Contrary Quote by Blaise Pascal

“We say our souls want joy, but they don’t,” she said. “They want what they already know, joyful or not.”

— Daniel Abraham

“Happiness, love and compassion are the aroma of your soul.”

— Banani Ray

“For our soul is raised out of nature through the truly sublime, sways with high spirits, and is filled with proud joy, as if…

— Longinus

“...as if the fullness of the soul did not sometimes overflow in the emptiest metaphors, since no one can ever give the exact measure…

— Gustave Flaubert

“For he used to say...that knowledge of the soul would unfailingly make us melancholy if the pleasures of expression did not keep us alert…

— Thomas Mann

“To know intense joy without a strong bodily frame, one must have an enthusiastic soul.”

— George Eliot

“As I see it, people who experience equal amounts of sadness and happiness in their lives must be incredibly blessed. Some people lead a…

— Masaji Ishikawa

“Because it's too cruel to know that life is just one time and that we have no guarantee outside our faith in shadows -…

— Clarice Lispector

“Although we may wish for more or strive to do better than we have, in these times it is enough to keep your soul.”

— Eric Micha'el Leventhal

“In the search for happiness of the mind, we lose the bliss of the soul.”

— Shiva Negi

“The harmony of soul with the spirit is Happiness.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“can we confront our sadness in reflecting on what our own hearts feel, or are incapable of feeling? Simply, is there anything inside us…

— Spencer Gordon