Quotes About Soul

Nothing taught by force stays in the soul.

The good soul, by her own excellence, improves the body as far as this may be possible.

?ežnja za filozofijom je iskra u duši koja se, kada se jednom zapali, održava i više ne gasi.

Costoro sanno che la filosofia, accorgendosi del potere di questa prigione, terribile perché opera attraverso i desideri (e per questo chi è prigioniero è complice della sua stessa prigionia), quelli che amano il sapere sanno che la filosofia, prendendo la loro anima in queste condizioni, dolcemente la esorta e cerca di liberarla.

The qualities, which a man seeks in his beloved, are those characteristics of his own soul, whether he knows it or not.

Now, if the truth of things is always in our soul, the soul is immortal.

The sphere of sense, the Soul in its slumber; for all of the Soul that is in body is asleep and the true getting-up is not bodily but from the body: in any movement that takes the body with it there is no more than passage from sleep to sleep, from bed to bed.

What, then, is the achieved Sage? One whose Act is determined by the higher phase of the Soul.

To see the supreme which is also the means to the vision; for that which illuminates the Soul is that which is to see.

This is why we must break away towards the High: we dare not keep ourselves set towards the sensuous principle, following the images of sense, or towards the merely vegetative, intent upon the gratifications of eating and procreation; our life must be pointed towards the Intellective, towards the Intellectual-Principle, to- wards God.

To see the supreme which is also the means to the vision; for that which illuminates the Soul id that which is to see.

the acting force in the Sage is the Intellective Principle [the diviner phase of the human Soul] which therefore is itself his presiding spirit or is guided by a presiding spirit of its own, no other than the very Divinity.

The rape and dismemberment of my immortal soul-though I deserved all that and more, I found that I could no longer bear the weight.

The Lord dwells in the hearts of all. Who then is his devotee? He who dwells in Him with his whole soul, heart, and mind. Such a devotee not only sees God in his own heart and realizes his oneness with Him, but he sees the same Lord in the hearts of all, and serves God in all mankind, knowing His oneness with all. 'Love your neighbour as yourself,' because your neighbor is your self.

Chi per mestiere compra o vende si riconosce facilmente: ha l'occhio vigile e il volto teso, teme la frode o la medita, e sta in guardia come un gatto all'imbrunire. È un mestiere che tende a distruggere l'anima immortale; ci sono stati filosofi cortigiani, filosofi pulitori di lenti, perfino filosofi ingegneri e strateghi, ma nessun filosofo, che io sappia, era grossista o bottegaio.

The presence of passion, faith, and belief in our hearts is a gift. It's on loan to our souls.

A favorite verse of Scripture says it best and most succinctly : Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4). This doesn't mean that He's necessarily giving you what you want, but rather that He is in the process of transforming your soul to desire what He wants.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. (Mark 12:30)

I thank you, God, who lives always, and Who, as i awaken, has in mercy returned my soul to me; we can ever trust in you.

I loved you, and it may be that my love within my soul has not altogether died away, how be it, it will not trouble you anymore, I do not wish to sadden you in any way, I loved you in silence and without hope. Worn out now with jealousy and now with shamefacedness, I loved you so truly and so tenderly may God grant you, you may be loved by some other.

fixing our thoughts on Jesus requires time, for true reflection cannot happen with a glance. No one can see the beauty of the country as he hurries through it on the interstate. It is only when we sit still and gaze that the landscape fills our souls.

If we confuse legalism and discipline, we do so to our soul's peril.

When one believed, one´s soul moved. When one didn´t, everything else moved.

One might sooner wash shit from shit than cleanse a soul so wicked!