Quotes About Essence

By definition, soul evades the cage of definition. It is the indefinable essence of a person's spirit and being. It can never be touched and yet the merest hint of its absence causes immediate distress.

the ultimate touchstone of friendship is not improvement, neither of the other nor of the self, the ultimate touchstone is witness, the privilege of having been seen by someone and the equal privilege of being granted the sight of the essence of another

The ultimate touchstone of friendship is not improvement, neither of the other nor of the self, the ultimate touchstone is witness, the privilege of having been seen by someone and the equal privilege of being granted the sight of the essence of another, to have walked with them and to have believed in them, and sometimes just to have accompanied them for however brief a span, on a journey impossible to accomplish alone.

The purpose of meaning is the meaning of purpose.

All faith consists essentially in the recognition of a world of spiritual values behind, yet not apart from, the world of natural phenomena.

it all fell into place and I simply knew, as one knows that fire is hot and sleep is sweet. It was just that sudden, that elemental, and it occurred to me then that the truth is precisely that--elemental. It is the essence of itself; it cannot be argued or winnowed down to something less than what it is.

That is the essence of painting, child. To capture something utterly temporary and conjure permanence.

All is as we are.

At the end of your story, you get down to the purity of it all. It's like distilling something.

You can only destroy something that I have but you can't destroy something that I am.

Purpose is the ultimate reason for your existence.

The perfect person isn't what you're being asked to be, but a beautiful soul will suffice. " ~ Roy Hale

Inspiration, Admiration - Motivation [I AM]- a very well defined characteristic of the SOUL.

The best self is a beautiful soul.

Sacred being is beauty.

Your real beauty is hidden in your heart.

Beauty often depends on not how you look but on who you are.

Beauty is not in a woman's face but in her soul.

Sacred being is a beautiful soul.

There is a sacred potential in every soul.

The idea self is sacred soul.

Only from the soul can you see the magic.

We are made of spirit, mind, soul, and a little pixie dust.

Small fruit is better than big words.