Top 1200 Essence Of Life Quotes & Sayings - Page 17

Purify yourself from the attributes of self, so that you may see your own pure, untarnished essence.

Creative energy is the essence of all healing...We physicians do nothing, we only help and encourage the physician within.

True practical Christianity (never let it be forgotten) consists in devoting the heart and life to God; in being supremely and habitually governed by a desire to know, and a disposition to fulfill his will, and in endeavoring under the influence of these motives to 'live to his glory.' Where these essential requisites are wanting, however amiable the character may be, however creditable and respectable among men, yet, as it possesses not the grand distinguishing essence, it must not be complimented with the name of Christianity.

That is the essence of a witch-hunt, that any questioning of the evidence or the procedures in itself constitutes proof of complicity.

The essence of my work, and of me, is the softer side of a strong woman, and that goes into a number of different roles.

I want my photographs not only to be real but to portray the essence of my subjects also. In order to do that, you have to be patient.

Once a company has adapted to a new environment, it is no longer the organization it used to be; it has evolved. That is the essence of learning.

What we've had to do is learn to control success, put it in perspective, and not lose the essence of what we're doing - the music.

The essence of creativity is figuring out how to use what you already know in order to go beyond what you already think.

We're at a moment where people are rediscovering their ability to design, to create (engineer)and in essence, to become a true maker.

Everything you see has its roots in the unseen world. The forms may change, yet the essence remains the same.

To all the seeds that follow me protect your essence, Born with less, but you still precious.

...That which they call abstract is the most realistic, because what is real is not the exterior but the idea, the essence of things.

He who atones for sins never calculates; he pours out the whole essence of his contrite heart.

There is, so I believe, in the essence of everything, something that we cannot call learning. There is, my friend, only a knowledge - that is everywhere.

Things have definitely changed for me since becoming a mother, but I haven't for one second lost the essence of who I am and what I do.

I find it difficult to stand up for what you are and what your essence is, and seeing that clearly can be an unbelievably hard thing to do.

Christianity stretches back through the ages, but in essence it exists only at one time: right now.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

It seems to me that we make a terrible mistake in talking about Trump as some kind of essence of evil. Trump is symptomatic of something much deeper in the culture, whether we're talking about the militarization of everyday life, whether we're talking about the criminalization of social problems, or whether we're talking about the way in which money has absolutely corrupted politics. This is a country that is sliding into authoritarianism.

Though someday we may become as eloquent as Sahban, but we might also miss the essence of the Forgiving One.

In essence, I set myself the objective of doing what I feel is right without having any ambition.

It is basically a strategy to destroy the essence of democracy, which is the competitiveness and choices of candidates on the ballot.

You can get the true essence of New Yorkers by just hanging out in Central Park.

If you look at the true essence of the Black Panthers, they were more of a community protection group.

Our roads and bridges form the essence of interstate commerce in this country and have for some time.

And when you talk about realization, accomplishment for that matter enlightenment is that when you realize the fundamental essence of your mind.

You cannot be democratic one day, and undemocratic on another. It is a state of mind, it is a way of living, and it is an essence of action.

Are we not Spirits, that are shaped into a body, into an Appearance; and that fade away again into air and Invisibility? Oh, Heaven, it is mysterious, it is awful to consider that we not only carry a future Ghost within us; but are, in very deed, Ghosts! These Limbs, whence had we them; this stormy Force; this life-blood with its burning Passion? They are dust and shadow; a Shadow-system gathered round our Me; wherein, through some moments or years, the Divine Essence is to be revealed in the Flesh.

The conflict of forces and the struggle of opposing wills are of the essence of our universe and alone hold it together.

The essence of the conservative message should be we want a dynamic nation where anybody with nothing can achieve anything.

Try to reach for a simple, visual phrase that tells you what the picture is all about and evokes the essence of the story

Age has no reality except in the physical world. The essence of a human being is resistant to the passage of time.

The essence of design... lies in the process of discovering a problem shared by many people and trying to solve it.

The essence of oppression is that one is defined from the outside by those who define themselves as superior by criteria of their own choice.

The very essence of democracy is that every person represents all the varied interests which compose the nation.

The essence of analysis is surprise. When people are themselves surprised by what they say, that's when they are really making some progress.

No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him.

That, in its essence, is Fascism — ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power.

Nations don't start out. There is not a particular moment when they unveil the essence of themselves. They are always a work in progress.

Poetry is one of the essential structures of civilization - carrying myth, ritual, 'tales of the tribe' and the essence of language.

AIM in essence is a movement rather than just an organization. It is a manifestation of the desperation of our people.

Be grateful for blessings, Don't ever change, keep your essence. The power is in the people and politics we address.

Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend.

The rule of love, I say again, is not an optional extra. It is the very essence of what we [Christians] are about

In this movement of colors I find the essence, which does not arise from a system, or an a priori theory.

When we stop and reflect things begin to happen and sometimes we get the essence of God when we are just quiet.

I saw a martyr in the Wolf Man, who is the very moving essence of outsiderness, with which I identified fully.

In the presence of Jesus in the Holy Sacrament we ought to be like the Blessed in heaven before the Divine Essence

Fight for the value of your person. Fight for the virtue of your pride. Fight for the essence of that which is man: for his sovereign rational mind. Fight with the radiant certainty and the absolute rectitude of knowing that yours is the Morality of Life and that yours is the battle for any achievement, any value, any grandeur, any goodness, any joy that has ever existed on this earth

If we need to be reminded to love one another, then we have already lost sight of the very essence of our existence.

The Divine realm extends to the earthly; but the later, illusory in nature, does not contain the essence of Reality.

In essence, big stars come with a set image, and breaking it becomes a task for certain stories.

In essence, I feel I'm more jazz guitar player because I write vehicles geared for improvisation.

The essence of war is fire, famine, and pestilence. They contribute to its outbreak; they are among its weapons; they become its consequences.

The very essence of rationalism is that it assumes that the reason is the highest faculty in man and the lord of all the rest.

I would define love very simply: as a potent blend of openness and warmth, which allows us to make real contact, to take delight in and appreciate, and to be at one with--our selves, others, and life itself. Openness--the heart's pure, unconditional yes--is love's essence. And warmth is love's basic expression, arising as a natural extension of this yes--the desire to reach out and touch, connect with, and nourish what we love.

One of the inevitable aspects of debates about euthanasia is the reluctance on the part of advocates to confront the essence of what they propose.

In photography one should surely proceed from essence of the object and attempt to represent it with photographic terms alone.

The whole essence of humanitarian work and the Geneva Convention is that neutral, impartial organisations can operate during war.