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Arms are instruments of ill omen. . . . When one is compelled to use them, it is best to do so without relish. There is no glory in victory, and to glorify it despite this is to exult in the killing of men. . . . When great numbers of people are killed, one should weep over them with sorrow. When victorious in war, one should observe mourning rites.

Lao tzu

There are a lot of different types of people who each have their own rites and rituals. The show is actually quite a fusion of all of those different styles.

Vince Paul

[It] was a secular cathedral, dedicated to the rites of travel.

Robert Hughes

JOSS-STICKS, n. Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion.

Ambrose Bierce

To me rites of passage through life, that's a wonderful, beautiful thing.

Lance Henriksen