Animals Quote by Ikkyu

It is man who has fallen, not the beasts: that is the message even for the irreligious, and to some extent salvation can be…

— Roy Fuller

“In alien lands I keep the body Of ancient native rites and things: I gladly free a little birdie At celebration of the spring.…

— Alexander Pushkin

The birds are the saints, who fly to heaven on the wings of contemplation, who are so removed from the world that they have…

— Anthony of Padua

The man who sat on the ground in his tipi meditating on life and its meaning, accepting the kinship of all creatures and acknowledging…

— Luther Standing Bear

“A rebellious spiritual nature in us is a nature that is headed toward the judgment of God.”

— John M. Sheehan

“Religion of the Self [Soul] is that where no difficulty or trouble arises for anyone or any living being of ‘our’ own accord.”

— Dada Bhagwan

To try to fashion something from suffering, to relish our triumphs, and to endure defeats without resentment: all that is compatible with the faith…

— Walter Kaufmann

Every sort of energy and endurance, of courage and capacity for handling life's evils, is set free in those who have religious faith.

— William James

“However innumerable beings are, I vow to save them.”

— Mahayana Buddhism

“Much of the Soul they talk, but all awry; And in themselves seek virtue; and to themselves All glory arrogate, to God give none”

— John Milton

Birds made to fly, Person made to worship and follow God.

— Meicee

“Our vision of the heavenly realm...can sustain us through the most difficult of days and circumstances. It births hope amidst hardship and nurtures faith…

— David Timms