rare statuette that he had planned to use as a peace offering between the local Yakusa and Chinese Tong. He hires two private investigators to exchange ransom money to recover the statuette, but the trade goes down bad and Clay Roth is killed. This angers Roth...
From Here To Eternity(1953) - In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love.
Underclassman(2005) - A young detective (Nick Cannon) goes undercover at an elite private school to destroy an international stolen car ring.
Foxtrap(1986) - Private detective is hired by rich man to find his niece, who has disappeared while traveling in Europe.
Pokmon: Detective Pikachu(2019) - The very first live-action Pokmon film! The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harrys former Pokmon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable...
Penguins of Madagascar(2014) - A prequel to the "Madagascar" franchise this film chronicles the Penguins before they are put on exhibit at the Central Park Zoo. Skipper, Kowalski, and Rico father a new egg that hatches into the fourth penguin Private. The group soon join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop...
J. Edgar(2011) - As head of the FBI for nearly 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio) becomes one of America's most-powerful men. Serving through eight presidents and three wars, Hoover utilizes methods both ruthless and heroic to keep his country safe. Projecting a guarded persona in public and in private, h...
The Happytime Murders(2018) - In a World... where puppets live alongside the humans as second-class citizens, among them is Phil Phillips: a disgraced cop turned private eye. When a new client who's being blackmailed leads him to investigate a porno store that gets hit as a robbery gone wrong... Phil's convinced it was a planned...
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang(2005) - A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor.
Detective School Dropouts(1986) - Two bumbling private detectives get themselves hired to find a missing person. They find themselves in the middle of a mob war when it turns out that the missing person is somebody the mob wants to stay missing.
Jungle Warriors(1984) - A group of models fly into the jungle of some South American country to look for a photo location. Their plane is shot down and they are captured by a drug baron's private army. At the same time, the Mafia's representative arrive to negotiate future collaboration.
Big Time Movie(2012) - Big Time Rush are going international for the first time as they take their own private plane to London at the start of a major world tour. When they get their they meet up with a secret agent codenamed "Moon" who has a plan to jam the world's radio signals to stop the success of upstart bands such...
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8MM (1999) ::: 6.5/10 -- R | 2h 3min | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 26 February 1999 (USA) -- A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not. Director: Joel Schumacher Writer: Andrew Kevin Walker
Along Came a Spider (2001) ::: 6.4/10 -- R | 1h 44min | Drama, Thriller | 6 April 2001 (USA) -- When a senator's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school, detective Alex Cross investigates the case even though he's recovering from the loss of his partner. Director: Lee Tamahori Writers:
Angel Heart (1987) ::: 7.3/10 -- X | 1h 53min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 6 March 1987 (USA) -- A private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn. Director: Alan Parker Writers:
APB ::: TV-14 | 43min | Crime, Drama | TV Series (20162017) -- After witnessing a violent crime, a tech billionaire purchases a troubled police precinct, rebooting it as a private police force. Creators: Matt Nix, David Slack
A Private War (2018) ::: 6.7/10 -- R | 1h 50min | Biography, Drama, War | 16 November 2018 (USA) -- One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless. Director: Matthew Heineman Writers:
A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) ::: 6.5/10 -- R | 1h 54min | Action, Crime, Drama | 19 September 2014 (USA) -- Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife. Director: Scott Frank Writers: Lawrence Block (based on the novel by), Scott Frank (written for the
Big Sky ::: TV-14 | 1h | Crime, Drama, Mystery | TV Series (2020 ) -- A private detective teams up with an ex-cop to solve a kidnapping case in Montana. Creator: David E. Kelley
Blood Ties ::: TV-14 | 43min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror | TV Series (2007) -- Vicki Nelson, a former homicide detective turned private investigator, and Henry Fitzroy, a 470-year-old vampire, form a unique team solving cases and dealing with the supernatural world. Creator:
Bored to Death ::: TV-MA | 28min | Comedy, Crime, Drama | TV Series (20092011) -- A well-meaning but struggling writer decides to lead a sort of double life by pretending to be a private detective using the methods he read about in old detective novels. Creator:
Buck Privates (1941) ::: 7.1/10 -- Passed | 1h 24min | Comedy, Musical, War | 31 January 1941 (USA) -- Two sidewalk salesman enlist in the army in order to avoid jail, only to find that their drill instructor is the police officer who tried having them imprisoned. Director: Arthur Lubin Writers:
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) ::: 6.8/10 -- Passed | 1h 22min | Comedy, Sci-Fi, Sport | 7 March 1951 (USA) -- Two bumbling private eyes help a man wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible to help clear his name. Director: Charles Lamont Writers: Hugh Wedlock Jr. (story), Howard Snyder (story) | 4 more credits Stars:
Case Histories -- 1h | Crime, Drama, Mystery | TV Series (20112013) ::: Former soldier and policeman Jackson Brodie becomes a private investigator. Stars: Jason Isaacs, Amanda Abbington, Zawe Ashton
Casino Royale (2006) ::: 8.0/10 -- PG-13 | 2h 24min | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 17 November 2006 (USA) -- After earning 00 status and a licence to kill, Secret Agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro. Director: Martin Campbell Writers:
C.B. Strike ::: Strike (original tit ::: TV-MA | 1h | Crime, Drama, Mystery | TV Series (2017 ) -- War veteran turned private detective Cormoran Strike solves brutal murders with the help of his trusted assistant Robin Ellacott. Stars:
Chinatown (1974) ::: 8.1/10 -- R | 2h 10min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 20 June 1974 (USA) -- A private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder. Director: Roman Polanski Writer: Robert Towne
City Hunter (2018) ::: 6.5/10 -- Nicky Larson et le parfum de Cupidon (original title) -- City Hunter Poster -- Nicky Larson, the best private investigator in the business, is called for a high-risk mission: to recover the perfume of Cupid, a perfume that would make irresistible the one who uses it. Director: Philippe Lacheau Writers:
Dead Again (1991) ::: 6.9/10 -- R | 1h 47min | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 30 August 1991 (USA) -- A woman who has lost her memory is taken in by a Los Angeles orphanage, and a private eye is enlisted to track down her identity, but he soon finds that he might have a past life connection to her that endangers their lives. Director: Kenneth Branagh Writer:
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man ::: TV-PG | 30min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy | TV Series (19941997) A crass, womanizing duck works as a private eye with his level-headed pig sidekick, all the while raising a family as a single dad. Creators: Everett Peck, Gabor Csupo, Arlene Klasky | 5 more credits Stars:
Europa Report (2013) ::: 6.4/10 -- PG-13 | 1h 30min | Action, Drama, Mystery | 27 June 2013 (USA) -- An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon. Director: Sebastian Cordero Writer: Philip Gelatt
Europa Report (2013) ::: 6.4/10 -- PG-13 | 1h 30min | Action, Drama, Mystery | 27 June 2013 (USA) -- An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon. Director: Sebastin Cordero Writer: Philip Gelatt
Family Plot (1976) ::: 6.8/10 -- PG | 2h | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 9 April 1976 (USA) -- A phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/private investigator boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writers:
Farewell, My Lovely (1975) ::: 7.1/10 -- R | 1h 35min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 8 August 1975 (USA) -- Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by paroled convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer. Director: Dick Richards Writers:
From Here to Eternity (1953) ::: 7.6/10 -- Passed | 1h 58min | Drama, Romance, War | 28 August 1953 (USA) -- In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love. Director: Fred Zinnemann Writers:
Full Metal Panic! ::: TV-14 | 24min | Action, Comedy, Romance | TV Series (2002 ) -- Sousuke Sagara, a member of a covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, tasked with protecting Kaname Chidori, a spirited Japanese high school girl. Stars:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) ::: 7.2/10 -- Approved | 1h 31min | Comedy, Musical, Romance | August 1953 (USA) -- Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fianc, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers. Director: Howard Hawks Writers:
Harper (1966) ::: 6.9/10 -- Not Rated | 2h 1min | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 30 March 1966 (USA) -- Lew Harper, a cool private investigator, is hired by a wealthy California matron to locate her kidnapped husband. Director: Jack Smight Writers: William Goldman (screenplay), Ross Macdonald (novel)
Haute Cuisine (2012) ::: 6.4/10 -- Les saveurs du Palais (original title) -- Haute Cuisine Poster -- The story of Danile Delpeuch and how she was appointed as the private chef for Franois Mitterrand. Director: Christian Vincent Writers:
High Maintenance ::: TV-MA | 30min | Comedy, Drama | TV Series (2016 ) -- A comedy that explores the private lives of unique New York individuals through a common thread: their weed deliveryman. Creators: Ben Sinclair, Katja Blichfeld
Idiocracy (2006) ::: 6.6/10 -- R | 1h 24min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi | 25 January 2007 (Germany) -- Private Joe Bauers, the definition of "average American", is selected by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program. Forgotten, he awakes five centuries in the future. He discovers a society so incredibly dumbed down that he's easily the most intelligent person alive. Director: Mike Judge
If.... (1968) ::: 7.5/10 -- R | 1h 51min | Crime, Drama | 21 May 1969 (France) -- In this allegorical story, a revolution led by pupil Mick Travis takes place at an old established private school in England. Director: Lindsay Anderson Writers: David Sherwin (screenplay), David Sherwin (original script: "Crusaders") | 1 more credit Stars:
Inherent Vice (2014) ::: 6.7/10 -- R | 2h 28min | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 9 January 2015 (USA) -- In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend. Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Writers: Paul Thomas Anderson (written for the screen by), Thomas Pynchon (based
Ja'mie: Private School Girl ::: TV-MA | 30min | Comedy | TV Series (2013) Ja'mie: Private School Girl follows the eponymous school captain during the last few months of school, far removed from the grounds of Summer Heights High and back on the lush manicured lawns of Hillford Girls Grammar School. Creator: Chris Lilley
Jessica Jones ::: TV-MA | 56min | Action, Crime, Drama | TV Series (20152019) -- Following the tragic end of her brief superhero career, Jessica Jones tries to rebuild her life as a private investigator, dealing with cases involving people with remarkable abilities in New York City. Creator:
King & Maxwell ::: 1h | Crime, Drama | TV Series (2013) Sean King and Michelle Maxwell aren't your typical pair of private investigators. Both are former Secret Service agents, and their unique skill set (not to mention their razor-sharp ... S Creator: Shane Brennan Stars:
King of Hearts (1966) ::: 7.5/10 -- Le roi de coeur (original title) -- King of Hearts Poster During World War I, a British private, sent ahead to a French town to scout for enemy presence, is mistaken for a King by the colorful patients of an insane asylum. Director: Philippe de Broca Writers: Daniel Boulanger (scenario and dialogue), Maurice Bessy (idea)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) ::: 7.5/10 -- R | 1h 43min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery | 18 November 2005 (USA) -- A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor. Director: Shane Black Writers: Brett Halliday (novel), Shane Black (screen story) | 1 more credit
Lady in the Lake (1946) ::: 6.6/10 -- Passed | 1h 45min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery | 24 January 1947 (USA) -- The lady editor of a crime magazine hires Phillip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder. Director: Robert Montgomery Writers:
Lawn Dogs (1997) ::: 7.5/10 -- R | 1h 41min | Drama | 15 May 1998 (USA) -- When Devon, a 10-year-old girl, forges a friendship with Trent, a 21-year-old outsider who mows the neighborhood lawns, things suddenly get very complicated and private. Director: John Duigan Writer:
Love in the Afternoon (1957) ::: 7.2/10 -- Not Rated | 2h 10min | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 30 June 1957 (USA) -- A middle-aged playboy becomes fascinated by the daughter of a private detective who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client. Director: Billy Wilder Writers: Billy Wilder (screenplay), I.A.L. Diamond (screenplay) | 1 more credit Stars:
Marlowe (1969) ::: 6.4/10 -- PG | 1h 36min | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 31 October 1969 (USA) -- A young woman from Kansas hires LA private detective Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Director: Paul Bogart Writers: Raymond Chandler (novel), Stirling Silliphant (screenplay) Stars:
Monk ::: TV-PG | 44min | Comedy, Crime, Drama | TV Series (20022009) -- The series follows Adrian Monk, a brilliant former San Francisco detective, who now consults the police as a private consultant who battles with an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Creator:
Moonlight ::: TV-14 | 1h | Drama, Fantasy, Horror | TV Series (20072008) -- A vampire lands work as a private investigator and falls for a mortal woman. Creators: Ron Koslow, Trevor Munson
Motherless Brooklyn (2019) ::: 6.8/10 -- R | 2h 24min | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 1 November 2019 (USA) -- In 1950s New York, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend. Director: Edward Norton Writers: Edward Norton (written for the screen by), Jonathan Lethem (from the
My Own Private Idaho (1991) ::: 7.1/10 -- R | 1h 44min | Drama | 20 July 1991 (Japan) -- Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way. Director: Gus Van Sant Writer:
Night Moves (1975) ::: 7.1/10 -- R | 1h 40min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 30 August 1975 (Italy) -- Los Angeles private investigator Harry Moseby is hired by a client to find her runaway teenage daughter. Moseby tracks the daughter down, only to stumble upon something much more intriguing and sinister. Director: Arthur Penn Writer:
Out of the Past (1947) ::: 8.0/10 -- Not Rated | 1h 37min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | December 1947 (USA) -- A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames. Director: Jacques Tourneur Writers:
Penguins of Madagascar (2014) ::: 6.7/10 -- PG | 1h 32min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy | 26 November 2014 (USA) -- Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it. Directors: Eric Darnell, Simon J. Smith Writers:
Private Eyes ::: TV-PG | 43min | Comedy, Crime, Drama | TV Series (2016 ) -- Former professional hockey player Matt Shade partners with private eye Angie Everett to solve crimes around Toronto. Creators: Tim Kilby, Shelley Eriksen
Private Fears In Public Places (Coeurs) (2006) ::: 6.9/10 -- Coeurs (original title) -- Private Fears In Public Places (Coeurs) Poster -- In Paris, six people all look for love, despite typically having their romantic aspirations dashed at every turn. Director: Alain Resnais Writers:
Private Life (2018) ::: 7.2/10 -- R | 2h 3min | Comedy, Drama | 5 October 2018 (USA) -- An author is undergoing multiple fertility therapies to get pregnant, putting her relationship with her husband on edge. Director: Tamara Jenkins Writer: Tamara Jenkins
Private Parts (1997) ::: 6.9/10 -- R | 1h 49min | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 7 March 1997 (USA) -- The autobiographical story of Howard Stern, the radio rebel who is now also a TV personality, an author and a movie star. Director: Betty Thomas Writers: Howard Stern (book), Len Blum (screenplay) | 1 more credit
Private Practice ::: TV-14 | 1h | Comedy, Drama, Romance | TV Series (20072013) -- A spin-off of the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" centering on the life of neonatal surgeon Addison Montgomery. Creator: Shonda Rhimes
Pushing Daisies ::: TV-PG | 44min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | TV Series (20072009) -- A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his alive-again childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress. Creator:
Republic of Doyle ::: TV-14 | 1h | Comedy, Crime, Drama | TV Series (20102014) -- Jake Doyle and his father Malachy run a private investigations agency in St. John's, Newfoundland. Their cases involve them in all sorts of dealings - not all of them on the right side of the law. Creators:
Route Irish (2010) ::: 6.4/10 -- 1h 49min | Action, Drama, Thriller | 16 March 2011 (France) -- The story of a private security contractor in Iraq who rejected the official explanation of his friend's death and sets out to discover the truth. Director: Ken Loach Writer:
Saving Private Ryan (1998) ::: 8.6/10 -- R | 2h 49min | Drama, War | 24 July 1998 (USA) -- Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. Director: Steven Spielberg Writer:
School of Rock (2003) ::: 7.1/10 -- The School of Rock (original title) -- School of Rock Poster -- After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band. Director: Richard Linklater Writer:
Scott & Bailey ::: TV-14 | 45min | Crime, Drama, Mystery | TV Series (20112016) Two female detectives, one motherly, the other emotionally immature, have varying levels of success applying their eccentric outlooks on life to their police cases and private lives. Creators: Sally Wainwright, Diane Taylor Stars:
Shaft (1971) ::: 6.6/10 -- R | 1h 40min | Action, Crime, Thriller | 2 July 1971 (USA) -- Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. Director: Gordon Parks Writers: Ernest Tidyman (screenplay), John D.F. Black (screenplay) | 1 more
Shame (2011) ::: 7.2/10 -- NC-17 | 1h 41min | Drama | 13 January 2012 (UK) -- A sex addict's carefully cultivated private life falls apart after his sister arrives for an indefinite stay. Director: Steve McQueen Writers: Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan | 1 more credit
Simon & Simon -- 1h | Action, Crime, Drama | TV Series (19811989) ::: Two brothers of disparate tastes and manners run a private detective agency. Creator: Philip DeGuere Jr.
Stumptown ::: TV-14 | 44min | Crime, Drama | TV Series (20192020) -- A sharp-witted Marine veteran becomes a private investigator in Portland, Oregon, where she takes care of her brother who has Down syndrome. Creator:
Sunshine Cleaning (2008) ::: 6.8/10 -- R | 1h 31min | Comedy, Drama | 17 April 2009 (USA) -- In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school, a mom starts an unusual business -- a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service -- with her unreliable sister. Director: Christine Jeffs Writer:
Take Two ::: TV-PG | 43min | Comedy, Crime, Drama | TV Series (2018) -- A private investigator in Los Angeles reluctantly teams up with a former star of a hit cop show. Creators: Andrew W. Marlowe, Terri Edda Miller
Terriers ::: TV-MA | 45min | Comedy, Crime, Drama | TV Series (2010) Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business. Creator: Ted Griffin Stars:
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990) ::: 6.5/10 -- R | 1h 44min | Action, Adventure, Comedy | 11 July 1990 (USA) -- A vulgar private detective is hired to find a missing groupie and is drawn into a mystery involving a series of murders tied to the music industry. Director: Renny Harlin Writers: Daniel Waters (screenplay), James Cappe (screenplay) | 4 more credits Stars:
The Bachelors (2017) ::: 6.8/10 -- Unrated | 1h 39min | Comedy, Drama | 20 October 2017 (USA) -- After the early death of his wife, a mourning father moves with his teenage son across the country for a private school teaching job. Their lives begin to transform due to two unique women, who help them embrace life and love again. Director: Kurt Voelker Writer:
The Big Sleep (1946) ::: 7.9/10 -- Passed | 1h 54min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery | 31 August 1946 (USA) -- Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love. Director: Howard Hawks Writers:
The Catch ::: TV-14 | 43min | Crime, Drama, Romance | TV Series (20162017) -- Follows a female private investigator whose career specialty is exposing fraud for a living. She is drawn to a man whose career appears to be committing fraud for a living. Creators:
The Dresden Files ::: TV-14 | 1h | Action, Crime, Drama | TV Series (20072008) -- A Chicago-based wizard works as a private investigator. Creators: Hans Beimler, Robert Hewitt Wolfe
The East (2013) ::: 6.8/10 -- PG-13 | 1h 56min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 28 June 2013 (UK) -- An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities changing dramatically after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations. Director: Zal Batmanglij Writers:
The Equalizer -- 48min | Action, Crime, Drama | TV Series (19851989) ::: A retired Intelligence Agent turned private detective helps various threatened clients to equalize the odds. Creators: Richard Lindheim, Michael Sloan
The Last Boy Scout (1991) ::: 7.0/10 -- R | 1h 45min | Action, Comedy, Crime | 13 December 1991 (USA) -- A private detective's protected female witness is murdered, prompting him and the victim's boyfriend to investigate the crime that leads to a corrupt politician and a crooked football team owner. Director: Tony Scott Writers:
The Long Goodbye (1973) ::: 7.6/10 -- R | 1h 52min | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 8 March 1973 (USA) -- Private investigator Philip Marlowe helps a friend out of a jam, but in doing so gets implicated in his wife's murder. Director: Robert Altman Writers: Leigh Brackett (screenplay), Raymond Chandler (novel) Stars:
The Magnificent Seven (2016) ::: 6.9/10 -- PG-13 | 2h 12min | Action, Adventure, Western | 23 September 2016 (USA) -- Seven gunmen from a variety of backgrounds are brought together by a vengeful young widow to protect her town from the private army of a destructive industrialist. Director: Antoine Fuqua Writers:
The Maltese Falcon (1941) ::: 8.0/10 -- Not Rated | 1h 40min | Film-Noir, Mystery | 18 October 1941 (USA) -- A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette. Director: John Huston Writers:
The Nice Guys (2016) ::: 7.4/10 -- R | 1h 56min | Action, Comedy, Crime | 20 May 2016 (USA) -- In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star. Director: Shane Black Writers: Shane Black, Anthony Bagarozzi
The Outfit (1973) ::: 7.0/10 -- PG | 1h 43min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 9 February 1974 (Japan) -- Earl Macklin robs a bank owned by the mob, serves his prison time and is released, only to start a private war against the crime outfit that owned the bank. Director: John Flynn Writers: Donald E. Westlake (novel) (as Richard Stark), John Flynn Stars:
The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) ::: 7.1/10 -- The Private Life of Henry VIII (original title) -- The Private Life of Henry VIII. Poster King Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Director: Alexander Korda Writers: Lajos Bir (story and dialogue) (as Lajos Biro), Arthur Wimperis (story and dialogue) | 1 more credit
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) ::: 7.1/10 -- PG-13 | 2h 5min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime | 29 October 1970 (USA) -- When a bored Holmes eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon after an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster. Director: Billy Wilder Writers:
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) ::: 7.1/10 -- Approved | 1h 46min | Biography, Drama, History | 11 November 1939 -- The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Poster -- A depiction of the love/hate relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex. Director: Michael Curtiz Writers:
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) ::: 6.4/10 -- R | 1h 38min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 10 July 2009 (UK) -- After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown. Director: Rebecca Miller Writers:
The Search (1948) ::: 7.8/10 -- Approved | 1h 44min | Drama, War | 26 March 1948 (USA) -- In post-war Berlin, an American private helps a lost Czech boy find his mother. Director: Fred Zinnemann Writers: Richard Schweizer (screen play), David Wechsler (collaborator: on screen play) | 1 more credit Stars:
The Yakuza (1974) ::: 7.2/10 -- R | 1h 52min | Action, Crime, Drama | 19 March 1975 (USA) -- American private-eye Harry Kilmer returns to Japan to rescue a friend's kidnapped daughter from the clutches of the Yakuza. Director: Sydney Pollack Writers: Paul Schrader (screenplay), Robert Towne (screenplay) | 1 more credit Stars:
Too Late (2015) ::: 6.7/10 -- Not Rated | 1h 47min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | April 2016 (USA) -- Explores the tangled relationship between a troubled private investigator and the missing woman he's hired to help find. Director: Dennis Hauck Writer: Dennis Hauck
Towelhead (2007) ::: 6.9/10 -- Nothing Is Private (original title) -- Towelhead Poster -- A young Arab-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist and her strict father during the Gulf War. Director: Alan Ball Writers:
Uncommon Valor (1983) ::: 6.4/10 -- R | 1h 45min | Action, Drama, Thriller | 16 December 1983 (USA) -- Ten years after his son went M.I.A. in Vietnam, U.S. Marine retired Colonel Jason Rhodes assembles a private rescue team to find Americans held in P.O.W. camps in Laos. Director: Ted Kotcheff Writer: Joe Gayton Stars:
Under Suspicion (1991) ::: 6.5/10 -- R | 1h 39min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 28 February 1992 (USA) -- In Brighton in 1959, disgraced cop turned private detective Tony Aaron works largely on falsifying adulteries for use as evidence in divorce cases. He involves his wife as the fictional ... S Director: Simon Moore Writer: Simon Moore Stars:
Veronica Mars (2014) ::: 6.8/10 -- PG-13 | 1h 47min | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 13 March 2014 (Germany) -- Years after walking away from her past as a young private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown, just in time for her high school reunion, in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery. Director: Rob Thomas Writers:
Wheels on Meals (1984) ::: 7.2/10 -- Kuai can che (original title) -- Wheels on Meals Poster Two Chinese friends, who operate a food truck in Barcelona, Spain, use their martial arts expertise to help their private investigator friend protect the pickpocket Sylvia, who's been targeted by a ruthless gang. Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung (as Samo Hung) Writers: Edward Tang, Gwing-Gai Lee (as Johnny Lee)
When Trumpets Fade (1998) ::: 7.1/10 -- R | 1h 35min | Action, Drama, War | TV Movie 27 June 1998 -- A private in the latter days of WWII on the German front struggles between his will to survive and what his superiors perceive as a battlefield instinct. Director: John Irvin Writer:
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5-toubun no Hanayome -- -- Tezuka Productions -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Harem Comedy Romance School Shounen -- 5-toubun no Hanayome 5-toubun no Hanayome -- Fuutarou Uesugi is an ace high school student, but leads an otherwise tough life. His standoffish personality and reclusive nature have left him friendless, and his father is debt-ridden, forcing his family to scrape by. -- -- One day during his lunch break, Uesugi argues with a female transfer student who has claimed "his seat," leading both of them to dislike each other. That same day, he is presented with a golden opportunity to clear his family's debt: a private tutoring gig for a wealthy family's daughter, with a wage of five times the market price. He accepts the proposal, but is horrified to discover that the client, Itsuki Nakano, is the girl he confronted earlier! -- -- After unsuccessfully trying to get back on Itsuki's good side, Uesugi finds out that his problems don't end there: Itsuki is actually a quintuplet, so in addition to her, he must also tutor her sisters—Miku, Yotsuba, Nino, and Ichika—who, despite the very real threat of flunking, want nothing to do with a tutor. However, his family's livelihood is on the line so Uesugi pushes on, adamant in his resolve to rid the sisters of their detest for studying and successfully lead them to graduation. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Funimation -- 520,949 7.63
AIKa R-16: Virgin Mission -- -- Studio Fantasia -- 3 eps -- Original -- Action Ecchi Comedy -- AIKa R-16: Virgin Mission AIKa R-16: Virgin Mission -- Aika is a smart and athletic high school girl. She is so competent that she successfully passes the salvagers license test, obtaining a C-class license. Yet, she is young and hotheaded, so much so that Gota still treats her as a child. Due to this personality, no one is willing to hire her for salvaging jobs. -- -- Since she had taken the trouble to get her license, she decides to post an ad in her school to attract clients. She manages to get the attention of Erika, a daughter of a rich family and the leader of the treasure hunting club. She asks Aika to salvage something from the sea and Aika delightfully accepts the request. -- -- However, upon seeing the state-of-the-art submarine loaded onto Erika's private cruiser and discovering their destination, Aika realizes the terrible nature of her assignment. This results in a clash with a group of high school girls in the southern islands. -- -- Who is the mysterious girl named Karen? So begins Aika's newest challenge! -- -- (Source: AnimeNfo) -- -- Licensor: -- Bandai Entertainment -- OVA - Apr 25, 2007 -- 19,953 5.96
Aikatsu! -- -- Bandai Namco Pictures, Sunrise -- 178 eps -- Original -- Music School Shoujo Slice of Life -- Aikatsu! Aikatsu! -- An idol's brilliance illuminates the dreams of humanity. Starlight Academy, a holy ground for celebrities in training, seeks to realize this belief. Behind its rigorous entrance requirements lie not only the top young stars in the entertainment business, but some of the best memories these students will ever have. -- -- Or so Aoi Kiriya believes. Alongside her best friend Ichigo, Aoi decides to apply for the prestigious private school in hopes of living up to the praise of the biggest idol in the world: Mizuki Kanzaki. As they journey through the numerous laughs, friendships, and heartbreaks that await them, can the two girls light up the lives of others as Mizuki has done for them? -- -- Whether it be chopping down Christmas trees, traversing obstacle courses, or even rock climbing, there's always a playful new adventure to be found in the world of Aikatsu!. -- -- 34,019 7.37
Akuma no Riddle -- -- Diomedéa -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Action School Shoujo Ai -- Akuma no Riddle Akuma no Riddle -- Tokaku Azuma has just transferred to the elite Myoujou Academy, a private girls' boarding school. But there's a catch: she, along with 11 of her fellow students in Class Black, is an assassin taking part in the challenge to kill their sweet-natured classmate, Haru Ichinose. Whoever succeeds will be granted their deepest desire, no matter the difficulty or cost. However, each assassin only gets one chance; if they fail to kill her, they will be expelled. -- -- Despite the extraordinary reward, Tokaku decides to take a different course of action. Though Haru is her target, the young assassin soon finds herself drawn to the very girl she is supposed to kill. With the entire class out for Haru, Tokaku refuses to let her friend die, vowing to protect her from a growing bloodlust. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Funimation -- TV - Apr 4, 2014 -- 228,817 6.63
Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova -- -- SANZIGEN -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Action Sci-Fi Seinen -- Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova -- In the year 2039, the drastic effects of global warming have caused sea levels to rise, resulting in major loss of land. To ensure humanity learns its lesson, a fleet of powerful warships equipped with advanced weaponry emerges, causing overwhelming defeat for naval forces throughout the world. Calling themselves the Fleet of Fog, each ship has a "Mental Model," a humanoid avatar which represents the ship's heart, its "Union Core." Each model has a different personality but all follow an unknown authority known as the Admiralty Code, who have implemented a blockade to prevent humans from traveling across the sea. -- -- Seventeen years after the blockade, Gunzou Chihaya, a National Marine Academy alumnus, stumbles upon I-401 and its Mental Model, Iona, who sides with mankind for unknown reasons. Utilizing this newfound hope of achieving peace for humanity, Gunzou and his friends form a group of privateers, known as the Blue Steel, as they set out on a dangerous journey. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Crunchyroll, Discotek Media -- 133,603 7.39
Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Cadenza -- -- SANZIGEN -- 1 ep -- Manga -- Action Sci-Fi Seinen -- Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Cadenza Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Cadenza -- The group of privateers known as the Blue Steel continues their mission to deliver blueprints of the Vibration Warhead Torpedo—a weapon that may turn the tides of war in their favor—to the United States. However, a new threat arises from their enemy, the overwhelming Fleet of Fog in the form of "The Student Council.," This is a group of warships composed of the remaining Mental Models—the ships' humanoid avatars—who have yet to face the unpredictable captain of the Blue Steel, Gunzou Chihaya. -- -- As the Blue Steel gets closer to understanding the origins of the authority controlling the enemy, Iona's past starts to reveal why the war began and her reason for siding with humanity. -- -- Movie - Oct 3, 2015 -- 27,151 7.87
Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo. -- -- Lay-duce -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Comedy Drama Romance School Shounen -- Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo. Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo. -- When they were little kids laughing and playing together, Izumi Norimoto and Kazusa Onodera were like siblings. But as their bodies matured into middle school, Kazusa began seeing him as something different; unfortunately for her, so did the other girls. Ostracized, Kazusa had no choice but to distance herself from him going into high school. After joining the literature club, however, she finds friends that keep her mind occupied. Known throughout the school for reading aloud sex scenes in literature novels, the club's reputation has kept all teachers from accepting the task of being their adviser. -- -- During a discussion about what they would put on their bucket list, one of the girls says one thing: sex. This single word sends ripples throughout the five girls, as the thought of sex begins taking over their daily lives. And, after walking in on Izumi during a very private moment, Kazusa is sent into a spiral of emotion that forces her to face her true feelings for him. Now, with their hearts racing and the literature club facing immediate disbandment, the five girls must work hard to keep both their sanities and their club alive. -- -- 215,366 7.47
Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo. -- -- Lay-duce -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Comedy Drama Romance School Shounen -- Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo. Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo. -- When they were little kids laughing and playing together, Izumi Norimoto and Kazusa Onodera were like siblings. But as their bodies matured into middle school, Kazusa began seeing him as something different; unfortunately for her, so did the other girls. Ostracized, Kazusa had no choice but to distance herself from him going into high school. After joining the literature club, however, she finds friends that keep her mind occupied. Known throughout the school for reading aloud sex scenes in literature novels, the club's reputation has kept all teachers from accepting the task of being their adviser. -- -- During a discussion about what they would put on their bucket list, one of the girls says one thing: sex. This single word sends ripples throughout the five girls, as the thought of sex begins taking over their daily lives. And, after walking in on Izumi during a very private moment, Kazusa is sent into a spiral of emotion that forces her to face her true feelings for him. Now, with their hearts racing and the literature club facing immediate disbandment, the five girls must work hard to keep both their sanities and their club alive. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Sentai Filmworks -- 215,366 7.47
Ark IX -- -- - -- 1 ep -- Novel -- Action -- Ark IX Ark IX -- The world has been divided into two halves by a giant wall to prevent the epidemic of "Dark mist". In order to shelter the refugees, artificial cities called "Arks" were built. Shido Enishi is a private detective, who works at the ninth Ark. One day, he is asked to capture a burglar. The seemingly simple case leads him to a great conspiracy. -- OVA - Jul 2, 2013 -- 7,762 5.13
Black Fox -- -- Studio 3Hz -- 1 ep -- Original -- Action -- Black Fox Black Fox -- Rikka Isurugi has spent her life training in the way of the ninja with her grandfather Hyoe while following in the footsteps of her father, the esteemed researcher Allen. His work has culminated in a set of cutting- edge drones equipped with artificial intelligence and incredible technical capabilities; although Allen plans to develop these drones for civilian use, there are others who have more sinister ideas in mind. -- -- On Rikka's 16th birthday, things are forever changed when a paramilitary group raids the Isurugi house in search of the drone technology, killing Allen and Hyoe while Rikka manages to escape with the drones. Months pass, and Rikka is now an ordinary girl working as a private detective while sharing an apartment with another girl, Melissa. But when night falls, she dons her grandfather's fox mask and mercilessly hunts down those responsible for the attack. With the anger she felt that day driving her forward, Rikka will not rest until her family's killers receive the justice that they deserve. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Crunchyroll -- Movie - Oct 5, 2019 -- 64,168 6.75
Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism -- -- Connect, SILVER LINK. -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Action Comedy School Shounen -- Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism -- The Private Aichi Symbiosis Academy was originally a high school for high-class girls. When it became co-ed, the girls, out of fear, asked to be permitted to bring weapons to school. When that was enforced, a five-member vigilante corps-like organization called the "Supreme Five Swords" was also formed. -- -- After many generations, the five swords eventually became a group which corrected problematic students, and the academy started proactively accepting such students in order to correct them. -- -- Nomura Fudou was sent to this school after being part of a huge brawl. What will he do when the only options he has after enrolling are being expelled from that school or being corrected the way the rest of the male students there were...by being forced to dress and act like a girl! -- -- (Source: Batoto, edited) -- 275,576 6.94
Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism -- -- Connect, SILVER LINK. -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Action Comedy School Shounen -- Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism -- The Private Aichi Symbiosis Academy was originally a high school for high-class girls. When it became co-ed, the girls, out of fear, asked to be permitted to bring weapons to school. When that was enforced, a five-member vigilante corps-like organization called the "Supreme Five Swords" was also formed. -- -- After many generations, the five swords eventually became a group which corrected problematic students, and the academy started proactively accepting such students in order to correct them. -- -- Nomura Fudou was sent to this school after being part of a huge brawl. What will he do when the only options he has after enrolling are being expelled from that school or being corrected the way the rest of the male students there were...by being forced to dress and act like a girl! -- -- (Source: Batoto, edited) -- -- Licensor: -- Sentai Filmworks -- 275,576 6.94
Cat Shit One -- -- Anima -- 1 ep -- Manga -- Action Fantasy Military -- Cat Shit One Cat Shit One -- This bold account follows the brave exploits of Sergeant "Packy" Perkins and his unit... of rabbits! Join Packy and Private "Bota" Botasky as they resolve an Iranian hostage crisis. Watch these commando-style bunnies through an anthropomorphic lens as events unfold and violence erupts. -- -- Note: This anime has been provisionally set to "Finished Airing" due to lack of official information regarding future installments. -- ONA - Jul 17, 2010 -- 26,326 6.99
Chang -- -- Studio Dadashow -- 1 ep -- - -- Drama Military Thriller -- Chang Chang -- Sergeant Jeong Cheol-min's squad are staying indoors a corroded stockroom renovated without windows. His squad is well known for their hardworking members until councellor Hong Yeong-soo comes in. Jeong Cheol-min does all he can to make Hong Yeong-soo the right man for his squad and the army requires him to. However, private Hong Yeong-soo doesn't adjust to the surroundings and causes trouble. -- -- (Source: Hancinema) -- Movie - Nov 1, 2012 -- 614 N/A -- -- Phantom Yuusha Densetsu -- -- - -- 1 ep -- - -- Action Military Drama Seinen -- Phantom Yuusha Densetsu Phantom Yuusha Densetsu -- Yazawa, a Japanese pilot, suffers a crash in his Phantom jetfighter. After a six month recovery, his old friend from an airplane magazine wants him to investigate the appearance of a Phantom in an armed conflict in El Salvador. Yazawa's investigations makes him wind up in an international arms conspiracy. Based on a series of military fiction novels. -- OVA - Jan 24, 1991 -- 604 5.33
Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro -- -- Diomedéa -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Comedy Seinen -- Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro -- For the average Japanese high school student, walking to school can be a chore, but for first-year Chio Miyamo, it's always an adventure. Constantly running late due to her long night sessions playing video games, she is forced to come up with new routes to make it to Samejima Private Academy on time. -- -- On her many bizarre journeys to school, Chio contends with obstacles like street-blocking detours, overzealous kabaddi players, and befuddled motorcycle gang leaders. But these minor hindrances are no match for the special ops training that Chio, AKA the legendary assassin "Bloody Butterfly," has received from her extensive gaming obsession. Together with her best friends Manana Nonomura and Yuki Hosokawa, Chio will do whatever it takes to avoid her school's harsh penalties for tardiness. -- -- 91,819 7.45
City Hunter '91 -- -- Sunrise -- 13 eps -- Manga -- Action Comedy Mystery Shounen -- City Hunter '91 City Hunter '91 -- Ryo Saeba is back as the City Hunter, a "sweeper" (private detective) working on the streets of Tokyo. He and sidekick Kaori Makimura are hired to solve the problems of desperate people. When Ryo is not using his sharp shooting skills against bad guys, he's aiming his sites on pretty ladies. Kaori uses a giant anti-ecchi hammer to make sure he behaves. -- -- (Source: ANN) -- -- Licensor: -- Discotek Media -- TV - Apr 28, 1991 -- 15,433 7.77
City Hunter '91 -- -- Sunrise -- 13 eps -- Manga -- Action Comedy Mystery Shounen -- City Hunter '91 City Hunter '91 -- Ryo Saeba is back as the City Hunter, a "sweeper" (private detective) working on the streets of Tokyo. He and sidekick Kaori Makimura are hired to solve the problems of desperate people. When Ryo is not using his sharp shooting skills against bad guys, he's aiming his sites on pretty ladies. Kaori uses a giant anti-ecchi hammer to make sure he behaves. -- -- (Source: ANN) -- TV - Apr 28, 1991 -- 15,433 7.77
City Hunter Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes -- -- Sunrise -- 1 ep -- Manga -- Action Mystery Comedy Shounen -- City Hunter Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes City Hunter Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes -- Ryo Saeba is the top "City Hunter" around and he takes on cases with his partner Kaori. A model named Ai Shindo has been attacked and hires him to be her bodyguard. Shinji Mikuni, the president of an IT company that has hired Ai for its ad campaign, turns out to be an old friend of Kaori, and they become involved. Meanwhile, mercenaries are gathering in Shinjuku... and a major arms dealer arrives in Japan with a new weapon, but with Mikuni in the picture, Ryo and Kaori are growing apart... -- -- (Source: Official Website) -- -- Licensor: -- Discotek Media -- Movie - Feb 8, 2019 -- 8,074 7.42
Detective Conan -- -- TMS Entertainment -- ? eps -- Manga -- Adventure Mystery Comedy Police Shounen -- Detective Conan Detective Conan -- Shinichi Kudou, a high school student of astounding talent in detective work, is well known for having solved several challenging cases. One day, when Shinichi spots two suspicious men and decides to follow them, he inadvertently becomes witness to a disturbing illegal activity. Unfortunately, he is caught in the act, so the men dose him with an experimental drug formulated by their criminal organization, leaving him to his death. However, to his own astonishment, Shinichi lives to see another day, but now in the body of a seven-year-old child. -- -- Perfectly preserving his original intelligence, he hides his real identity from everyone, including his childhood friend Ran Mouri and her father, private detective Kogorou Mouri. To this end, he takes on the alias of Conan Edogawa, inspired by the mystery writers Arthur Conan Doyle and Ranpo Edogawa. -- -- Detective Conan follows Shinichi who, as Conan, starts secretly solving the senior Mouri's cases from behind the scenes with his still exceptional sleuthing skills, while covertly investigating the organization responsible for his current state, hoping to reverse the drug's effects someday. -- -- 262,623 8.16
Detective Conan Movie 05: Countdown to Heaven -- -- TMS Entertainment -- 1 ep -- Manga -- Adventure Police Comedy Mystery Shounen -- Detective Conan Movie 05: Countdown to Heaven Detective Conan Movie 05: Countdown to Heaven -- Conan Edogawa, the Detective Boys, and Professor Hiroshi Agasa decide to visit the Nishitamashi Twin Towers. There they run into Ran Mouri; her closest friend, Sonoko Suzuki, and Ran's father, the famous Kogorou Mouri. Learning the trio are attending the towers' grand opening, Conan and company tag along for a private tour of its floors. -- -- However, as preparations are finalized for the opening ceremony, their visit takes an unexpected turn—three brutal murders occur, seemingly linked to a mysterious Porsche 356A. Soon after, as Conan and the detectives dive deeper into the case, the towers are rocked by an explosion. With fire rapidly spreading and lives in danger, police desperately seek to evacuate everyone. But when the elevator, their only means to escape goes down, Conan and company are left behind. With help on its way, they frantically try to keep everyone safe, but time is running out if they want to bring the perpetrators to justice. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Funimation -- Movie - Apr 21, 2001 -- 49,927 8.13
Detective Conan Movie 08: Magician of the Silver Sky -- -- TMS Entertainment -- 1 ep -- Manga -- Adventure Mystery Comedy Police Shounen -- Detective Conan Movie 08: Magician of the Silver Sky Detective Conan Movie 08: Magician of the Silver Sky -- Once again, Kaitou Kid crosses swords with Conan Edogawa in this annual installment of the Detective Conan movie franchise. After receiving a letter from the thief, famous actress Juri Maki seeks the help of private detective Kogorou Mouri to protect the Star Sapphire—the "Jewel of Destiny," said to represent faith, fate, and hope. Thinking he has deciphered Kid's riddle, Kogorou personally shows up to the newly constructed space theater where Juri is acting in the play "Josephine" in order to catch Kid in the act. -- -- The next day, Conan and the gang are invited by Juri to her holiday home, to celebrate the thwarting of Kid's plan and the success of the play. However, their triumph crumbles when a murder occurs during the flight there. Although unintentional, this sets off a series of events that escalate to catastrophic results. Conan and Kid, unlikely allies that they are, must work together to save both their friends and every other passenger aboard the plane. -- -- Movie - Apr 17, 2004 -- 44,589 8.10
Detective Conan Movie 17: Private Eye in the Distant Sea -- -- TMS Entertainment -- 1 ep -- Manga -- Adventure Mystery Comedy Police Shounen -- Detective Conan Movie 17: Private Eye in the Distant Sea Detective Conan Movie 17: Private Eye in the Distant Sea -- The warship Aegis Destroyer is conducting public exercises in Maizuru Bay where, coincidentally, a suspicious foreign ship was recently spotted. Conan Edogawa, Ran Mouri, Kogorou Mouri, Sonoko Suzuki, and the Detective Boys all receive a ticket to attend this event. However, while the ongoing military operations are underway, one of the crew members comes across a lieutenant's severed left arm. Conan later discovers that a foreign spy may have infiltrated the warship to obtain classified information by any means necessary. If the information were to leak, Japan's line of defense would be exposed, leaving the country unprotected from hostile attack. -- -- With the help of the police at sea while other friends and allies investigate on the mainland, Conan must now prevent this national crisis and identify the spy for the sake of Japan. -- -- Movie - Apr 20, 2013 -- 29,499 7.69
Dolls' Frontline -- -- Asahi Production -- ? eps -- Game -- Action Military Sci-Fi Drama -- Dolls' Frontline Dolls' Frontline -- After the third world war, nations devastated by biological warfare no longer have the ability to protect the wastelands, so the defense of these territories is left to private military companies like Griffin & Kryuger, whose android soldiers or "tactical dolls" are tasked with fighting the rogue android army of Sangvis Ferri. Now M4A1, the indecisive but potentially capable leader of the elite "Anti-Rain" team must protect her comrades in a series of operations to try and regain the upper hand against Sangvis Ferri. -- TV - ??? ??, 2021 -- 4,205 N/A -- -- Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden -- -- Sunrise -- 2 eps -- - -- Action Mecha Military Sci-Fi Drama -- Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden -- This project will recompile the television series (from the Asemu arc onward) to focus on the characters Asemu Asuno and Zeheart Galette. -- OVA - Jul 26, 2013 -- 4,174 6.63
Dorei-ku The Animation -- -- TNK, Zero-G -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Drama Psychological -- Dorei-ku The Animation Dorei-ku The Animation -- Eager to know why her best friend’s boyfriend dumped her for a man, the headstrong Eiya Arakawa suggests a meeting with them. Gathered together at a café, Yuuga Oota agrees to answer Eiya’s questions only if she can correctly ascertain the relationship of a couple sitting across from them, which she does on her first attempt. Amazed by her astounding intellect and intuition, he invites her to a private meeting where he introduces her to the concept of Slave Control Method, or SCM, a retainer-like device that has the ability to turn people into slaves. -- -- When two SCM users enter a duel, the devices exert a powerful influence on their brains. Once the duel is over, the SCM amplifies the loser’s sense of obligation and forces them to bend to the will of the winner. Wanting desperately to test his own abilities, Yuuga asks Eiya to act as his insurance in the event that he himself becomes a slave. Granted access to 10 million yen, Eiya’s job is to convince Yuuga’s would-be master to free him from his servitude. Though hesitant at first, Yuuga’s words resonate with her personal yearning for something more from her life, and she agrees to his request. However, when a mysterious organization begins rapidly accruing slaves, Eiya becomes entangled in a game far more dangerous than she ever could have imagined. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Sentai Filmworks -- 51,942 5.98
Fruits Basket 1st Season -- -- TMS Entertainment -- 25 eps -- Manga -- Comedy Drama Romance Shoujo Slice of Life Supernatural -- Fruits Basket 1st Season Fruits Basket 1st Season -- Tooru Honda has always been fascinated by the story of the Chinese Zodiac that her beloved mother told her as a child. However, a sudden family tragedy changes her life, and subsequent circumstances leave her all alone. Tooru is now forced to live in a tent, but little does she know that her temporary home resides on the private property of the esteemed Souma family. Stumbling upon their home one day, she encounters Shigure, an older Souma cousin, and Yuki, the "prince" of her school. Tooru explains that she lives nearby, but the Soumas eventually discover her well-kept secret of being homeless when they see her walking back to her tent one night. -- -- Things start to look up for Tooru as they kindly offer to take her in after hearing about her situation. But soon after, she is caught up in a fight between Yuki and his hot-tempered cousin, Kyou. While trying to stop them, she learns that the Souma family has a well-kept secret of their own: whenever they are hugged by a member of the opposite sex, they transform into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac. -- -- With this new revelation, Tooru will find that living with the Soumas is an unexpected adventure filled with laughter and romance. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Funimation -- 425,981 8.19
Full Metal Panic! -- -- Gonzo -- 24 eps -- Light novel -- Action Military Sci-Fi Comedy Mecha -- Full Metal Panic! Full Metal Panic! -- Equipped with cutting-edge weaponry and specialized troops, a private military organization named Mithril strives to extinguish the world's terrorism and all threats to peace on earth. The organization is powered by the "Whispered," individuals who possess intuitive knowledge and the remarkable ability to create powerful devices and machinery. -- -- Seventeen-year-old Sousuke Sagara, a sergeant working for Mithril, has been assigned to protect Kaname Chidori, a Whispered candidate. He is ordered to join her high school class and be as close to her as possible to prevent her from falling into enemy hands—that is, if he can safely blend in with their fellow classmates without revealing his true identity. -- -- Sousuke, who was raised on a battlefield and has very little knowledge of an average high school student's lifestyle, must adapt to a normal school life to safeguard Kaname. However, enemy forces have already begun making their move, and Sousuke is about to find out that the adversary coming for the Whispered girl may be a lot more familiar than he expects. -- -- -- Licensor: -- ADV Films, Funimation -- 419,737 7.64
Gakkougurashi! -- -- Lerche -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Horror Mystery Psychological School Slice of Life -- Gakkougurashi! Gakkougurashi! -- Yuki Takeya loves her school so much that she does not want to ever leave! Megurigaoka Private High School is a unique and lively place where Yuki enjoys her carefree life as a third-year high school student and member of the School Living Club. The club, consisting of the president Yuuri Wakasa, the athletic Kurumi Ebisuzawa, the mature junior Miki Naoki, the supervising teacher Megumi Sakura, and the club dog Taroumaru, prides itself on making the most of life at school. On top of meeting after classes, the members must live within school grounds, from sleeping over to eating meals. -- -- From the manga series of the same name written by Norimitsu Kaihou and illustrated by Sadoru Chiba, Gakkougurashi! follows the adventures of the School Living Club as they live at school to promote independence and self-determination. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Sentai Filmworks -- 351,005 7.62
Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! -- -- ufotable -- 12 eps -- Original -- Slice of Life Comedy School -- Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! -- Manabi Straight! follows the lives of a group of young high school girls living in the year 2035 while they attend the all-girl Seioh Private High School. Since the birth rate has dropped dramatically, schools are being closed down due to the sheer lack of students available to teach. Morale in schools has dropped dramatically, and Seioh is no exception. -- -- The story begins when the main character, Manami Amamiya, transfers to Seioh. After some initial hijinks involving a futuristic scooter and a swim meet, followed by an inspirational school song performance, she is inducted as the student council president. The story that follows pertains to Manami working with Mika Inamori, the only other student council member, and three other classmates named Mutsuki Uehara, Mei Etoh, and Momoha Odori, in student council matters. After some remodeling of the student council room, Manami and her friends set forth to plan for the upcoming student festival. -- -- (Source: Wikipedia, edited) -- -- Licensor: -- Discotek Media -- TV - Jan 8, 2007 -- 27,236 7.27
Genocyber -- -- Artmic -- 5 eps -- Manga -- Action Sci-Fi Horror Psychological Mecha -- Genocyber Genocyber -- As the nations of the world begin to merge, world peace is threatened by the private armies of individual corporations. The Kuryu Group has just discovered a weapon that will tip world power in their favor. The Genocyber: a nightmarish combination of cybernetics and psychic potential. Many desire to control this monstrosity, but can its hatred be contained... Battle erupts, and the cyberpunk world of the future is about to explode with violence. -- -- (Source: ANN) -- -- Licensor: -- Central Park Media -- OVA - Mar 2, 1994 -- 26,832 5.82
Getsuyoubi no Tawawa Specials -- -- Pine Jam -- 2 eps -- Other -- Slice of Life Ecchi -- Getsuyoubi no Tawawa Specials Getsuyoubi no Tawawa Specials -- Two special episodes of Getsuyoubi no Tawawa included on Blu-ray. -- 1. Ukkarimono daga Aisare Jouzu no Kawaii Kouhai -- 2. Ai-chan to Private Film -- Special - Dec 29, 2016 -- 23,727 6.58
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These (Zoku-hen) -- -- Production I.G -- 24 eps -- Novel -- Action Military Sci-Fi Space Drama -- Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These (Zoku-hen) Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These (Zoku-hen) -- Continuation of the Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These series. -- - - ??? ??, ???? -- 6,073 N/A -- -- Busou Chuugakusei: Basket Army -- -- Asread -- 5 eps -- Manga -- Action Military -- Busou Chuugakusei: Basket Army Busou Chuugakusei: Basket Army -- The story is set in August of 2026 at the Fuji Training Facility. Natori Touko, a third-year middle school student in the Eastern Private Defense Academy, is entrenched in field training with instructor Kamiya. It has been a harsh training regiment, but it is finally the last day. Kamiya proposes a extracurricular class under the name Newest Weapons Research. But then, an incident occurs that rocks all of Japan. -- ONA - Dec 22, 2011 -- 6,037 5.73
Gin no Guardian -- -- Haoliners Animation League -- 12 eps -- Web manga -- Adventure Fantasy -- Gin no Guardian Gin no Guardian -- High school student and gamer Suigin Riku attends the prestigious Shinryou Private Academy, a school for the elite and the children of the wealthy. But rich or wealthy are not words that describe Suigin; in fact, he is dirt poor and must work many part time jobs to pay for his tuition. During one such job, he dives into a pool to save his pet cat, fully aware that he cannot swim. Luckily, he is saved by Rei Riku, the beautiful and popular daughter of a game developer, and he falls in love with her. -- -- He is also drawn to another girl: a new friend he meets in Dungeon Century, his favorite online RPG. But when the game is scheduled to shut down, he knows his adventures with her will soon end. However, the day after the game is shut down, he finds out that Rei and the online girl are one and the same. Soon after, Rei gives Suigin a new game meant to replace Dungeon Century—a tomb raiding game called Grave Buster. But when Rei is suddenly kidnapped, Suigin is pulled inside Grave Buster to save her. -- -- Gin no Guardian follows Suigin as he plays through Grave Buster to save Rei, while uncovering the secrets hidden within the game. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Funimation -- 90,940 6.24
Gin no Guardian II -- -- Blade, Emon -- 6 eps -- Web manga -- Adventure Fantasy -- Gin no Guardian II Gin no Guardian II -- At Shinryou Private Academy—an expensive school for wealthy students—one would never expect to find the poverty-stricken Suigin Riku. When he is not working on one of his many part-time jobs to pay his tuition, he can often be found playing the RPG game Dungeon Century, where he has cultivated a relationship with an online friend. However, when Dungeon Century shuts down, he finds out that his crush, the kind-hearted Rei Riku, and his online friend are the same person. -- -- But in the aftermath of this revelation, Rei gets kidnapped and taken into Grave Buster, which is a new online game from the creators of Dungeon Century, forcing Suigin to enter the harsh new world of a pay-to-win game in order to save her. Gin no Guardian 2nd Season continues Suigin's quest to rescue Rei, while attempting to solve the mysteries of this strange game. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Funimation -- 46,176 6.58
Golden Kamuy OVA -- -- Geno Studio -- 1 ep -- Manga -- Action Adventure Historical Seinen -- Golden Kamuy OVA Golden Kamuy OVA -- The 7th Division's Private Hyakunosuke Ogata and former Shinsengumi Vice Commander Toshizou Hijikata find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war in Barato after hearing rumors of the Hidoro gang possessing an escaped prisoner's tattooed skin. With a lead to the hidden Ainu gold close at hand, the two gladly take up arms but a betrayal will force both sides to think twice before carelessly jumping the gun. -- -- OVA - Sep 19, 2018 -- 17,338 7.19
Hanamonogatari -- -- Shaft -- 5 eps -- Light novel -- Mystery Comedy Supernatural -- Hanamonogatari Hanamonogatari -- Now that Koyomi Araragi and Hitagi Senjougahara have graduated, very few familiar faces remain at Naoetsu Private High School, one of them being Kanbaru Suruga, holder of the Monkey's Paw. When she begins to hear talk of a mysterious being known as the "Devil," who will magically solve any problem, she immediately thinks these rumors are about her and decides to investigate. -- -- She discovers the Devil is actually Rouka Numachi, a former rival from junior high who is providing free advice to those who seek her out now that she is no longer able to play basketball due to a leg injury. Acting as a collector of misfortune, she enjoys relieving the stress of her clients by providing them with the false hope of having their problems solved. Although Kanbaru sees no real harm being done, she reprimands Rouka for lying and heads home, relieved she is not the cause of the rumors. But when she finds that her left hand has reverted back to its human form, she may have a reason to worry after all... -- -- 339,149 7.98
Hanamonogatari -- -- Shaft -- 5 eps -- Light novel -- Mystery Comedy Supernatural -- Hanamonogatari Hanamonogatari -- Now that Koyomi Araragi and Hitagi Senjougahara have graduated, very few familiar faces remain at Naoetsu Private High School, one of them being Kanbaru Suruga, holder of the Monkey's Paw. When she begins to hear talk of a mysterious being known as the "Devil," who will magically solve any problem, she immediately thinks these rumors are about her and decides to investigate. -- -- She discovers the Devil is actually Rouka Numachi, a former rival from junior high who is providing free advice to those who seek her out now that she is no longer able to play basketball due to a leg injury. Acting as a collector of misfortune, she enjoys relieving the stress of her clients by providing them with the false hope of having their problems solved. Although Kanbaru sees no real harm being done, she reprimands Rouka for lying and heads home, relieved she is not the cause of the rumors. But when she finds that her left hand has reverted back to its human form, she may have a reason to worry after all... -- -- -- Licensor: -- Aniplex of America -- 339,149 7.98
Hayate no Gotoku!!: Atsu ga Natsuize - Mizugi-hen! -- -- J.C.Staff -- 1 ep -- Manga -- Action Comedy Harem Parody Romance -- Hayate no Gotoku!!: Atsu ga Natsuize - Mizugi-hen! Hayate no Gotoku!!: Atsu ga Natsuize - Mizugi-hen! -- To encourage Nagi to swim and enjoy summer, Maria invites various friends to their Sanzenin family's private beach. While everyone is having fun, Nagi hesitates to wear swimsuits and come out because of her small breasts, and refuses to join... -- OVA - Mar 6, 2009 -- 35,002 7.33
Hello Harinezumi: Satsui no Ryoubun -- -- Studio Deen -- 1 ep -- Manga -- Drama Mystery Psychological Seinen -- Hello Harinezumi: Satsui no Ryoubun Hello Harinezumi: Satsui no Ryoubun -- One stormy night, a young woman is shot to death on a cliff; her body is found floating in the waters below the next morning. She was last seen with a man who is now being sought not only for her death. Meanwhile, an estranged wife hires Goro, a private investigator, to find her husband. Alongside another member of law enforcement with his own motives for finding the man, Goro sets forth on a trail of tragedy and intrigue to find the reason and connection behind the murders and missing husband. -- -- (Source: Anime-Planet; edited) -- -- Licensor: -- Central Park Media, NYAV Post -- OVA - Sep 1, 1992 -- 2,551 6.43
High School DxD Specials -- -- TNK -- 6 eps -- Light novel -- Ecchi Comedy Harem Romance Demons School -- High School DxD Specials High School DxD Specials -- A series of 3-5 minute specials that were bundled with the HighSchool DxD DVD and Blu-rays. They are a stand alone set of episodes that are not a part of any story line in particular. -- -- Special 1: Going Sunbathing! - The Occult Research Club goes on a beach outing. -- -- Special 2: Issei's Private Training! - Issei is being given lessons in magic by Akeno. -- -- Special 3: A Little Bold, Koneko-Chan... Nyan! - Koneko accidentally has her personality reversed magically, making her incredibly sexually active and reversing her sexual preference. -- -- Special 4: The Untold Story of The Dress Break's Birth! - A few flashbacks of how Issei first found out and eventually perfected his special move, Dress Break. -- -- Special 5: Making Udon! - As part of a penalty for losing a bet, Sona and Tsubaki make udon for the Occult Research Club but the udon comes to life in a peculiar way... -- -- Special 6: Asia Transforms! - Asia wants to prove she is just as bad as any demon by using ideas found in Issei's magazines, going as far as dressing up like a harlot and seducing him. -- -- (Source: Wikipedia) -- Special - Mar 21, 2012 -- 164,172 7.26
Jormungand -- -- White Fox -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Action Adventure Seinen -- Jormungand Jormungand -- Brought up in a conflict-ridden environment, child soldier Jonathan "Jonah" Mar hates weapons and those who deal them. But when Koko Hekmatyar, an international arms dealer, takes on Jonah as one of her bodyguards, he has little choice but to take up arms. Along with Koko's other bodyguards, composed mostly of former special-ops soldiers, Jonah is now tasked with protecting Koko and her overly idealistic goal of world peace from the countless dangers that come from her line of work. -- -- Jormungand follows Koko, Jonah, and the rest of crew as they travel the world selling weapons under the international shipping company HCLI. As Koko's work is illegal under international law, she is forced to constantly sidestep both local and international authorities while doing business with armies, private militaries, and militias. With the CIA always hot on her trail, and assassins around every corner, Jonah and the crew must guard Koko and her dream of world peace with their lives or die trying. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Funimation -- TV - Apr 11, 2012 -- 279,590 7.84
Jormungand: Perfect Order -- -- White Fox -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Action Adventure Seinen -- Jormungand: Perfect Order Jormungand: Perfect Order -- Still in pursuit of her ambitious goal, ingenious arms dealer Koko Hekmatyar, inexpressive child soldier Jonathan “Jonah” Mar, and the rest of their squad continue their mercenary activities. From professional assassins to private militaries, the group's work constantly puts them in the face of danger. -- -- But internal conflicts soon arise after Renato "R" Socci, one of Koko's bodyguards, is revealed to be an undercover agent for "Operation Undershaft"—a plan devised by the CIA to infiltrate HCLI and exploit Koko as a tool. Shocked by his betrayal, Koko's leadership is needed now more than ever to rally her squad and rebuild their foundation of trust before they are torn apart. -- -- Jormungand: Perfect Order follows Koko and the rest of her crew as they take on persistent adversaries, overcome internal struggles, and make Koko's vision of world peace a reality—where everything is in perfect order. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Funimation -- TV - Oct 10, 2012 -- 155,241 7.93
Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu Final -- -- Shin-Ei Animation -- 7 eps -- Manga -- Slice of Life Comedy -- Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu Final Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu Final -- Haré's family receives a video letter from Weda's home in the city. Witnessing how sad and lonely Weda's mother and Bel are without her, Weda decides to take Haré and Guu back to the city for a while. After Haré complains about being bored and lonely without his friends in the jungle (as part of his plot to persuade his mother to take him back), Weda decides to send him to a private school in the city, where he instanly falls in love with a pretty girl named Rita. But, of course, Guu wants part of the action too. -- -- (Source: ANN) -- OVA - Dec 21, 2003 -- 9,234 7.65
Junjou Romantica 3 -- -- Studio Deen -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Comedy Drama Romance Shounen Ai -- Junjou Romantica 3 Junjou Romantica 3 -- After living together for three years, Misaki Takahashi and Akihiko "Usagi" Usami's relationship has been progressing smoothly. However, all great relationships have problems, and theirs is just beginning. With a new rival on the horizon, Usagi worries about Misaki's feelings towards him. -- -- Meanwhile, Ryuuichirou Isaka has always loved to intrude on Misaki and Usagi's love life, but his own love life hasn't been all smooth sailing—Isaka and his secretary Kaoru Asahina have been dating for a few years; however, Asahina prefers to keep their professional and private lives separate, often leading to troubled waters between them. -- -- As for Nowaki Kusama and Hiroki Kamijou, now that their careers are finally taking off, they hardly see each other anymore. With the time they spend together lessening, doubts and insecurities threaten to creep in between them. On the other hand, the 17-year age gap between Shinobu Takatsuki and You Miyagi has been a constant barrier in their relationship, but as they learn more about each other, their self-consciousness continues to fade. -- -- The beloved couples of Junjou Romantica, Junjou Egoist, and Junjou Terrorist are back again, this time with a new addition: Junjou Mistake! -- -- 96,777 7.73
Kakegurui×× -- -- MAPPA -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Drama Game Mystery Psychological School Shounen -- Kakegurui×× Kakegurui×× -- As Yumeko Jabami's fame grows and the reputation of the student council dwindles, Kirari Momobami decides to revolutionize the group. To this end, she announces an election for its next president. The rules are simple: each student in the school receives one chip. Whoever has the most chips by the end of thirty days becomes both the new president and the head of the Momobami clan. -- -- Upon receiving news of this development, the Momobami branch families spring into action. Eleven transfer students arrive at Hyakkao Private Academy, each aiming to lead both the school and the Momobami clan. Equipped with unique talents, they will compete to get as many chips as possible—but their chips are not the only things on the line. -- -- 480,876 7.28
Kakegurui -- -- MAPPA -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Game Mystery Psychological Drama School Shounen -- Kakegurui Kakegurui -- Unlike many schools, attending Hyakkaou Private Academy prepares students for their time in the real world. Since many of the students are the children of the richest people in the world, the academy has its quirks that separate it from all the others. By day, it is a normal school, educating its pupils in history, languages, and the like. But at night, it turns into a gambling den, educating them in the art of dealing with money and manipulating people. Money is power; those who come out on top in the games stand at the top of the school. -- -- Yumeko Jabami, a seemingly naive and beautiful transfer student, is ready to try her hand at Hyakkaou's special curriculum. Unlike the rest, she doesn't play to win, but for the thrill of the gamble, and her borderline insane way of gambling might just bring too many new cards to the table. -- -- 940,309 7.37
Kidou Senkan Nadesico -- -- Xebec -- 26 eps -- Original -- Action Comedy Mecha Military Parody Romance Sci-Fi Shounen Space -- Kidou Senkan Nadesico Kidou Senkan Nadesico -- Akito doesn't want to fight. Despite a childhood spent on the anime Gekiganger 3, a Mecha show, he'd rather cook than pilot a Mecha. Fate intervenes when his home on Mars is destroyed, and he is transported instantly to the Earth, mysteriously. He has questions no one can answer fully, but follows a girl from a chance meeting in hopes to discover any. The girl, Yurika, is captain of the private battleship Nadesico, and in order to follow her, he enlists as their cook. Possessing the nanite implants that allow to control mechas, he's a handy backup pilot for the mechas of the Nadesico. He joins a crew bent on avenging Mars that seems to be composed of only misfits, otakus, and ditzes; however, in reality, they are handpicked experts. They take their own private war back to Mars to face the harsh reality that life may not always be like a Giant Mecha series. -- -- (Source: ANN) -- 44,434 7.52
Kidou Senkan Nadesico -- -- Xebec -- 26 eps -- Original -- Action Comedy Mecha Military Parody Romance Sci-Fi Shounen Space -- Kidou Senkan Nadesico Kidou Senkan Nadesico -- Akito doesn't want to fight. Despite a childhood spent on the anime Gekiganger 3, a Mecha show, he'd rather cook than pilot a Mecha. Fate intervenes when his home on Mars is destroyed, and he is transported instantly to the Earth, mysteriously. He has questions no one can answer fully, but follows a girl from a chance meeting in hopes to discover any. The girl, Yurika, is captain of the private battleship Nadesico, and in order to follow her, he enlists as their cook. Possessing the nanite implants that allow to control mechas, he's a handy backup pilot for the mechas of the Nadesico. He joins a crew bent on avenging Mars that seems to be composed of only misfits, otakus, and ditzes; however, in reality, they are handpicked experts. They take their own private war back to Mars to face the harsh reality that life may not always be like a Giant Mecha series. -- -- (Source: ANN) -- -- Licensor: -- ADV Films, Nozomi Entertainment -- 44,434 7.52
Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen -- -- Shaft -- 1 ep -- Light novel -- Vampire -- Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen -- During Koyomi Araragi's second year at Naoetsu Private High School, he has a chance encounter with Tsubasa Hanekawa, the top honor student in his class. When they strike up a conversation, Hanekawa mentions a shocking rumor: a vampire with beautiful blonde hair and freezing cold eyes has been seen lurking around town. -- -- Happy to have made a new friend, Araragi writes off the rumor and goes about the rest of his evening in a carefree manner. However, on his way home, he stumbles across splatters of blood leading down the stairs to the subway. His curiosity pushes him to investigate further, so he follows the gruesome pools into the depths of the station. -- -- When he arrives at the source of the blood, he is terrified by what he sees—the rumored blonde vampire herself, completely dismembered. After she calls for his help, Araragi must make a decision, one which carries the potential to change his life forever. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Aniplex of America -- Movie - Jan 8, 2016 -- 390,956 8.40
Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! -- -- Studio Gokumi -- 12 eps -- Light novel -- Comedy Ecchi Harem Mystery Romance School -- Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! -- Shougo Mikadono's father has just passed away, and now he must become the head of Mikadono Group, his father's company. After completing the training to take over, there is just one other stipulation he must adhere to: he will need to find a girl he loves at his new school and marry her by the time he graduates high school. -- -- Shougo transfers to Miryuin Private Academy, and it seems like he has many girls to choose from, such as Konoe Suruma, the class representative as well as his first new friend; Miyabi Kannagi, a standoffish but kind girl; Rinka Kunitachi, the student council vice president; Mei Sagara, who runs a cafe and dresses like a witch; and Mana Tendou, the student council president. However, there is a complication: one of them is his long-lost half sister, and he has no idea which one, so how can he become romantically involved with any of them? -- -- TV - Jul 6, 2012 -- 176,408 6.58
Kuro no Danshou -- -- - -- 4 eps -- - -- Hentai Horror -- Kuro no Danshou Kuro no Danshou -- While vacationing with his adopted daughter, Private Detective Susuki becomes trapped in a secluded ski resort with a few other vacationers after a storm closes the place down. All is well until one of the guests is found brutally murdered. Being the good investigator he is, Susuki gets to work to find the killer. While digging for the killer, Susuki uncovers a lot of dirt on the other guests and even finds out a thing or two about his own past. But, as Susuki struggles to find the killer, the other guests start to point the finger at him. -- -- (Source: AniDB) -- OVA - Oct 29, 1999 -- 2,308 5.74
Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai Specials -- -- Lerche -- 6 eps -- Light novel -- Action Ecchi Fantasy School Seinen -- Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai Specials Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai Specials -- Original animation to be included in the BD and DVD volume releases of Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai. -- -- Volume 1: "Soshite Futari wa Manabisha e (And So They Arrive at School)" -- Volume 2: "Irori, Rotenburo de Sosou suru (Irori Has an Accident at the Open-Air Bath)" -- Volume 3: "Char and Frey, Senritsu no Bathroom (Charl, Frey, and the Bathroom of Terror)" -- Volume 4: "Akabane Nadeshiko, Natsu no Yo no Yume (Nadeshiko Akabane, Midsummer Night's Dream)" -- Volume 5: "Kojin Jugyou: Imishitsu de Bijo Futari to~ (Private Lesson - Two Beauties in an Infirmary)" -- Volume 6: "Bishoujo Shuugou! Mizugi Darake no Daisoudou (Pretty Girls Gather! Swimsuit-Stubbed Pandemonium)" -- -- Licensor: -- Funimation -- Special - Dec 25, 2013 -- 31,454 6.75
Magic-Kyun! Renaissance -- -- Sunrise -- 13 eps -- Original -- Music Magic Romance School -- Magic-Kyun! Renaissance Magic-Kyun! Renaissance -- A world where art becomes magic. In this world, people who can inspire passion with their Magic Arts are called Artistas, and are employed in show business. In Hoshinomori Private Magical Arts High School, where Artistas are taught, a strange new student named Kohana Aigasaki transfers into the school. -- -- Kohana is placed on the planning committee for the school's yearly Hoshinomori Summer Festa cultural festival. She spends her romantic school life with six other boys who aim to become entertainers in the future. Each of the boys specializes in his own Arts, and aims to make Hoshi Fes a success. In addition, the boys also aim to be chosen alongside Kohana as the school's Artista Prince and Princess, only chosen once a year. -- -- A Magic-kyun for you! A new renaissance starts here! Magic-kyun! Renaissance is a multimedia project where you can create great memories with Artistas of greatly varying personalities! -- -- (Source: Official site) -- -- Licensor: -- Ponycan USA -- 41,813 7.06
Major 2nd (TV) 2nd Season -- -- OLM -- 25 eps -- Manga -- Comedy Sports Drama Shounen -- Major 2nd (TV) 2nd Season Major 2nd (TV) 2nd Season -- After recovering from the inner struggles he faced in the past, Daigo Shigeno continues to play baseball and is now the captain of Fuurin Private Academy Middle School's baseball team. Alongside Mutsuko Sakura, his classmate from elementary school, he aims to lead the team to glory. However, due to unexpected circumstances, Fuurin's baseball team is left with only six members: Daigo, Mutsuko, Yayoi Sawa, Tao Sagara, Seira Kandori, and Hiromu Tanba. Left with mostly female players and lacking in experience, the team struggles to gain confidence and trust from the new recruits—Akira Nishina, Anita Kabashima, and Chisato Fujii. Facing challenges such as having no proper coach, problematic recruits, and a limited number of members, Daigo's resolution is put to the test as he tries to bring the team together in time to participate in their first ever tournament. -- -- 14,548 7.57
Mashiro-iro Symphony: The Color of Lovers -- -- Manglobe -- 12 eps -- Visual novel -- Harem Drama Romance School -- Mashiro-iro Symphony: The Color of Lovers Mashiro-iro Symphony: The Color of Lovers -- When boys suddenly get into places where they've never been allowed before, some girls tend to get upset. So when the decision is made to merge the elite Yuihime Girls' Private Academy and the coeducational Kagamidai Private Academy, everyone wants to take extra care in avoiding trouble while bringing the two Privates together. Therefore, rather than just bringing the Kagamidai boys into the Yuihime girls' school all at once, a plan is concocted in which a group of test males will be inserted into the Girls' Private Academy first. -- -- Thus, poor young Shingo finds himself being thrown as a sacrificial lamb to the lionesses of Yuihime, who aren't exactly waiting for him with open arms. Will Shingo manage to survive the estrogen soaked death pit that is Yuihime? Can the girls learn to be more receptive to the boys? And just how long until something involving panties will cause emotions to flare, sparks to fly and the battle of the sexes to explode? -- -- (Source: Sentai Filmworks, edited) -- -- Licensor: -- Sentai Filmworks -- 132,505 7.09
Mayoi Neko Overrun! -- -- AIC -- 13 eps -- Light novel -- Comedy Harem Romance -- Mayoi Neko Overrun! Mayoi Neko Overrun! -- Takumi Tsuzuki is a high school student who attends the Umenomori Private Academy, free of charge, alongside Fumino Serizawa, a childhood friend of his whom always says the opposite of what she feels. He spends most of his time at school fending off Chise Umenomori, the granddaughter of the board chairman and a pampered princess, who is constantly roping him into her eccentric hobbies. After school, he goes to work at the "Stray Cats" confectionery, a cake shop run by his adoptive older sister, Otome Tsuzuki, until it's time to go to bed. This is the average routine in the day and the life of Takumi. -- -- Mayoi Neko Overrun follows another seemingly average day in the life of Takumi. With his sister away from the shop, having gone to save someone else in need of help, Fumino takes it upon herself to wake him up so that he won't be late for their usual walk to school together, giving him a glimpse of her blue and white striped panties in the process. What a nice way to start the day. -- -- When Otome returns home, she brings with her a girl named Nozomi Kiriya, whose hair and mannerisms resemble that of a large cat. It turns out that she is a runaway that Otome can't help but take in. Takumi's ordinary days are transformed into splendid chaos as he tries to unravel who this mysterious beauty is and what she's running away from... -- TV - Apr 6, 2010 -- 119,729 6.70
Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi -- -- Xebec -- 6 eps -- Original -- Action Horror Sci-Fi Shoujo Ai Supernatural -- Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi -- Immortality is something many people would wish for. But would it be such a coveted ability if people knew they would be subject to countless attacks because of it? Such is the case for Rin Asougi, an immortal private investigator, because there is no shortage of people who want her dead. Over the centuries, she has met many grisly ends, but each time, she returns to life as if nothing had happened. -- -- In 1990, while looking for a lost cat, Rin runs into Kouki Maeno, a man who feels that his memories are wrong. Agreeing to help him, Rin discovers that Kouki is not what he seems, all the while drawing closer to her true enemy. This adversary knows Rin and her kind all too well, and if she dies by his hand, she may stay dead permanently. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Funimation -- TV - Feb 4, 2008 -- 155,149 7.31
Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi -- -- Xebec -- 6 eps -- Original -- Action Horror Sci-Fi Shoujo Ai Supernatural -- Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi -- Immortality is something many people would wish for. But would it be such a coveted ability if people knew they would be subject to countless attacks because of it? Such is the case for Rin Asougi, an immortal private investigator, because there is no shortage of people who want her dead. Over the centuries, she has met many grisly ends, but each time, she returns to life as if nothing had happened. -- -- In 1990, while looking for a lost cat, Rin runs into Kouki Maeno, a man who feels that his memories are wrong. Agreeing to help him, Rin discovers that Kouki is not what he seems, all the while drawing closer to her true enemy. This adversary knows Rin and her kind all too well, and if she dies by his hand, she may stay dead permanently. -- -- TV - Feb 4, 2008 -- 155,149 7.31
Mouretsu Pirates -- -- Satelight -- 26 eps -- Light novel -- Sci-Fi Space -- Mouretsu Pirates Mouretsu Pirates -- The story centers around a spirited high school girl named Marika. She keeps herself busy with the space yacht club and her part-time job at a high-class retro café. One day, two strangers suddenly appear and claim to be subordinates of her dead father. They demand that she assume command of the space pirate ship Bentenmaru. A privateer ship's compact was made during a war of independence a century ago, and according to that compact, the ship must be inherited by the captain's next direct descendant. Marika finds herself embarking on a new life as a space pirate. -- -- Licensor: -- Sentai Filmworks -- 66,594 7.16
Mouryou no Hako -- -- Madhouse -- 13 eps -- Novel -- Mystery Psychological Supernatural Thriller Seinen -- Mouryou no Hako Mouryou no Hako -- The story follows a series of bizarre murders of schoolgirls who have been dismembered and stuffed into boxes. The private investigator hired by a missing daughter's mother joins forces with an antique book seller and others to unravel the murder spree. -- -- (Source: ANN) -- TV - Oct 8, 2008 -- 53,699 7.19
Netsuzou TRap -- -- Creators in Pack -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Drama Romance Shoujo Ai -- Netsuzou TRap Netsuzou TRap -- High school students Yuma Okazaki and Hotaru Mizushina are childhood friends. With their respective boyfriends, Takeda and Fujiwara, their lives couldn't be more perfect. From playing in school to going on group dates, it seems nothing can break their bond. -- -- However, during one such group date, Hotaru makes an unexpected move. While Takeda and Fujiwara are distracted, she begins stroking Yuma's thighs. Taken aback by this peculiar action, Yuma awkwardly retreats to the toilets, followed shortly by her aggressor. Now in private, Hotaru forces the innocent Yuma into a locked cubicle and whispers into her ear: "You'll be more nervous with a boy; I'll help you practice." -- -- 117,974 5.36
Night Walker: Mayonaka no Tantei -- -- AIC -- 12 eps -- Visual novel -- Action Comedy Horror Mystery Vampire -- Night Walker: Mayonaka no Tantei Night Walker: Mayonaka no Tantei -- Shido Tatsuhiko is not only a private eye... he is also a vampire with no real memory of his past. Joined by Yayoi Matsunaga, a female government agent, Riho Yamazaki, an orphaned teenage girl working as his girl Friday and Guni, a little green imp, Shido must face demonic creatures known as Nightbreed. Meanwhile, Cain, the vampire who made him what he is now, is seeking him... -- -- (Source: ANN) -- -- Licensor: -- Central Park Media, Discotek Media -- 16,642 6.94
Owarimonogatari -- -- Shaft -- 12 eps -- Light novel -- Mystery Comedy Supernatural Vampire -- Owarimonogatari Owarimonogatari -- A peculiar transfer student named Ougi Oshino has just arrived at Naoetsu Private High School. She is quickly introduced to senior student Koyomi Araragi by their mutual friend Kanbaru Suruga, in hopes of obtaining advice regarding a strange discovery she has made. After taking a look at the school's layout, Ougi notices that a classroom has appeared in an otherwise empty area—a place that should not exist. -- -- Unsure if this is the work of an apparition, Araragi and Ougi attempt to unravel the truth behind this enigma. But Araragi soon discovers, after finding himself locked in with Ougi, that the room holds the memory of an event he had long since forgotten. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Aniplex of America -- 371,735 8.46
Platinum End -- -- Signal.MD -- ? eps -- Manga -- Psychological Supernatural Drama Shounen -- Platinum End Platinum End -- After the death of his parents, a young Mirai Kakehashi is left in the care of his abusive relatives. Since then, he has become gloomy and depressed, leading him to attempt suicide on the evening of his middle school graduation. Mirai, however, is saved by a pure white girl named Nasse who introduces herself as a guardian angel wishing to give him happiness—by granting him supernatural powers and a chance to become the new God. -- -- In order to earn the position, he must defeat 12 other "God Candidates" within 999 days. Soon, Mirai begins a struggle to survive as a terrifying battle royale erupts between himself and the candidates looking to obtain the most power in the world. -- -- TV - Oct ??, 2021 -- 27,914 N/A -- -- Genocyber -- -- Artmic -- 5 eps -- Manga -- Action Sci-Fi Horror Psychological Mecha -- Genocyber Genocyber -- As the nations of the world begin to merge, world peace is threatened by the private armies of individual corporations. The Kuryu Group has just discovered a weapon that will tip world power in their favor. The Genocyber: a nightmarish combination of cybernetics and psychic potential. Many desire to control this monstrosity, but can its hatred be contained... Battle erupts, and the cyberpunk world of the future is about to explode with violence. -- -- (Source: ANN) -- -- Licensor: -- Central Park Media -- OVA - Mar 2, 1994 -- 26,832 5.82
Prison School -- -- J.C.Staff -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Comedy Ecchi Romance School Seinen -- Prison School Prison School -- Located on the outskirts of Tokyo, Hachimitsu Private Academy is a prestigious all-girls boarding school, famous for its high-quality education and disciplined students. However, this is all about to change due to the revision of the school's most iconic policy, as boys are now able to enroll as well. -- -- At the start of the first semester under this new decree, a mere five boys have been accepted, effectively splitting the student body into a ratio of two hundred girls to one boy. Kiyoshi, Gakuto, Shingo, Andre, and Jo are quickly cast away without having a chance to make any kind of a first impression. Unable to communicate with their fellow female students, the eager boys set their sights on a far more dangerous task: peeping into the girls' bath! -- -- It's only after their plan is thoroughly decimated by the infamous Underground Student Council that the motley crew find their freedom abruptly taken from them, as they are thrown into the school's prison with the sentence of an entire month as punishment. Thus begins the tale of the boys' harsh lives in Prison School, a righteous struggle that will ultimately test the bonds of friendship and perverted brotherhood. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Funimation -- 738,344 7.68
R-15 -- -- AIC, Remic -- 12 eps -- Light novel -- Comedy Ecchi Harem Romance School -- R-15 R-15 -- R-15 is about a boy, Taketo Akutagawa, who attends a school for geniuses: Inspiration Academy Private High School. Taketo is a genius novelist and writes erotica. Despite negative perceptions many people have of him, he aims to be at the top of his class and be recognized as the world's greatest writer. -- -- (Source: Wikipedia) -- TV - Jul 10, 2011 -- 81,149 6.48
Sakigake!! Otokojuku -- -- Toei Animation -- 34 eps -- Manga -- Action Comedy Martial Arts School Shounen -- Sakigake!! Otokojuku Sakigake!! Otokojuku -- Otokojuku: a private school for juvenile delinquents that were previously expelled from normal schools. At this school, Japanese chivalry is taught through feudal and military fundamentals. Similar to an action film, the classes are overwhelmed by violence. Only those who survive it become true men. -- -- (Source: ANN) -- 10,374 7.38
Schoolgirl Strikers: Animation Channel -- -- J.C.Staff -- 13 eps -- Game -- Action Sci-Fi School -- Schoolgirl Strikers: Animation Channel Schoolgirl Strikers: Animation Channel -- It's the near future. The newly established girls' private school Goryoukan Academy has another face. This school has a special unit, Fifth force, who is assembled and selected from the school's student body in order to fight an enemy called O'bli. -- -- This is a story about love, courage and friendship about the girls called Strikers. -- 17,899 5.71
Seiken Tsukai no World Break -- -- Diomedéa -- 12 eps -- Light novel -- Action Fantasy Harem Romance School Supernatural -- Seiken Tsukai no World Break Seiken Tsukai no World Break -- Seiken Tsukai no World Break takes place at Akane Private Academy where students who possess memories of their previous lives are being trained to use Ancestral Arts so that they can serve as defenders against monsters, called Metaphysicals, who randomly attack. Known as saviors, the students are broken up into two categories: the kurogane who are able to use their prana to summon offensive weapons and the kuroma who are able to use magic. -- -- The story begins six months prior to the major climax of the series during the opening ceremonies on the first day of the school year. After the ceremony is over, the main character, Moroha Haimura, meets a girl named Satsuki Ranjou who reveals that she was Moroha's little sister in a past life where Moroha was a heroic prince capable of slaying entire armies with his sword skills. Soon afterwards he meets another girl, Shizuno Urushibara, who eventually reveals that she also knew Moroha in an entirely different past life where he was a dark lord capable of using destructive magic but saved her from a life of slavery. Can those whose minds live in both the present and the past truly reach a bright future? Delve into the complex world of Seiken Tsukai no World Break to find out! -- 244,980 6.88
Seiken Tsukai no World Break -- -- Diomedéa -- 12 eps -- Light novel -- Action Fantasy Harem Romance School Supernatural -- Seiken Tsukai no World Break Seiken Tsukai no World Break -- Seiken Tsukai no World Break takes place at Akane Private Academy where students who possess memories of their previous lives are being trained to use Ancestral Arts so that they can serve as defenders against monsters, called Metaphysicals, who randomly attack. Known as saviors, the students are broken up into two categories: the kurogane who are able to use their prana to summon offensive weapons and the kuroma who are able to use magic. -- -- The story begins six months prior to the major climax of the series during the opening ceremonies on the first day of the school year. After the ceremony is over, the main character, Moroha Haimura, meets a girl named Satsuki Ranjou who reveals that she was Moroha's little sister in a past life where Moroha was a heroic prince capable of slaying entire armies with his sword skills. Soon afterwards he meets another girl, Shizuno Urushibara, who eventually reveals that she also knew Moroha in an entirely different past life where he was a dark lord capable of using destructive magic but saved her from a life of slavery. Can those whose minds live in both the present and the past truly reach a bright future? Delve into the complex world of Seiken Tsukai no World Break to find out! -- -- Licensor: -- Funimation -- 244,980 6.88
Seitokai no Ichizon Lv.2 -- -- AIC -- 10 eps -- Light novel -- Harem Comedy Parody School -- Seitokai no Ichizon Lv.2 Seitokai no Ichizon Lv.2 -- Sugisaki Ken, through diligence and academic excellence, had successfully entered the paradise that is the Hekiyou Private Academy's Student Council. There, he boldly embarks on his plan to create his personal harem with the 4 girls who are the other council members, namely: The incredibly youthful president Sakurano Kurimu; The cool and kindly yet super-sadistic secretary Akaba Chizuru; Tomboyish and hot-blooded vice-president Shiina Minatsu; and The ephemerally beautiful yet complicated treasurer Shiina Mafuyu. While every day since then has been non-stop fun, Graduation Day now looms near. Could this spell the end of their carefree days? -- -- (Source: translated and adapted from official site by Cranston) -- -- Licensor: -- Sentai Filmworks -- ONA - Oct 13, 2012 -- 63,446 7.37
Seitokai Yakuindomo -- -- GoHands -- 13 eps -- 4-koma manga -- Comedy School Shounen Slice of Life -- Seitokai Yakuindomo Seitokai Yakuindomo -- On his first day of high school at the formerly all-girl's Ousai Private Academy, Takatoshi Tsuda is called out for his untidy uniform by the student council president Shino Amakusa. In apology for delaying Takatoshi for his first class—and stating that the group needs a male point of view to accommodate the arrival of boys at the school—Shino offers him the position of vice president of the student council. Though unwilling, Takatoshi finds himself appointed as the newest member of the student council having yet to even step foot inside the school building. -- -- Takatoshi soon realizes that the other student council members who are more than a little strange: President Shino, who is studious and serious in appearance, but actually a huge pervert, fascinated with the erotic and constantly making lewd jokes; the secretary Aria Shichijou, who may seem like a typical sheltered rich girl, but is just as risque as the president, if not more so; and finally, the treasurer Suzu Hagimura, who may act fairly normal, but has the body of an elementary school student and is extremely self-conscious of it. Surrounded by these colorful characters, the new vice president must now work through a nonstop assault of sexual humor and insanity. -- -- 406,166 7.59
Seitokai Yakuindomo -- -- GoHands -- 13 eps -- 4-koma manga -- Comedy School Shounen Slice of Life -- Seitokai Yakuindomo Seitokai Yakuindomo -- On his first day of high school at the formerly all-girl's Ousai Private Academy, Takatoshi Tsuda is called out for his untidy uniform by the student council president Shino Amakusa. In apology for delaying Takatoshi for his first class—and stating that the group needs a male point of view to accommodate the arrival of boys at the school—Shino offers him the position of vice president of the student council. Though unwilling, Takatoshi finds himself appointed as the newest member of the student council having yet to even step foot inside the school building. -- -- Takatoshi soon realizes that the other student council members who are more than a little strange: President Shino, who is studious and serious in appearance, but actually a huge pervert, fascinated with the erotic and constantly making lewd jokes; the secretary Aria Shichijou, who may seem like a typical sheltered rich girl, but is just as risque as the president, if not more so; and finally, the treasurer Suzu Hagimura, who may act fairly normal, but has the body of an elementary school student and is extremely self-conscious of it. Surrounded by these colorful characters, the new vice president must now work through a nonstop assault of sexual humor and insanity. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Sentai Filmworks -- 406,166 7.59
Seitokai Yakuindomo* -- -- GoHands -- 13 eps -- 4-koma manga -- Slice of Life Comedy School Shounen -- Seitokai Yakuindomo* Seitokai Yakuindomo* -- They say that the more things change, the more they stay the same, and those words could not be more true for the student council of Ousai Private Academy. Though an entire year has passed—bringing the senior members to their final year of high school—not much has changed. President Shino Amakusa is just as perverted as ever, Secretary Aria Shichijou still refuses to put on a pair of panties, Treasurer Suzu Hagimura has yet to grow an inch, and Vice President Takatoshi Tsuda is still stuck as the straight man to their crazy antics. -- -- Of course, limiting the fun to a four-way might get a little stale; although the group still messes around with the Judo Club and the Newspaper Club, more girls have come to get in on the excitement. Takatoshi's sister Kotomi, a new student at Ousai, is as perverse as the president, while Uomi, the aloof student council president of the nearby Eiryou High School, fits right in with the insanity at Ousai. With loads of absurdity and sexual humor that keeps on coming, Takatoshi needs to harden up if he is going to keep up with all the madness around him. -- -- TV - Jan 4, 2014 -- 207,805 7.73
Shuumatsu no Harem -- -- AXsiZ, Studio Gokumi -- ? eps -- Manga -- Sci-Fi Harem Ecchi Shounen -- Shuumatsu no Harem Shuumatsu no Harem -- The Man-Killer Virus: a lethal disease that has eradicated 99.9% of the world's male population. Mizuhara Reito has been in cryogenic sleep for the past five years, leaving behind Tachibana Erisa, the girl of his dreams. When Reito awakens from the deep freeze, he emerges into a sex-crazed new world where he himself is the planet's most precious resource. Reito and four other male studs are given lives of luxury and one simple mission: repopulate the world by impregnating as many women as possible! All Reito wants, however, is to find his beloved Erisa who went missing three years ago. Can Reito resist temptation and find his one true love? -- -- (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) -- TV - ??? ??, 2021 -- 15,282 N/A -- -- Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Returns -- -- Toei Animation -- 25 eps -- Manga -- Mystery Shounen -- Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Returns Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Returns -- High school student Hajime Kindaichi is the supposed grandson of famous private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Visiting Hong Kong for a fashion event with Kindaichi, our hero's girlfriend Miyuki is captured by a stranger in a case of mistaken identity. The journey to save Miyuki itself leads to yet another crime case... -- -- (Source: YTV) -- TV - Apr 5, 2014 -- 15,198 7.52
Strange+ -- -- Seven -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Slice of Life Comedy Josei -- Strange+ Strange+ -- Kou comes to a slum neighborhood in search of his elder brother Takumi and finds him to have become the head of a private detective firm. Kou is drafted by Takumi to do errands and chores in the detective firm, and they come to meet various interesting people... -- -- (Source: MAL News) -- TV - Jan 10, 2014 -- 28,724 5.99
Sword Art Online: Alicization -- -- A-1 Pictures -- 24 eps -- Light novel -- Action Game Adventure Romance Fantasy -- Sword Art Online: Alicization Sword Art Online: Alicization -- The Soul Translator is a state-of-the-art full-dive interface which interacts with the user's Fluctlight—the technological equivalent of a human soul—and fundamentally differs from the orthodox method of sending signals to the brain. The private institute Rath aims to perfect their creation by enlisting the aid of Sword Art Online survivor Kazuto Kirigaya. He works there as a part-time employee to test the system's capabilities in the Underworld: the fantastical realm generated by the Soul Translator. As per the confidentiality contract, any memories created by the machine in the virtual world are wiped upon returning to the real world. Kazuto can only vaguely recall a single name, Alice, which provokes a sense of unease when mentioned in reality. -- -- When Kazuto escorts Asuna Yuuki home one evening, they chance upon a familiar foe. Kazuto is mortally wounded in the ensuing fight and loses consciousness. When he comes to, he discovers that he has made a full-dive into the Underworld with seemingly no way to escape. He sets off on a quest, seeking a way back to the physical world once again. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Aniplex of America -- 699,385 7.56
Tasogare Otome x Amnesia -- -- SILVER LINK. -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Horror Mystery Romance School Shounen Supernatural -- Tasogare Otome x Amnesia Tasogare Otome x Amnesia -- Seikyou Private Academy, built on the intrigue of traditional occult myths, bears a dark past—for 60 years, it has been haunted by a ghost known as Yuuko, a young woman who mysteriously died in the basement of the old school building. With no memory of her life or death, Yuuko discreetly finds and heads the Paranormal Investigations Club in search of answers. -- -- A chance meeting leads Yuuko to cling to diligent freshman Teiichi Niiya, who can see the quirky ghost, they quickly grow close, and he decides to help her. Along with Kirie Kanoe, Yuuko's relative, and the oblivious second year Momoe Okonogi, they delve deep into the infamous Seven Mysteries of the storied school. -- -- Tasogare Otome x Amnesia tells a unique tale of students who work together to shed light on their school's paranormal happenings, all the while inching closer to the truth behind Yuuko's death. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Sentai Filmworks -- TV - Apr 9, 2012 -- 324,107 7.85
Tasogare Otome x Amnesia -- -- SILVER LINK. -- 12 eps -- Manga -- Horror Mystery Romance School Shounen Supernatural -- Tasogare Otome x Amnesia Tasogare Otome x Amnesia -- Seikyou Private Academy, built on the intrigue of traditional occult myths, bears a dark past—for 60 years, it has been haunted by a ghost known as Yuuko, a young woman who mysteriously died in the basement of the old school building. With no memory of her life or death, Yuuko discreetly finds and heads the Paranormal Investigations Club in search of answers. -- -- A chance meeting leads Yuuko to cling to diligent freshman Teiichi Niiya, who can see the quirky ghost, they quickly grow close, and he decides to help her. Along with Kirie Kanoe, Yuuko's relative, and the oblivious second year Momoe Okonogi, they delve deep into the infamous Seven Mysteries of the storied school. -- -- Tasogare Otome x Amnesia tells a unique tale of students who work together to shed light on their school's paranormal happenings, all the while inching closer to the truth behind Yuuko's death. -- -- TV - Apr 9, 2012 -- 324,107 7.85
The Sky Crawlers -- -- Production I.G -- 1 ep -- Novel -- Drama Military -- The Sky Crawlers The Sky Crawlers -- In an alternate timeline, the world has seemingly achieved peace. Bereft of international conflicts, wars are now waged between private corporations in place of peaceful nations. Yuuichi Kannami, a recent transfer in Area 262, simply does his job as a contracted fighter pilot. However, the more time he spends at his new base, the more mysteries come to light. -- -- The Sky Crawlers exhibits this reality through the eyes of Kannami as he endeavors to understand the "Kildren," humans genetically altered to be teenagers forever with faster reflexes, and his predecessor, the ace pilot known as "Teacher." However, what troubles Kannami the most is how all this connects to the base commander, Suito Kusanagi. Area 262 has the answers, but the truth comes with a price the young pilot may not be ready to pay. -- -- -- Licensor: -- Sony Pictures Entertainment -- Movie - Aug 2, 2008 -- 48,129 7.30
Top Secret: The Revelation -- -- Madhouse -- 26 eps -- Manga -- Sci-Fi Mystery Police Psychological Shoujo -- Top Secret: The Revelation Top Secret: The Revelation -- A newly developed method allows to display the memories of dead people. It is used to solve difficult murder cases. But at what cost? What of the dead's privacy as strangers poke about in their most private memories? What about the effects the imageries may have on the persons whose jobs require going through psychotic murderers' minds and experience whatever emotions and feelings these murderers felt as they skin and disembowel their victims? -- -- (Source: Adapted from manga description) -- TV - Apr 9, 2008 -- 16,796 7.32
Trickster: Edogawa Ranpo "Shounen Tanteidan" yori -- -- Shin-Ei Animation, TMS Entertainment -- 24 eps -- Original -- Sci-Fi Mystery Psychological Drama -- Trickster: Edogawa Ranpo "Shounen Tanteidan" yori Trickster: Edogawa Ranpo "Shounen Tanteidan" yori -- Kogorou Akechi is the founder of a private investigation firm known as the Boy Detectives' Club. Together, this group takes on cases both great and small. One of their junior members, Kensuke Hanasaki, is out solving a case one day when he happens upon Yoshio Kobayashi, a mysterious amnesiac boy with an inability to die. After seeing his abilities in action, Kensuke offers Yoshio a deal: join the Boy Detectives' Club and help them solve cases, and in exchange he will find a way to help Yoshio die. -- -- The apathetic Yoshio accepts this deal begrudgingly, unaware of how different his life will become. Although he does not have much use for people, he gradually begins to acknowledge the group as he spends more time with them while solving cases. -- -- Trickster: Edogawa Ranpo "Shounen Tanteidan" yori follows Akechi and the rest of the Boy Detectives' Club as they solve the various cases they are given, all while combating a hidden threat from the shadows—"The Fiend with Twenty Faces." -- -- 100,358 6.23
Trickster: Edogawa Ranpo "Shounen Tanteidan" yori -- -- Shin-Ei Animation, TMS Entertainment -- 24 eps -- Original -- Sci-Fi Mystery Psychological Drama -- Trickster: Edogawa Ranpo "Shounen Tanteidan" yori Trickster: Edogawa Ranpo "Shounen Tanteidan" yori -- Kogorou Akechi is the founder of a private investigation firm known as the Boy Detectives' Club. Together, this group takes on cases both great and small. One of their junior members, Kensuke Hanasaki, is out solving a case one day when he happens upon Yoshio Kobayashi, a mysterious amnesiac boy with an inability to die. After seeing his abilities in action, Kensuke offers Yoshio a deal: join the Boy Detectives' Club and help them solve cases, and in exchange he will find a way to help Yoshio die. -- -- The apathetic Yoshio accepts this deal begrudgingly, unaware of how different his life will become. Although he does not have much use for people, he gradually begins to acknowledge the group as he spends more time with them while solving cases. -- -- Trickster: Edogawa Ranpo "Shounen Tanteidan" yori follows Akechi and the rest of the Boy Detectives' Club as they solve the various cases they are given, all while combating a hidden threat from the shadows—"The Fiend with Twenty Faces." -- -- -- Licensor: -- Funimation -- 100,358 6.23
Viper's Creed -- -- AIC Spirits, Digital Frontier -- 12 eps -- Original -- Action Military Sci-Fi -- Viper's Creed Viper's Creed -- The story revolves around the members of a private military company (PMC), and the uneasy tension between them and the regular military after a war that caused massive environmental destruction. -- -- (Source: Animekon) -- TV - Jan 6, 2009 -- 9,270 6.73
Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii OVA -- -- A-1 Pictures, Lapin Track -- 2 eps -- Web manga -- Slice of Life Comedy Romance -- Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii OVA Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii OVA -- Tarou Kabakura, a third-year high school student and captain of the boys' volleyball team, is constantly being harassed by his underclassman Hanako Koyanagi, who is in charge of the girls' team. Koyanagi insists that since the girls have a match coming up, Kabakura should give up the courts to let them practice. When he refuses, she pulls out photographic evidence exposing his secret hobby. -- -- With the danger of his entire team finding out about his otaku interests looming over him, Kabakura agrees to hand over the volleyball courts to Koyanagi, giving her some private coaching as well. As the two grow closer, they begin to forge an everlasting bond. -- -- -- The second episode will be bundled with the tenth limited edition volume. It will focus on the supporting characters Naoya Nifuji and Kou Sakuragi. -- OVA - Mar 29, 2019 -- 106,550 7.86
Yarichin☆Bitch-bu -- -- GRIZZLY -- 2 eps -- Manga -- Comedy School Yaoi -- Yarichin☆Bitch-bu Yarichin☆Bitch-bu -- Takashi Toono was unsure what to expect when he transferred to Morimori Academy, a private all-boys boarding school located deep in the mountains. However, it's no different from any other boys' school, and since he entered halfway through the year, he feels like an outcast—until the bright and friendly Kyousuke Yaguchi introduces himself. -- -- Due to the school's compulsory club policy, Toono chooses to join the low-effort "Photography Club," but the club is not what it seems. Nicknamed the "Yarichin Bitch Club," its members offer sexual services to pent-up boys at the academy—for no reason other than a love of sex. What's worse is his monthly sex quota—and the punishment for failure is severe: the club will forcefully take his innocence. However, as time runs out, Toono is left mortified and out of options. -- -- At Toono's side throughout his ordeal is Yaguchi, as well as Yuu Kashima—a fellow transfer student and club member who shares Toono's predicament. While the first years in the club struggle with their sticky dilemma, the club collectively has to deal with sex, secrets, and even stalkers! -- -- OVA - Sep 21, 2018 -- 65,573 6.51
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