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. . . work even when I'm satisfied with it is never my child I love nor my servant I've brought to heel. It's always busy work I do with my left hand, and part of me watches grudging the wastes of a lifetime.
Ruth BenedictMan is not committed in detail by his biological constitution to any particular variety of behavior.
Ruth BenedictWhat really binds men together is their culture, the ideas and the standards they have in common.
Ruth Benedict