The man whose whole activity is diverted to inner meditation becomes insensible to all his surroundings. - Emile Durkheim

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Very few people or companies can clearly articulate WHY they do WHAT they do. By WHY I mean your purpose, cause or belief - WHY does your company exist? WHY do you get out of bed every morning? And WHY should anyone care?

Emile Durkheim

The man whose whole activity is diverted to inner meditation becomes insensible to all his surroundings.

Becomes, He Man, Inner, Insensible, Meditation, Men

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Society is not a mere sum of individuals. Rather, the system formed by their association represents a specific reality which has its own characteristics. . . The group thinks, feels, and acts quite differently from the way in which its members would were they isolated. If, then, we begin with the individual, we shall be able to understand nothing of what takes place in the group.

Groups, Nothing, Quite, Reality, Takes, Thinking

Man is a moral being, only because he lives in society. Let all social life disappear and morality will disappear with it.

Disappear, Let, Men, Morality, Social

We do not condemn it because it is a crime, but it is a crime because we condemn it.

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Each new generation is reared by its predecessor; the latter must therefore improve in order to improve its successor. The movement is circular.

Generations, Movement, Order, Reared, Successor

When mores are sufficient, laws are unnecessary; when mores are insufficient, laws are unenforceable.

Insufficient, Law, Laws, Unnecessary

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