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Quotes by Ruth Benedict

I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women.
– Ruth Benedict
No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking.
– Ruth Benedict
Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future.
– Ruth Benedict
The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community.
– Ruth Benedict
The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.
– Ruth Benedict
We grow in time to trust the future for our answers.
– Ruth Benedict
I haven't strength of mind not to need a career.
– Ruth Benedict
I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world.
– Ruth Benedict