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Spirit Quotes by W. Somerset Maugham
- Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit. It…
- The spirit is often most free when the body is satiated with pleasure; indeed, sometimes the stars shine more brightly seen from the gutter than…
- Our wise old church...has discovered that if you will act as if you believed belief will be given to you; if you pray with doubt,…
- Everyone had some defect, or body or of mind: he thought of all the people he had known (the whole world was like a sick…
- I wish I could make you see how much fuller the life I offer you is than anything you have a conception of. I wish…
- Freedom! That was the thought that sung in her heart so that even though the future was so dim, it was iridescent like the mist…
More Spirit Quotes
- The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Vampires get the joy of flying around and living forever, werewolves get the joy of animal spirits. But zombies, they're not rich,… — Margaret Atwood
- O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams. — Saint Augustine
- The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood. — Saint Augustine
- Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning to man… — Sai Baba
- In any area of the U.N. we... have to agree on certain language that can represent the same spirit, but that can… — Michelle Bachelet
- The Holy Spirit is our comforter, our teacher. That's why, in prayer, we can ask the Lord to open up Scripture and… — Michele Bachmann
- The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs. — Francis Bacon
- I thought the Billie Holiday comparison was beautiful. I think, Wow, what a wonderful, creative, helpful spirit. She's someone who wanted to… — Erykah Badu
- The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory. — James A. Baldwin
- No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal… — Ansel Adams
- I believe I have a calling. Do you know what that calling is? To stand up in a new and hard core,… — Stephen Baldwin