Root Quotes

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Truth will never come into our minds so long as there will remain the faintest shadow of AhamkÃ¢ra (egotism). All of you should try to… — Swami Vivekananda
Selfishness is the most constant of human motives. Patriotism, humanity, or the love of God may lead to sporadic outbursts sweep away the heaped-up wrongs… — Charles W. Chesnutt
To the great tree-loving fraternity we belong. We love trees with universal and unfeigned love, and all things that do grow under them or around… — Henry Ward Beecher
At root, a pearl is a 'disturbance' a beauty caused by something that isn't supposed to be there, about which something needs to be done.… — Julia Cameron
Think of the Father as a spring of life begetting the Son like a river and the Holy Ghost like a sea, for the spring… — John of Damascus
O, You who are ever giving life to all life, moving all creatures, root of all things, washing them clean, wiping out their mistakes, healing… — Hildegard of Bingen
"...piling up zeros in your bank account, or cars in your driveway, won't in and of itself make you successful. Rather, true success is based… — Russell Simmons
My entire delight was in observing without being myself noticed,- if I could have been invisible, all the better. . . to be in the… — John Ruskin
So our human life but dies down to its root, and still puts forth its green blade to eternity. — Henry David Thoreau
At the root of all the various manifestations of dancing lies the common impulse to resort to movement to externalize emotional states which we cannot… — Jamake Highwater
Art need not be intended. It comes inevitably as the tree from the root, the branch from the trunk, the blossom from the twig. None… — Robert Henri
I think that everything I do tends to root for the underdog. — Judd Apatow
For this purpose was I born, let all virtuous people understand. I was born to advance righteousness, to emancipate the good, and to destroy all… — Guru Gobind Singh
We must win the common people in every corner. This will be obtained chiefly by means of the schools, and by open, hearty behavior, show,… — Adam Weishaupt
Fear is the root of all courage — Vivian Stanshall
Duality is the real root of our suffering and of all our conflicts. All our concepts and beliefs, no matter how profound they may seem,… — Namkhai Norbu
Shallow breathing is the root of all evil but conscious deep breathing restores and secures our souls. — Desmond Green
Though leaves are many, the root is one; Through all the lying days of my youth I swayed my leaves and flowers in the sun… — William Butler Yeats
The root of the word education is e-ducere, literally, to lead forth, or to bring out something which is potentially present. — Erich Fromm
They read their sports pages, know their statistics and either root like hell or boo our butts off. I love it. Give me vocal fans,… — Mike Schmidt

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