Essence Quotes

1898 Essence quotes by 1317 unique authors

Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules, it ceases to… — B R Ambedkar
This subsistence, or manner of being of God is his one essence so far as it has personal properties. — William Ames
All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly. — Thomas Aquinas
Freedom of expression - in particular, freedom of the press - guarantees popular participation in the decisions and actions of government, and popular participation is… — Corazon Aquino
There are two kinds of existentialist; first, those who are Christian...and on the other hand the atheistic existentialists, among whom...I class myself. What they have… — Jean-Paul Sartre
I feel that the essence of spiritual practice is your attitude toward others. When you have a pure, sincere motivation, then you have right attitude… — Dalai Lama
The science of design, or of line-drawing, if you like to use this term, is the source and very essence of painting, sculpture, architecture... Sometimes...… — Michelangelo
Please open your eyes now, but keep attention in the inner energy field of the body as you look around the room. The inner body… — Eckhart Tolle
The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put ourselves "inside the… — Nhat Hanh
Training is needed in order to love properly; and to be able to give happiness and joy, you must practice DEEP LOOKING directed toward the… — Nhat Hanh
The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility. — John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
The true essence of fashion is being able to reinvent yourself with what you have. — Melanie Fiona
If you're able to be yourself, then you have no competition. All you have to do is get closer and closer to that essence. — Barbara Cook
Clean water, the essence of life and a birthright for everyone, must become available to all people now. — Jean-Michel Cousteau
Theories have been outgrown. The means is disappearing, the reality of the sensation alone remains. It is that in its essence which I wish to… — Arthur Dove
The essence of Christianity is told us in the Garden of Eden history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the tree of knowledge. The… — Frank Zappa
Something inside you emerges....an innate, indwelling peace, stillness, aliveness. It is the unconditioned, who you are in your essence. It is what you had been… — Eckhart Tolle
The essence of meditation is a period of time set aside to contemplate the Lord, listen to Him, and allow Him to permeate our spirits. — Charles Stanley
The uncertainty of the danger belongs to the essence of terrorism. — Jurgen Habermas
The supreme bliss that pulsates in the wake of meditation is your pure essence. — Swami Muktananda
The essence of justice is mercy. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Love withers with predictability; its very essence is surprise and amazement. To make love a prisoner of the mundane is to take its passion and… — Leo Buscaglia
The essence of a class system is not that the privileged are conscious of their privileges, but that the deprived are conscious of their deprivations. — Clive James
Equality is the heart and essence of democracy, freedom, and justice, equality of opportunity in industry, in labor unions, schools and colleges, government, politics, and… — A. Philip Randolph
Women's rights in essence is really a movement for freedom, a movement for equality, for the dignity of all women, for those who work outside… — William Ruckelshaus

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