Essence Quotes

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The energy of the mind is the essence of life. — Aristotle
Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar. — Nnamdi Azikiwe
Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but the core of science fiction,… — Isaac Asimov
Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in… — Sai Baba
If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama. — Irving Babbitt
The One, the Good, the True, and the Beautiful, these are what we call the transcendental attributes of Being, because they surpass all the limits… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
I think love can come fairly easily and grow - but really liking the core essence of someone is a much harder thing to bottle.… — Eric Bana
The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries. — John Adams
The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself. — Jane Addams
Let me go over this again on the reclaiming the civil rights movement. People of faith that believe that you have an equal right to… — Glenn Beck
What is the essence of theosophy? It is the fact that man, being himself divine, can know the divinity whose life he shares. As an… — Annie Besant
It is on the acceptance or rejection of the theory of the Unity of all in Nature, in its ultimate Essence, that mainly rests the… — H. P. Blavatsky
In essence, I set myself the objective of doing what I feel is right without having any ambition. — Andrea Bocelli
Indeed, the attempt to live according to the notion that the fragments are really separate is, in essence, what has led to the growing series… — David Bohm
The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things... it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating… — Constantin Brancusi
The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule. — Anita Brookner
You're always a little disappointing in person because you can't be the edited essence of yourself. — Mel Brooks
It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life. — Julius Caesar
Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being. — Albert Camus

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