Spirit Quotes - Page 31

• One definition of eternity is that we are not alone on this planet, that there are those who've gone before and those who will come, and that there is a community of spirits.

  Rita Dove

  Community, Gone, Definitions

  Rita Dove, Earl G. Ingersoll (2003). “Conversations with Rita Dove”, p.146, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• Words alone cannot fully convey the realities of the soul or the greatness of the human spirit.

  William Shirley

  Reality, Greatness, Soul

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• Our goal while on this earth is to transcend our illusions and discover the innate power of our spirit. We are responsible for what we create, and we must therefore learn to act and think with love and wisdom and live in service to others and all life.

  Caroline Myss

  Life, Thinking, Goal

  Caroline Myss (2013). “Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing”, p.283, Harmony

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• I was broken in body, soul, and spirit. My natural elasticity was crushed, my intellect languished, the disposition to read departed, the cheerful spark that lingered about my eye died; the dark night of slavery closed in upon me; and behold a man transformed into a brute!

  Frederick Douglass

  Eye, Dark, Night

  Frederick Douglass (2016). “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave”, p.60, Xist Publishing

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• It was a glorious resurrection, from the tomb of slavery, to the heaven of slavery. My long-crushed spirit rose, cowardice departed, bold defiance took its place; and I now resolved that, however long I might remain a slave in form, the day had passed forever when I could be a slave in fact.

  Frederick Douglass

  Long, Rose, Forever

  Frederick Douglass (2013). “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave”, p.99, Simon and Schuster

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• The human spirit was the strongest medicine on earth. And sometimes all it needed was a little encouragement to pull off a miracle.

  David Baldacci

  Encouragement, Medicine, Miracle

  David Baldacci (2012). “The Forgotten”, p.330, Pan Macmillan

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• Why do we travel to remote locations? To prove our adventurous spirit or to tell stories about incredible things? We do it to be alone amongst friends and to find ourselves in a land without man.

  George Leigh Mallory

  Men, Land, Stories

  "The Wildest Dream: The Biography of George Mallory". Book by Peter Gillman and Leni Gillman, June 29, 2000.

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• Once we realize we are all members of humanity, we will want to compete in the spirit of love

  Muhammad Ali

  Humanity, Want, Realizing

  Muhammad Ali, Hana Yasmeen Ali (2013). “The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's Journey”, p.24, Simon and Schuster

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• You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.

  Demosthenes

  Life, Success, Mean Girls

  Demosthenes (2015). “Complete Works of Demosthenes (Delphi Classics)”, p.1827, Delphi Classics

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• So it is that real, personal sacrifice never was placing an animal on the altar. Instead, it is a willingness to put the animal in us upon the altar and letting it be consumed! Such is the 'sacrifice unto the Lord... of a broken heart and a contrite spirit,' (D&C 59:8), a prerequisite to taking up the cross, while giving 'away all [our] sins' in order to 'know God' (Alma 22:18) for the denial of self precedes the full acceptance of Him.

  Neal A. Maxwell

  Real, Heart, Acceptance

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• Faith is the power, obedience is the price, love is the motive, the Spirit is the key and Christ is the reason.

  James E. Faust

  Love, Faith, Keys

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• Regular temple attendance is one of the simplest ways you can bless those who are waiting in the spirit world. If you live near a temple, partake of the opportunity to go often and regularly.

  David B. Haight

  Opportunity, Waiting, Attendance

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• It's so easy in life for us to receive blessings, many of them almost uncounted, and have things happen in our lives that can help change our lives, improve our lives, and bring the Spirit into our lives. But we sometimes take them for granted. How grateful we should be for the blessings that the gospel of Jesus Christ brings into our hearts and souls. I would remind all of you that if we're ever going to show gratitude properly to our Heavenly Father, we should do it with all of our heart, might, mind, and strength-because it was He who gave us life and breath

  David B. Haight

  Gratitude, Jesus, Father

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• Salvation is in Christ, not the Holy Ghost; our Blessed Lord redeemed us and the Holy Ghost is his messenger to carry the message of redeeming grace into the hearts of men. Thus, the joyous words spoken by the Holy Ghost are in reality the words of Christ. The Spirit is simply the one who delivers the word.

  Bruce R. McConkie

  Blessed, Heart, Reality

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• Prayer is a great tower of strength, a pillar of unending righteousness, a mighty force that moves mountains and saves souls. Through it the sick are healed, the dead are raised, and the Holy Spirit is poured out without measure upon the faithful.

  Bruce R. McConkie

  Prayer, Moving, Sick

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• To be a successful missionary one must have the Spirit of the Lord. We are also taught that the Spirit will not dwell in unclean tabernacles. Therefore, one of the first things a missionary must do to gain spirituality is to make sure his own personal life is in order.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Successful, Order, Missionary

  Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

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• The punishment – to the body, the brain, the spirit – a man must endure to become even a moderately good boxer is inconceivable to most of us whose idea of personal risk is largely ego-related or emotional.

  Joyce Carol Oates

  Men, Emotional, Ideas

  Joyce Carol Oates (2009). “On Boxing”, p.16, Harper Collins

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• Art is the highest expression of the human spirit.

  Joyce Carol Oates

  Art, Expression, Humans

  Joyce Carol Oates (2009). “The Faith of a Writer: Life, Craft, Art”, p.1, Zondervan

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• Let us be under no illusion. The Jewish spirit, which was responsible for the alliance of large-scale capital with Marxism and was the driving force behind so many anti-Spanish revolutionary agreements, will not be got rid of in a day.

  Francisco Franco

  Agreement, Alliances, Driving

  Victory speech in Madrid, May 19, 1939.

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• There is something about Sundiata [Acoli] that exudes calm. From every part of his being you can sense the presence of revolutionary spirit and fervor. And his love for Black people is so intense that you can almost touch it and hold it in your hand.

  Assata Shakur

  Hands, People, Black

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• One might say that where Religion becomes artificial, it is reserved for Art to save the spirit of religion.

  Richard Wagner

  Art, Might, Reserved

  Richard Wagner (1972). “Prose works”

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• The spirit listens only when the speaker speaks in gestures. And gestures do not mean signs or body movements, but acts of true abandon, acts of largesse, of humor. As a gesture to the spirit, warriors bring out the best of themselves and silently offer it to the abstract.

  Carlos Castaneda

  Mean, Warrior, Movement

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• I was taken in by the bravado and the sounds of Mexico... not so much the music, but the spirit.

  Herb Alpert

  Taken, Sound, Mexico

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• I need not instruct you of my belief: Time gives all and takes all away ; everything changes but nothing perishes ; One only is immutable, eternal and ever endures, one and the same with itself. With this philosophy my spirit grows, my mind expands. Whereof, how r ever obscure the night may be, I await daybreak, and they who dwell in day look for night Rejoice therefore, and keep whole, if you can, and return love for love.

  Giordano Bruno

  Philosophy, Night, Giving

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