Essence Quotes

1898 Essence quotes by 1317 unique authors

Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on since the Evangelists in one form or another. — Anne Rice
The best way is to say that as a Christian for me the essence of Christian faith is that you treat others as if you… — Mike Huckabee
Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to… — Stephen Leacock
Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power; whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by it; whether he is moved… — Theodore White
Every man starts with all there is. Everything is here-the essence and substance of all there is. — Henry Ford
Art is the essence of awareness. — John O'Donohue
The essence of wisdom, from a practical standpoint, is pausing long enough to look at our lives-invitations, opportunities, relationships-from God's perspective. And then acting on… — Charles Stanley
The essence of sin is arrogance; the essence of salvation is submission. — Alan Redpath
Desire is the very essence of man — Baruch Spinoza
The essence of community, its heart and soul, is the non-monetary exchange of value; things we do and share because we care for others, and… — Dee Hock
The elemental fact, present in our consciousness every moment of our existence, is: I am life that wills to live, in the midst of life… — Albert Schweitzer
Kindness, as we will see, has many facets. But its essence is as simple as can be. We will find that kindness is a way… — Piero Ferrucci
The essence of warriorship, or the essence of human bravery, is refusing to give up on anyone or anything. We can never say that we… — Chogyam Trungpa
To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety. — W. Somerset Maugham
That, in essence is Fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any controlling private power. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Human history is, in essence, a history of ideas. — H.G. Wells
Peace originates with the flow of things - its heart is like the movement of the wind and waves. The Way is like the veins… — Morihei Ueshiba
The man who sat on the ground in his tipi meditating on life and its meaning, accepting the kinship of all creatures and acknowledging unity… — Luther Standing Bear
Know all things to be like this: A mirage, a cloud castle, A dream, an apparition, Without essence, but with qualities that can be seen.… — Gautama Buddha
All moments of joy include an element of happiness. But not all moments of happiness include joy. Happiness often comes from drive reduction-avoidance of pain… — Laurel Mellin
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… — John Welwood
Truths cannot be acquired from words out of other people's mouths. Before Truths can be internalized, they must come from one's own realizations and practices.… — Gautama Buddha
Everything in this life is only a glimpse of the real thing. Love, beauty, pleasure, even pain in its true essence is only in the… — Yasmin Mogahed
Controlling complexity is the essence of computer programming. — Brian Kernighan

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