Quotes About Essence

The source of all the material comes from nothingness, illusion is working more on things you can prove. That's the principle, the essence of life, it is actually an illusion, not immaterial. That's worth pursuing. So illusion is not nothing. In a way, that is the truth.

At the end of the day, the sovereignty of maleness is an illusion. In essence and in origin, we are all entirely female.

You hold an absence at your center, as if it were a life.

Amongst it all my soul craved one thing, Love, for it was the beginning and end of anything that will ever truly matter.

He could have watched her all night. He could watch her for an eternity and still never be able to capture the essence of what it is that makes 'love'.

Love is not merely an attribute of God's character but the essence of his being

You are that one breath. that puts all the remaining breaths. back into my body.

Live simply. Deepest joy is like a flower....beautiful in essence.

Don't ever forget that life has nothing to do with what you are doing, but has everything to do with what you are being.

Be that fragnance which fades in breezes of cold air but always gives intense smell.

We encounter souls, not bodies.

The beauty in the heart is the beauty of body, soul and spirit.

Love is the beauty, the flower, the fragrance, and the attractive force of our soul.

Chastity is not an attribute of body, but soul.

The only love originates from the light in the soul.

Do you think your soul is more beautiful than your body?

In the end, you will not see the physical beauty in others that caught your eye, but the fire that burned within them. This kind of beauty is the bonfire you had to attend.

Love is the essence of life.

What is this "heart"? If I tear open that chest of yours, will I see it there? If I smash open that skull of yours, will I see it there?~ulquiorra

You're always a little disappointing in person because you can't be the edited essence of yourself.

Michelangelo was asked by the pope about the secret of his genius, particularly how he carved the statue of David, largely considered the masterpiece of all masterpieces. His answer was: "It's simple. I just remove everything that is not David.

via negativa (acting by removing) is more powerful and less error-prone than via positiva (acting by addition

via negativa (acting by removing) is more powerful and less error-prone than via positiva (acting by additionfn1).

Proclus was known to repeat the metaphor that statues are carved by subtraction.. Michelangelo was asked how he carved the statue of David, his answer as: It's simple. I just remove everything that is not David.