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title: "21 True Spiritual Quotes by 20 authors"
description: "Browse 21 True Spiritual quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best True Spiritual sayings and thoughts."
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> [A true spiritual seeker should exercise control all the time, throughout the day and night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/a-true-spiritual-seeker-should-exercise-control-all-the-time/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [The sense of gratitude produces true spiritual alchemy, makes us magnanimous - large souled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-keen/the-sense-of-gratitude-produces-true-spiritual-alchemy-makes-us/)

[Sam Keen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-keen/)

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> [The Christian's heart must be soaked in prayer before the true spiritual fruits begin to grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aiden-wilson-tozer/the-christian-s-heart-must-be-soaked-in-prayer-before-the-true/)

[Aiden Wilson Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aiden-wilson-tozer/)

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> [Faith gives me the ability to rise above anything, because what is true in the spiritual realm is forever true. It cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-busey/faith-gives-me-the-ability-to-rise-above-anything-because-what-is/)

[Gary Busey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-busey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94e/gary-busey-9184_ability_faith-gives-me-the-ability-to-rise-above_213331.jpg)

> [The presence of a true spiritual teacher, reading inspiring words and letting in inspiring thoughts, tend to make the mind peaceful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-presence-of-a-true-spiritual-teacher-reading-inspiring-words-and/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“True spiritual fame is the reward of those who stand when others fall, who speak truth when others stay silent, and who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henrietta-newton-martin-author-the-greatest-of-all-romance-your-potters-call/true-spiritual-fame-is-the-reward-of-those-who-stand-when-others-fall/)

[Henrietta Newton Martin, Author- The Greatest of All Romance- Your Potters Call](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henrietta-newton-martin-author-the-greatest-of-all-romance-your-potters-call/)

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> [If a person does not harm any living being...and does not kill or cause others to kill - that person is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gautama-buddha/if-a-person-does-not-harm-any-living-being-and-does-not-kill-or-cause/)

[Gautama Buddha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gautama-buddha/)

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> [True spiritual life depends not on probing our feelings and thoughts from dawn to dusk but on 'looking off' to the Savior!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/watchman-nee/true-spiritual-life-depends-not-on-probing-our-feelings-and-thoughts/)

[Watchman Nee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/watchman-nee/)

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> [A true spiritual practitioner is someone who has discovered that it is possible to be at ease in the world for no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-harris/a-true-spiritual-practitioner-is-someone-who-has-discovered-that-it/)

[Sam Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-harris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/sam-harris-457_boundaries_a-true-spiritual-practitioner-is-someone_3135580.jpg)

> [By one hour's intimate access to the throne of grace, where the Lord causes His glory to pass before the soul that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/by-one-hour-s-intimate-access-to-the-throne-of-grace-where-the-lord/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaf/john-newton-6629_access_by-one-hour-s-intimate-access-to-the-thr_236245.jpg)

> [The true spiritual secret is this: what you seek, you already are. True success is discovering your inner divinity~ it's the ability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepak-chopra/the-true-spiritual-secret-is-this-what-you-seek-you-already-are-true/)

[Deepak Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepak-chopra/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b5/deepak-chopra-63_ability_the-true-spiritual-secret-is-this-what-y_1888949.jpg)

> [Those who yearn for true spiritual light and knowledge can only find it through the power of the Holy Ghost. The Spirit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-russell-ballard/those-who-yearn-for-true-spiritual-light-and-knowledge-can-only-find/)

[M. Russell Ballard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-russell-ballard/)

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> [“It is the highest activity of the human soul, and therefore it is at the same time the ultimate test of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/it-is-the-highest-activity-of-the-human-soul-and-therefore-it-is-at-2/)

[John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/)

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> [“Every true spiritual experience means that we have discovered a certain fact in Christ and have entered into that. Anything that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/watchman-nee/every-true-spiritual-experience-means-that-we-have-discovered-a/)

[Watchman Nee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/watchman-nee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/watchman-nee-1561_religion_every-true-spiritual-experience-means-th_686760.jpg)

> [True spiritual knowledge has sometimes flourished most grandly in some who were without eloquence and almost illiterate. And this is very clearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassian/true-spiritual-knowledge-has-sometimes-flourished-most-grandly-in/)

[John Cassian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/john-cassian-13822_apostles_true-spiritual-knowledge-has-sometimes-f_3015153.png)

> [True greatness,true leadership,is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you. True service…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-oswald-sanders/true-greatness-true-leadership-is-found-in-giving-yourself-in-service/)

[J. Oswald Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-oswald-sanders/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/198/j-oswald-sanders-9140_aim_true-greatness-true-leadership-is-found_48520.png)

> [“True spiritual love is not a feeble imitation and anticipation of death, but a triumph over death, not a separation of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-solovyov/true-spiritual-love-is-not-a-feeble-imitation-and-anticipation-of/)

[Vladimir Solovyov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-solovyov/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d8/vladimir-solovyov-56121_afterlife_true-spiritual-love-is-not-a-feeble-imit_1510528.jpg)

> [“Understanding that true spiritual evolution comes from walking forward while turning inwards.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-mildon/understanding-that-true-spiritual-evolution-comes-from-walking/)

[Emma Mildon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-mildon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a69/emma-mildon-25878_evolution_understanding-that-true-spiritual-evolut_2276470.jpg)

> [“The true spiritual journey is stronger than the reasons that lead us to it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/the-true-spiritual-journey-is-stronger-than-the-reasons-that-lead-us/)

[Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41f/paulo-coelho-10_hippie_the-true-spiritual-journey-is-stronger-t_1792835.jpg)

> [A true spiritual teacher knows more than he or she necessarily verbalizes, using temperance and love to be guided to say what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meredith-l-young-sowers/a-true-spiritual-teacher-knows-more-than-he-or-she-necessarily/)

[Meredith L. Young-Sowers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meredith-l-young-sowers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6a/meredith-l-young-sowers-41503_and-love_a-true-spiritual-teacher-knows-more-than_2877519.jpg)

> [Music speaks from spirit to spirit and in that sense you could call it a true spiritual language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mclaughlin/music-speaks-from-spirit-to-spirit-and-in-that-sense-you-could-call/)

[John McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mclaughlin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e7/john-mclaughlin-10405_language_music-speaks-from-spirit-to-spirit-and-i_562959.jpg)

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