"And I have written three books on the soul, Proving absurd all written hitherto, And putting us to ignorance again."
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"Are you not ashamed of your eagerness to possess as much wealth, reputation, and honors as possible, while you do not care for nor give thought to wisdom or truth, or the best possible state of your soul?"
"Beloved Pan and all ye other gods who haunt this place, give me beauty in the inward soul; and may the outward and the inward man be one."
"I am so fed up and joyless that not only have I nothing to fill my soul, I cannot even conceive of anything that could possibly satisfy it - alas, not even the bliss of heaven."
"Only the soul that is naked and unashamed, can be pure and innocent , even as Adam was in the primal garden of humanity ."
"Happiness, eternal or temporal, is not the reward that mankind seeks, Happinesses are but his wayside companions. His soul is in the journey and in the struggle."
"The first characteristic of Rossini's music is speed - a speed which removes from the soul all the sombre emotions that are so powerfully evoked within us by the slow strains in Mozart. I find also in Rossini a cool freshness, which, measure by measure, makes us smile with delight."
"Say goodbye to the energy vampires in your life (the negative souls who steal your enthusiasm)."
"The Universe favors the brave. When you resolve to lift your life to its highest level, the strength of your soul will guide you to a magical place with magnificent treasures."
"Even the lowest of the low have the Atman (Soul) inside, which never dies and never is born, immortal, without beginning or end, the all pure, omnipotent and omnipresent Atman!"
"Each soul is potentially divine."
"Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you a bucket of fish, you have to distribute those fish. If you don't, they're going to rot, attract a bunch of flies, and start stinking up your soul."
"True beauty is a ray that springs from the sacred depths of the soul."
"Pure souls, didn’t I tell you not to be seduced by this colorful world for I am the Ultimate Painter."
"Until the juice ferments a while in the cask, it isn't wine. If you wish your heart to be bright, you must do a little work."
"I am like the heaven, like the moon, like a candle by your glow; I am all reason, all love, all soul, by your soul."
"The soul lives there in the silent breath."
"The Heart of the matter is Soul, nothing else."
"Whatever happens to your body, your soul will survive, untouched."
"Much testing, much reflecting, much living must intervene before we can say, 'My soul is my own."