Essence Quotes

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If there is anybody I detest, it is weak-minded sentimentalists-all those melancholy people who, out of an excess of sympathy for others, miss the thrill… — John Cheever
Money is the alienated essence of man's work and existence; this essence dominates him and he worships it. — Karl Marx
The society of merchants can be defined as a society in which things disappear in favor of signs. When a ruling class measures its fortunes,… — Albert Camus
Much of the philosophy of religious education has been based upon a false premise, and perhaps many have missed the essence of Christian experience, having… — Billy Graham
The Eternal looked upon me for a moment with His eye of power, and annihilated me in His being, and become manifest to me in… — Rumi
In essence the Renaissance was simply the green end of one of civilization's hardest winters. — John Fowles
To hide a passion totally (or even to hide, more simply, its excess) is inconceivable: not because the human subject is too weak, but because… — Roland Barthes
Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message… — Charles Kennedy
The essence of jiu-jitsu is philosophy. — David Mamet
There are single thoughts that contain the essence of a whole volume, single sentences that have the beauties of a large work. — Joseph Joubert
The essence of life consists in thinking, and being conscious of one's soul. — Joseph Joubert
The essence of man is his freedom. Sin is committed in that freedom. Sin can therefore not be attributed to a defect in his essence.… — Reinhold Niebuhr
A calm despair, without angry convulsions or reproaches directed at heaven, is the essence of wisdom. — Alfred de Vigny
Walnuts have a shell, and they have a kernel. Religions are the same. They have an essence, but then they have a protective coating. This… — Huston Smith
The essence of a man is found in his faults. — Francis Picabia
I will scrape and dig into every word as far as I can get, right down to the essence of the word, to the substance… — Chairil Anwar
Most writers are unhappy with film adaptations of their work, and rightly so. 'Field of Dreams,' however, caught the spirit and essence of 'Shoeless Joe'… — W. P. Kinsella
The truth is that God is the force. He is the essence of life. He is pure and undefiled consciousness. He is eternal. — Mahatma Gandhi
We think of the number "five" as applying to appropriate groups of any entities whatsoever - to five fishes, five children, five apples, five days...… — Alfred North Whitehead
The Jews are not a part of a vast Whole which they re-integrate in dying, but they are a Whole in themselves, defying space, time,… — Kadmi Cohen
My Food Network shows, 'Emeril Live' and 'Essence of Emeril,' are not in production right now, but I wouldn't say that I'm necessarily leaving Food… — Emeril Lagasse
Government by the people for the people becomes meaningless unless it includes major economic decision-making by the people for the people. This is not simply… — Jimmy Reid
The ultimate intelligence of all things is your essence. Your mind is the universe. Your body is all things. — Frederick Lenz
Perception is, in essence, who we are. We are what we perceive. What we perceive defines who we are. — Frederick Lenz
Your mind is your life. It's your essence and your substance. It's the part of you that has always been and will always be. Its… — Frederick Lenz

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