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• Prayer is nothing but the breathing that out before the Lord, that was first breathed into us by the Spirit of the Lord.

  Thomas Brooks

  Prayer, Breathing, Firsts

  Thomas Brooks (1820). “The privie key of heaven; or Twenty arguments for closet-prayer, in a select discourse”, p.126

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• The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.

  James A. Baldwin

  Love, Ambition, Literature

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• Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.

  Robert Louis Stevenson

  Attitude, Business, Failure

  Robert Louis Stevenson (2015). “Collected Memoirs, Travel Sketches and Island Literature of Robert Louis Stevenson: Autobiographical Writings and Essays by the prolific Scottish novelist, poet and travel writer, author of Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped & Catriona”, p.926, e-artnow

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• People who feel empowered by your presence become kindred spirits.

  Wayne Dyer

  Friendship, People, Kindred

  Wayne W. Dyer (2010). “The Power of Intention”, p.104, Hay House, Inc

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• Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Courage, Honesty

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• Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.

  Ralph Marston

  Inspiring, Inspiration, Health

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• Life does not end when we die. Death is a rebirth into a spirit world of light and love, a transition from the physical to the spiritual that is no more frightening or painful than passing between rooms through an open doorway. It is a joyful homecoming to our natural home, . . .

  Betty Eadie

  Death, Uplifting, Spiritual

  Betty J. Eadie (1997). “The Awakening Heart: My Continuing Journey to Love”, p.11, Simon and Schuster

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• It must be of the spirit if we are to save the flesh.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Spiritual, Flesh, Ifs

  Radio Broadcast to the Nation Following the USS Missouri Surrender Ceremony, delivered 2 September 1945, USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan

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• Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Life, Being Yourself

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.149, Princeton University Press

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• God speaks to us, through His Word by His Spirit.

  T. B. Joshua

  Speak

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• One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.

  Ramakrishna

  One Day, Pure

  Ramakrishna, Mahendra Nath Gupta (1942). “The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna”, Ramakrishna Vivekanada Center

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• The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it.

  John Burroughs

  Men, Broken, Miracle

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  Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

  William Ellery Channing

  Inspirational, God, Stay Strong

  William Ellery Channing (1839). “Self-culture: An address introductory to the Franklin lectures, delivered at Boston, September, 1838”, p.42

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• A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Friendship, Writing, Thrive

  Friedrich Nietzsche, R. J. Hollingdale (1996). “Nietzsche: Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits”, p.92, Cambridge University Press

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• It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man.

  Albert Einstein

  Real Men, Evil, Nuclear

  Albert Einstein (2015). “Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century”, p.30, St. Martin's Press

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• Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit.

  Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  Math, Religion, Democracy

  Antoine de Saint Exupery (1942). “Flight to Arras”

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• But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.

  Vincent Van Gogh

  Love, Inspirational, God

  Vincent van Gogh, Mark Roskill (1997). “The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh”, p.124, Simon and Schuster

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• The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Football, Inspirational Sports, Determination

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• The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

  Samuel Smiles

  Inspirational, Self, Roots

  'Self-Help' (1859)

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• The human spirit needs to accomplish, to achieve, to triumph to be happy.

  Ben Stein

  Happiness, Accomplishment, Inner Peace

  Ben Stein (2010). “How Successful People Win: Using Bunkhouse Logic to Get What You Want in Life”, p.6, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Three means by which God assures us that we do have eternal life: 1. The promises of His Word, 2. The witness of the Spirit in our hearts, 3. The transforming work of the Spirit in our lives.

  Jerry Bridges

  Heart, Mean, Promise

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• God knows what each one of us is dealing with. He knows our pressures. He knows our conflicts. And He has made a provision for each and every one of them. That provision is Himself in the person of the Holy Spirit, indwelling us and empowering us to respond rightly.

  Kay Arthur

  Empowering, Pressure, Conflict

  Kay Arthur (2009). “As Silver Refined: Learning to Embrace Life's Disappointments”, p.68, WaterBrook

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• Life without Liberty is like a body without spirit. Liberty without thought is like a disturbed spirit.

  Khalil Gibran

  Attitude, Freedom, 4th Of July

  "The Vision: Reflections on the Way of the Soul". Book by Kahlil Gibran, translated by Juan R. I. Cole. Chapter "The Vision", 1994.

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• Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open- hearted, non-judging, intensely interested listening, our spirits expand.

  Sue Thoele

  Summer, Communication, Judging

  Sue Patton Thoele (2000). “Heart centered marriage: fulfilling our natural desire for sacred partnership”

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• Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning to man only when he steps on to the spiritual path, a path where negative emotions have no use.

  Sai Baba

  Spiritual, Real, Men

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