"This is my country, that is your country; these are the conceptions of narrow souls - to the liberal minded the whole world is a family."
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"I like people to be unhappy because I like them to have souls."
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"Miraculously, smoke curled out of his own mouth, his nose, his ears, his eyes, as if his soul had been extinguished within his lungs at the very moment the sweet pumpkin gave up its incensed ghost."
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"Truth never yet fell dead in the streets; it has such affinity with the soul of man, the seed however broadcast will catch somewhere and produce its hundredfold."
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"I cannot believe in the immortality of the soul. No, all this talk of an existence for us, as individuals, beyond the grave is wrong. It is born of our tenacity of life - our desire to go on living - our dread of coming to an end."
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"Souls are like athletes, that need opponents worthy of them, if they are to be tried and extended and pushed to the full use of their powers, and rewarded according to their capacity."
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"The soul has this proof of divinity: that divine things delight it."
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"I have watched hundreds of Christians in my time become financially blessed then develop an acquisitive streak that in turn makes their souls as metallic as the coins they seek."
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"I know when I feel good when I play. There's a closeness with musicians you only get from playing live, even in the studio it's still playing live. For me, it's what expands my soul."
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"I want to know a butcher paints, A baker rhymes for his pursuit, Candlestick-maker much acquaints His soul with song, or, haply mute, Blows out his brains upon the flute."
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"The misuse of language induces evil in the soul."
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"The soul then, as being immortal, and having been born again many times, and having seen all things that exist, whether in this world or in the world below, has knowledge of them all . . . all enquiry and all learning is but recollection."
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"The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter."
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"Design is the fundamental soul of a man-made creation"
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"Purify yourself from the attributes of self, so that you may see your own pure, untarnished essence."
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"One day your heart will take you to your Lover. One day your soul will carry you to the Beloved. Don't get lost in your pain, know that one day your pain will become your cure."
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"Apparently two, but one in soul, you and I."
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"Everything is emptiness. Everything else, accidental. Emptiness brings peace to your loving. Everything else, disease. In this world of trickery, emptiness is what your soul wants."
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"Nothing can nourish the soul but LIGHT. Rid yourself of material needs and be set FREE."
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"The soul: a wide listening sky with thousands of candles."
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