Gorean Ways
Pity Reverence - World On Living Regard - Enemies Being Gorean
Wisdom Breech - Code Judge & Scorn Betrayal - Nature Male & Female
Honoring Nature Self-Castration Swords Drawn Owed Nothing Strangers
Not Surrendering Swords of Others Respect Paradox Sensitivity - Names
Difficult To Fool Less Cynical Caring - Keeping Gorean Courtesy Guests' Use
Pity:
"According to the Gorean way of thinking pity humiliates both he who pities and he who is pitied. According to the Gorean way, one may love but one may not pity." ~ Outlaw, pg. 31
Reverence of World:
"Goreans care for their world. They love the sky, the plains, the sea, the rain in the summer, the snow in the winter. They will sometimes stand and watch clouds. The movement of grass in the wind is very beautiful to them. More than one Gorean poet has sung of the leaf of a Tur tree. I have known warriors who cared for the beauty of small flowers." ~ Hunters, pg. 119
Reverence of World:
"The Goreans, often so cruel to one another, tend to have an affection for wildlife and growing things, which they regard as free, and thereby deserving of great respect." ~ Captive, pg. 238
On Living:
"Do not ask the stones or the trees how to live , they can not tell you ; they do not have tongues; do not ask the wise man how to live for, if he knows , he will know he cannot tell you; if you would learn how to live , do not ask the question; its answer is not in the question but in the answer, which is not in words; do not ask how to live, but, instead, proceed to do so." ~ Marauders, pg. 9
Regard of Enemies:
"Gorean enemies, if skilled, often hold one another in high regard." ~ Marauders, pg. 70
On Being Gorean:
"In the North my blood had found itself, learning itself; in the north I had learned strength, and how to stand alone. I thought of the Kurri. They were terrible foes. Suddenly, incredibly, I felt love for them. I recollected the head of the giant Kur, mounted on its stake, in the ruins of the hall of Svein Blue Tooth. One cannot be weak who meets such beasts. I laughed at the weakness instilled into the men of earth. Only men who are strong, without weakness, can meet such Beasts. One must match them in strength, in intellect, in terribleness, in ferocity. In the north I had grown strong. I suddenly realized the supreme power of the united Gorean will, not divided against itself, not weak, not crippled like the wills of earth. I felt a surge of power, of unprecedented, unexpected joy. I had discovered what it was to be Gorean. I had discovered what is was, truly, to be male, to be a man. I was Gorean." ~ Marauders, pb. 290
Wisdom:
"Gone from my mind suddenly were the brooding on realities and truths that might not be disclosed to men. It is enough to know that they exist. One need not stand forever, one's face pressed against a wall that may not be penetrated. One must turn one's back in time upon the impenetrable wall. One must laugh, one must cry out, and be a man. Man can think; he must act. In the midst of impenetrable mysteries, not caring for him, beyond him, he behaves, he chooses, he acts. Wisdom decrees that the fruit of thought must not be planted where it cannot bear fruit." ~ Tribesmen, pg. 258
Breech of Code:
"We took her without your permission," said Bran Loort. "In this," said Thurnus, "you have committed a breach of code." "It does not matter to me," said Bran Loort. "Neither a plow, nor a bosk, nor a girl may one man take from another, saving with the owner's saying of it," quoted Thurnus." ~ Slave Girl, pg. 227-228
Judge and Scorn:
"You may judge and scorn Goreans as you wish. Know as well however that they judge and scorn you. They fulfill themselves as you do not. Hate them for their pride and power they will pity you for your shame and weakness." ~ Beasts, pg. 11
Betrayal of Nature:
"In denying it we deny our nature. In betraying it we betray no one but ourselves. The master will never be happy until he is a master. The slave will never be happy until she is a slave. It is what we are." ~ Explorers, pg. 159
Male & Female:
"Masculinity and femininity are complementary properties," I told her. "If a man wishes a woman to be more feminine, he must be more masculine. If a woman wishes a man to be more masculine, she must be more feminine." ~ Explorers, pg. 205
Honoring One's Nature:
"Is it not safer to cower in the caves of lies than to stand upon the cliffs of truth, surveying the world? Yet when one stands in the sunlight, and feels the winds of reality, how dank and shameful seem the dark shelters of falsehood, and how foolish it seems then to have once feared daylight and fresh air." ~ Fighting Slave, pg. 103
Self-Castration:
"If the men of Earth choose to surrender the birthright of their dominance, to exchange it for the garbage of a political perversion; if they should choose to deny their genes; if they should choose to subvert and violate the order of nature; if they should choose self- castration to manhood, that is, I suppose, their business." ~ Guardsman, pg. 152
Swords Drawn Over Women:
"Swords are often drawn on Gor over women, and particularly over lovely slaves. Women are prizes, perfections and treasures. It is no wonder that men fight over them with ferocity. Wars have been fought to recover a stolen slave." ~ Renegades, pg. 397
Slaves Owed Nothing:
"So, it is all the will of men?" she said, through her tears. "All the debts, all the owing, all the payments? And nothing is owed to me?" "No," I said. "Nothing is owed to you. You are a slave." ~ Magicians, pg. 204
Strangers:
"The Gorean is suspicious of the stranger, particularly in the vicinity of his native walls. Indeed, in Gorean the same word is used for both stranger and enemy." ~ Outlaw, pg. 49
Not Surrendering:
"Gorean men do not surrender their birthright as males, their rightful dominance, their appropriate mastery. They do not choose to be dictated to by females." ~ Magicians, pg. 51
Swords of Others:
"Be strong and do as you will. The swords of others will set you your limits" ~ Marauders, pg. 10
Respect:
"A woman can only respect a man who can reduce her to utter defeat" ~ Nomads, pg. 298
Paradox Concerning Women:
Paradoxically,the Gorean, who seems to think so little of women in some respects, celebrates them extravagantly in others. The Gorean is extremely susceptible to beauty; it gladdens his heart, and his songs and art are often paeans to its glory. ~ Outlaw, pg. 54
Sensitivity - Names:
Goreans are extremely sensitive about names, and who may speak them. Indeed, particularly those of low caste, even have use names, concealing their true names, lest they be discovered by enemies and used to conjure spells against them. ~ Assassin, pg. 12
Difficult To Fool:
"Goreans are not stupid. It is difficult to fool them more than once. They tend to remember... there would always be the dupes, of one sort or another, and the opportunists, and the cowards, with their rationalizations. But, too, I speculated, there would be those of Ar to whom the Home Stone was a Home Stone, and not a mere rock, not a piece of meaningless earth." ~ Magicians, pg. 489
Less Cynical:
"It might also be noted, interestingly, that the Gorean, in spite of his awe of Priest-Kings, and the reverence he accords them, the gods of his world, does not think of them as having formed the world, nor of the world being in some sense consequent upon their will. Rather the Priest-Kings are seen as being its children, too, like sleen, and rain and man. A last observation having to do with the tendency of some Goreans to accept illusions and such as reality is that the Gorean tends to take such things as honor and truth very seriously. Given his culture and background, his values, he is often easier to impose upon than would be many others. For example, he is likely, at least upon occasion, to be an easier mark for the fraud and charletan than a more suspicious, cynical fellow. On the other hand, I do not encourage lying to Goreans. They do not like it." ~ Magicians, pg. 255
Showing Caring By Keeping:
"On Earth weaklings who wish to rid themselves of women sometimes take refuge in the comforting rationalization that they "love them enough to let them go." That position, whatever may be its moral or psychological merits, does not represent a typical Gorean response, at least where slaves are concerned. Most Goreans would regard it absurd to let a woman go for whom one truly cared. One shows caring by keeping. And if necessary, by fighting. What woman, it seemed to me, would prefer a man who cared enough for her to keep her, one who was willing, even, to fight for her, rather than one who was willing to let her go." ~ Dancer, pg. 308
Gorean Courtesy:
Verna sat cross-legged, like a man. I knelt, as a serving slave. She threw me one of the oysters. "Eat, Slave," she said. I ate. In so doing this, she, the guest, had signified that I might now feed. It is a not uncommon Gorean courtesy, in such situations, to permit the guest to grant the feeding permission to the slaves present. ~ Captive, pg. 301
Guests' Use Of A Girl:
In a large house, with various slave girls, it is thought only an act of courtesy on the part of a host to permit a guest the use of one of the girls for the evening. ~ Assassin, pg. 89
Wisdom Breech - Code Judge & Scorn Betrayal - Nature Male & Female
Honoring Nature Self-Castration Swords Drawn Owed Nothing Strangers
Not Surrendering Swords of Others Respect Paradox Sensitivity - Names
Difficult To Fool Less Cynical Caring - Keeping Gorean Courtesy Guests' Use
Pity:
"According to the Gorean way of thinking pity humiliates both he who pities and he who is pitied. According to the Gorean way, one may love but one may not pity." ~ Outlaw, pg. 31
Reverence of World:
"Goreans care for their world. They love the sky, the plains, the sea, the rain in the summer, the snow in the winter. They will sometimes stand and watch clouds. The movement of grass in the wind is very beautiful to them. More than one Gorean poet has sung of the leaf of a Tur tree. I have known warriors who cared for the beauty of small flowers." ~ Hunters, pg. 119
Reverence of World:
"The Goreans, often so cruel to one another, tend to have an affection for wildlife and growing things, which they regard as free, and thereby deserving of great respect." ~ Captive, pg. 238
On Living:
"Do not ask the stones or the trees how to live , they can not tell you ; they do not have tongues; do not ask the wise man how to live for, if he knows , he will know he cannot tell you; if you would learn how to live , do not ask the question; its answer is not in the question but in the answer, which is not in words; do not ask how to live, but, instead, proceed to do so." ~ Marauders, pg. 9
Regard of Enemies:
"Gorean enemies, if skilled, often hold one another in high regard." ~ Marauders, pg. 70
On Being Gorean:
"In the North my blood had found itself, learning itself; in the north I had learned strength, and how to stand alone. I thought of the Kurri. They were terrible foes. Suddenly, incredibly, I felt love for them. I recollected the head of the giant Kur, mounted on its stake, in the ruins of the hall of Svein Blue Tooth. One cannot be weak who meets such beasts. I laughed at the weakness instilled into the men of earth. Only men who are strong, without weakness, can meet such Beasts. One must match them in strength, in intellect, in terribleness, in ferocity. In the north I had grown strong. I suddenly realized the supreme power of the united Gorean will, not divided against itself, not weak, not crippled like the wills of earth. I felt a surge of power, of unprecedented, unexpected joy. I had discovered what it was to be Gorean. I had discovered what is was, truly, to be male, to be a man. I was Gorean." ~ Marauders, pb. 290
Wisdom:
"Gone from my mind suddenly were the brooding on realities and truths that might not be disclosed to men. It is enough to know that they exist. One need not stand forever, one's face pressed against a wall that may not be penetrated. One must turn one's back in time upon the impenetrable wall. One must laugh, one must cry out, and be a man. Man can think; he must act. In the midst of impenetrable mysteries, not caring for him, beyond him, he behaves, he chooses, he acts. Wisdom decrees that the fruit of thought must not be planted where it cannot bear fruit." ~ Tribesmen, pg. 258
Breech of Code:
"We took her without your permission," said Bran Loort. "In this," said Thurnus, "you have committed a breach of code." "It does not matter to me," said Bran Loort. "Neither a plow, nor a bosk, nor a girl may one man take from another, saving with the owner's saying of it," quoted Thurnus." ~ Slave Girl, pg. 227-228
Judge and Scorn:
"You may judge and scorn Goreans as you wish. Know as well however that they judge and scorn you. They fulfill themselves as you do not. Hate them for their pride and power they will pity you for your shame and weakness." ~ Beasts, pg. 11
Betrayal of Nature:
"In denying it we deny our nature. In betraying it we betray no one but ourselves. The master will never be happy until he is a master. The slave will never be happy until she is a slave. It is what we are." ~ Explorers, pg. 159
Male & Female:
"Masculinity and femininity are complementary properties," I told her. "If a man wishes a woman to be more feminine, he must be more masculine. If a woman wishes a man to be more masculine, she must be more feminine." ~ Explorers, pg. 205
Honoring One's Nature:
"Is it not safer to cower in the caves of lies than to stand upon the cliffs of truth, surveying the world? Yet when one stands in the sunlight, and feels the winds of reality, how dank and shameful seem the dark shelters of falsehood, and how foolish it seems then to have once feared daylight and fresh air." ~ Fighting Slave, pg. 103
Self-Castration:
"If the men of Earth choose to surrender the birthright of their dominance, to exchange it for the garbage of a political perversion; if they should choose to deny their genes; if they should choose to subvert and violate the order of nature; if they should choose self- castration to manhood, that is, I suppose, their business." ~ Guardsman, pg. 152
Swords Drawn Over Women:
"Swords are often drawn on Gor over women, and particularly over lovely slaves. Women are prizes, perfections and treasures. It is no wonder that men fight over them with ferocity. Wars have been fought to recover a stolen slave." ~ Renegades, pg. 397
Slaves Owed Nothing:
"So, it is all the will of men?" she said, through her tears. "All the debts, all the owing, all the payments? And nothing is owed to me?" "No," I said. "Nothing is owed to you. You are a slave." ~ Magicians, pg. 204
Strangers:
"The Gorean is suspicious of the stranger, particularly in the vicinity of his native walls. Indeed, in Gorean the same word is used for both stranger and enemy." ~ Outlaw, pg. 49
Not Surrendering:
"Gorean men do not surrender their birthright as males, their rightful dominance, their appropriate mastery. They do not choose to be dictated to by females." ~ Magicians, pg. 51
Swords of Others:
"Be strong and do as you will. The swords of others will set you your limits" ~ Marauders, pg. 10
Respect:
"A woman can only respect a man who can reduce her to utter defeat" ~ Nomads, pg. 298
Paradox Concerning Women:
Paradoxically,the Gorean, who seems to think so little of women in some respects, celebrates them extravagantly in others. The Gorean is extremely susceptible to beauty; it gladdens his heart, and his songs and art are often paeans to its glory. ~ Outlaw, pg. 54
Sensitivity - Names:
Goreans are extremely sensitive about names, and who may speak them. Indeed, particularly those of low caste, even have use names, concealing their true names, lest they be discovered by enemies and used to conjure spells against them. ~ Assassin, pg. 12
Difficult To Fool:
"Goreans are not stupid. It is difficult to fool them more than once. They tend to remember... there would always be the dupes, of one sort or another, and the opportunists, and the cowards, with their rationalizations. But, too, I speculated, there would be those of Ar to whom the Home Stone was a Home Stone, and not a mere rock, not a piece of meaningless earth." ~ Magicians, pg. 489
Less Cynical:
"It might also be noted, interestingly, that the Gorean, in spite of his awe of Priest-Kings, and the reverence he accords them, the gods of his world, does not think of them as having formed the world, nor of the world being in some sense consequent upon their will. Rather the Priest-Kings are seen as being its children, too, like sleen, and rain and man. A last observation having to do with the tendency of some Goreans to accept illusions and such as reality is that the Gorean tends to take such things as honor and truth very seriously. Given his culture and background, his values, he is often easier to impose upon than would be many others. For example, he is likely, at least upon occasion, to be an easier mark for the fraud and charletan than a more suspicious, cynical fellow. On the other hand, I do not encourage lying to Goreans. They do not like it." ~ Magicians, pg. 255
Showing Caring By Keeping:
"On Earth weaklings who wish to rid themselves of women sometimes take refuge in the comforting rationalization that they "love them enough to let them go." That position, whatever may be its moral or psychological merits, does not represent a typical Gorean response, at least where slaves are concerned. Most Goreans would regard it absurd to let a woman go for whom one truly cared. One shows caring by keeping. And if necessary, by fighting. What woman, it seemed to me, would prefer a man who cared enough for her to keep her, one who was willing, even, to fight for her, rather than one who was willing to let her go." ~ Dancer, pg. 308
Gorean Courtesy:
Verna sat cross-legged, like a man. I knelt, as a serving slave. She threw me one of the oysters. "Eat, Slave," she said. I ate. In so doing this, she, the guest, had signified that I might now feed. It is a not uncommon Gorean courtesy, in such situations, to permit the guest to grant the feeding permission to the slaves present. ~ Captive, pg. 301
Guests' Use Of A Girl:
In a large house, with various slave girls, it is thought only an act of courtesy on the part of a host to permit a guest the use of one of the girls for the evening. ~ Assassin, pg. 89
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