Quotes on Soul

Far more indispensable then food for the physical body is spiritual nourishment for the soul. One can do without food for a considerable time, but a man of the spirit cannot exist for a single second without spiritual nourishment.

If we had to preach to thousands year after year, and never rescued but one soul, that one soul would be a full reward for all our labour, for a soul is of countless price.

There is no better time than the autumn to begin forgetting the things that trouble us, allowing them to fall away like dried leaves. There is no better time to dance again, to make the most of every crumb of sunlight and warm body and soul with its rays before it falls asleep and becomes only a dim light bulb in the skies.

The soul of woman must be expansive and open to all human beings, it must be quiet so that no small weak flame will be extinguished by stormy winds; warm so as not to benumb fragile buds... empty of itself, in order that extraneous life may have room in it; finally, mistress of itself and also of its body, so that the entire person is readily at the disposal of every call.

Once liberty has exploded in the soul of a man, the gods can do nothing against that man.

Sometimes I need to be a stranger to myself. Only then my soul can show me not what I want, but what I need to see.

Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. Any small, calm thing that one soul can do to help another soul, to assist some portion of this poor suffering world, will help immensely. It is not given to us to know which acts or by whom, will cause the critical mass to tip toward an enduring good.

The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.

The Soul of each one of us is sent, that the universe may be complete.

Nothing can nourish the soul but LIGHT. _x000D_ Rid yourself of material needs and be set FREE.

There is a third silent party to all our bargains. The nature and soul of things takes on itself the guaranty of the fulfillment of every contract, so that honest service cannot come to loss. If you serve an ungrateful master, serve him the more. Put God in your debt. Every stroke shall be repaid. The longer the payment is withholden, the better for you; for compound interest on compound interest is the rate and usage of this exchequer.

Within the soul of each Vietnam veteran there is probably something that says "Bad war, good soldier." Only now are Americans beginning to separate the war from the warrior.

We must learn to love, learn to be kind, and this from the earliest youth; if education or chance give us no opportunity to practice these feelings, our soul becomes dry and unsuited even to understanding the tender inventions of loving people.

Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul

Decoration is really about creating a quality of life, and a beauty in that life that nourishes the soul, that makes life beautiful.

New Orleans is my essence, my soul, my muse, and I can only dream that one day she will recapture her glory. I will do everything within my power to make that happen and to help in any way I can to ease the suffering of my city, my people!

If I thought I could win one more soul to the Lord by walking on my head and playing the tambourine with my toes, I'd learn how!

I don't think there is such a thing as _x000D_ an intelligent mega-rich _x000D_ person. _x000D_ _x000D_ For who with a fine mind can look _x000D_ out upon this world and _x000D_ hoard _x000D_ _x000D_ what can nourish _x000D_ a thousand _x000D_ souls.

My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea

Prayer feeds the soul - as blood is to the body, prayer is to the soul - and it brings you closer to God.

The music was thunder and joy. Lightning bolts of happiness and praise, foot-stomping, dance-shouting, good-feeling singing from the soul.