This is the merit and distinction of art: to be more real than reality, to be not nature but nature's essence. — William Ernest Henley Copy Share Image
Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness when bequeathed by those who, even alive, would part with nothing. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Thhe essence of documentary filmmaking is how you manipulate the material to create an emotional impact, as opposed to just delivering information. — Richard Ray Perez Copy Share Image
The essence of creativity is figuring out how to use what you already know in order to go beyond what you already… — Jerome Bruner Copy Share Image
“In essence, we are deeper than being; we are character, which contains the conscious forces of love, justice, kindness, faith, and forgiveness.” — Gary Gordon Copy Share Image
Real holiness has love for its essence, humility for its clothing, the good of others as its employment, and the honor of… — Nathanael Emmons Copy Share Image
I'm talking about the essence of humanity. Hope is mixed into the blood of every human being, everywhere and in every time. — Hassan Blasim Copy Share Image
My own opinion is that just as fundamentally man and woman are one, their problems must be one in essence. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
The very essence of democracy is the absolute faith that while people must cooperate, the first function of democracy, its peculiar gift,… — Edwin Land Copy Share Image
It is of man's essence to create materially and morally, to fabricate things and to fabricate himself. Homo faber is the definition… — Henri Bergson Copy Share Image
We all need to be reminded to stay connected to the essence of who we are, to take care of ourselves along… — Arianna Huffington Copy Share Image
Improvisation is the essence of good talk. Heaven defend us from the talker who doles out things prepared for us; but let… — Max Beerbohm Copy Share Image
“But it is doubtless true, and evident from [the] Scriptures, that the essence of all true religion lies in holy love; and… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
“Time has a way of stripping everything that is apparent about a thing away, leaving the Perception of a thing unrecognizable. But… — Vivian Marie Feggans Copy Share Image
God shows us in Himself, strange as it may seem, not only authoritative perfection, but even the perfection of obedience--an obedience to… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
That is the essence and mission of 'rebel buddha': to free us from the illusions we create by ourselves, about ourselves, and… — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Copy Share Image
The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly on streets that we reluctantly shared with… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on since the Evangelists in one form or… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
All philosophies are mental fabrications. There has never been a single doctrine by which one could enter the true essence of things. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“the essence of man is really his paradoxical nature, the fact that he is half animal and half symbolic.” — Ernest Becker Copy Share Image
The will to grow is, in essence, the same phenomenon as love. Genuinely loving people are, by definition, growing people. — M. Scott Peck Copy Share Image
The essence of friendship is entireness, a total magnanimity and trust. It must not surmise or provide for infirmity. It treats its… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The Essence Of Life Is Not Just To Live, But To Have Something Worthwhile To Live For. We Only Live Once But… — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
“The best thing I can tell you about girls is that it is not so much how they see us, it is… — Robert Black Copy Share Image
Exerting yourself to the limit over and over again, that is the essence of running. Running is painful, but the pain doesn't… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
If the U.S. were to not reauthorize the Ex-Im bank, it's in essence unilaterally disarming in a globally competitive environment. — Dennis Muilenburg Copy Share Image
You gotta get back to your essence, Use your gifts and share your presence, Don't count your dollars 'til you count your… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
The essence of saintliness is total acceptance of the present moment, harmony with things as they happen. — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Copy Share Image
Have the willingness to go into the roots of your worst fear until you feel the essence of what you are, your… — Brandon Bays Copy Share Image
“When we are able to look beyond appearances and to behold that which we truly are, we recognize that our essence is… — Alexandra Katehakis Copy Share Image
When it's cold, water freezes into ice; when it's warm, ice melts into water. Similarly, when you are confused, essence freezes into… — Muso Soseki Copy Share Image
Our culture doesn't ask about preserving the essence of pig; it just asks how can we grow them faster, fatter, bigger, and… — Joel Salatin Copy Share Image
To be bigoted & argue with others, is to subject one's essence of mind to the bitterness of mundane existence. — Huineng Copy Share Image
The acceptance of oneself is the essence of the whole moral problem and the epitome of a whole outlook on life. — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
People are grateful when you make a difference in their lives. That is the essence of any successful business — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently… — Stephen Leacock Copy Share Image
The essence of the enjoyment of a garden is that things should look as though they like to grow in it. — Beatrix Farrand Copy Share Image
It is forgetting, not remembering, that is the essence of what makes us human. To make sense of the world, we must… — Joshua Foer Copy Share Image
The function of the margin of safety is, in essence, that of rendering unnecessary an accurate estimate of the future. — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image
You picked the right road, even though it is the most difficult. That is the essence of heroism. (p. 326) — Brandon Mull Copy Share Image