Spirits Quotes
786 quotes by 620 authors
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There is a falsehood that some are born with an attraction to their own kind, with nothing they can do about it. They are just…
— Boyd K. Packer
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PIANO, n. A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by pressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the…
— Ambrose Bierce
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I believe cats to be spirits come to earth.
— Jules Verne
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She told her, while she kept it, 'Twould make her amiable and subdue my father Entirely to her love, but if she lost it Or…
— William Shakespeare
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Buddhas continue to live on through their teachings as dharma bodies. Their spirits become manifest in the sangha (spiritual community) where their teachings are passed…
— Shinjo Ito
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The iron bolt...mysteriously fastens the door of hope and holds our spirits in a gloomy prison.
— Charles Spurgeon
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It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.…
— John F. Kennedy
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The tree of knowledge is not the tree of life! And yet can we cast out of our spirits all the good or evil poured…
— Gerard De Nerval
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A puppy is but a dog, plus high spirits, and minus common sense.
— Agnes Repplier
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In India it is regarded as a good idea to dart in front of an oncoming car, for the car is sure to kill the…
— Robertson Davies
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The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore...unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory…
— Ferdinand Magellan
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Alfred Nobel - pitiable half-creature, should have been stifled by humane doctor when he made his entry yelling into life. Greatest merits: Keeps his nails…
— Alfred Nobel
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Consider who and what you are; who the Spirit is that is grieved, what he has done for you, what he comes to your soul…
— John Owen
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Angels never attack, as infernal spirits do. Angels only ward off and defend.
— Emanuel Swedenborg
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The assumed instinctive belief in God has been used by many persons as an argument for his existence. But this is a rash argument, as…
— Charles Darwin
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There is a land, where the roses are without thorns, where the flowers are not mixed with brambles. In that land, there is eternal spring,…
— Anna Letitia Barbauld
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Colours shone with exceptional clarity in the rain. The ground was a deep black, the pine branches a brilliant green, the people wrapped in yellow…
— Haruki Murakami
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Color has such a friendly appearance, that I always see it with fresh delight, now with all its tints, like the spirits of the light,…
— Philipp Otto Runge
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I paint because the spirits whisper madly inside my head.
— El Greco
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