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"Man, it is not thy works, which are mortal, infinitely little, and the greatest no greater than the least, but only the spirit thou workest in, that can have worth or continuance."
"We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air."
"Success in life depends upon happiness, and happiness is found in no other way than through SERVICE that is rendered in a spirit of love."
"Facts as facts do not always create a spirit of reality, because reality is a spirit."
"The supreme harmony of the cosmos is selected in the harmony of the spirit."
"Every day the choice is presented to us, to live up to the spirit that is in us, or deny it."
"The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them."
"If these are indeed the spirits of Englishmen and Englishwomen who have passed over into the next world, surely they would know how to form a proper queue?"
"Fasting keeps you sensitive to His (God) Spirit, enabling you to live holy."
"When it comes to Father's Day, I will remember my dad for both being there to nurture me and also for the times he gave me on my own to cultivate my own interests and to nurture my own spirit."
"Be in the spirit of Truth and any words you speak are in alignment with that spirit."
"If I love in thee, beloved, only what thou lovest most, do not be angry; for so one spirit is enamoured of another."
"Joyful, joyful, joyful, as only dogs know how to be happy with only the autonomy of their shameless spirit."
"It's autumn and everybody feels like a disembodied spirit then."
"The true reader reads every work seriously in the sense that he reads it whole-heartedly, makes himself as receptive as he can. But for that very reason he cannot possibly read every work solemly or gravely. For he will read 'in the same spirit that the author writ.'... He will never commit the error of trying to munch whipped cream as if it were venison."
"Signals from spirit all serve the same purpose; to give you back your life as a creator"
"I can call spirits from the vasty deep."
"poetry is the breath and finer spirit of knowledge"
"The great man, that is, the man most imbued with the spirit of the time, is the impressionable man."
"In truth, you are spirit. The body has been projected by the mind, which itself originates from Spirit."
