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"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all."

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all."

Emily Dickinson, American Poet

Soul, Hope, Words

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"It is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity."

"It is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity."

W. E. B. Du Bois, American Writer

Soul, Contempt, Eyes, Pity

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"Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened."

"Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened."

Anatole France, French Novelist

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"From our ugliness will grow the soul of the world."

"From our ugliness will grow the soul of the world."

Andrei Platonov, Russian Writer

Soul, Ugliness, Will, World

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"An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick, unless soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing for every tatter in its mortal dress."

"An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick, unless soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing for every tatter in its mortal dress."

William Butler Yeats, Irish Poet

Soul, Dress, Man

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"When the congregation becomes the norm by which sermons are measured, a minister has put a mortgage on his soul."

"When the congregation becomes the norm by which sermons are measured, a minister has put a mortgage on his soul."

Ralph W. Sockman, American Leader

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"The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire."

"The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire."

Ferdinand Foch, French Soldier

Soul, Earth, Fire

28

"A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we don't know ourselves! Why, thirty or forty skins or hides, as thick and hard as an ox's or bear's, cover the soul. Go into your own ground and learn to know yourself there."

"A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we don't know ourselves! Why, thirty or forty skins or hides, as thick and hard as an ox's or bear's, cover the soul. Go into your own ground and learn to know yourself there."

Meister Eckhart, German Philosopher

Soul, Heart, Being

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"Reverie is not a mind vacuum. It is rather the gift of an hour which knows the plenitude of the soul."

"Reverie is not a mind vacuum. It is rather the gift of an hour which knows the plenitude of the soul."

Gaston Bachelard, French Philosopher

Soul, Mind, Reverie

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"The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts."

"The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

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"The whole point of writing is to have something in your gut or in your soul or in your mind that's burning to be written."

"The whole point of writing is to have something in your gut or in your soul or in your mind that's burning to be written."

Jerome Lawrence, American Playwright

Soul, Mind, Writing

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"One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity."

"One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity."

George W. Bush, American President

Soul, Moments, Popularity

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"Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul."

"Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul."

Wayne Dyer, American Psychologist

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"Whatever his secret was, I have learnt one secret too, and namely: that the soul is but a manner of being -- not a constant state -- that any soul may be yours, if you find and follow its undulations. The hereafter may be the full ability of consciously living in any chosen soul, in any number of souls, all of them unconscious of their interchangeable burden."

"Whatever his secret was, I have learnt one secret too, and namely: that the soul is but a manner of being -- not a constant state -- that any soul may be yours, if you find and follow its undulations. The hereafter may be the full ability of consciously living in any chosen soul, in any number of souls, all of them unconscious of their interchangeable burden."

Vladimir Nabokov, American Novelist

Soul, Being, Existence, Identity

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"I think that souls agree to come in and do what they're going to do and then leave when they're going to leave. So there's nothing tragic when a soul leaves. I think it was already preordained."

"I think that souls agree to come in and do what they're going to do and then leave when they're going to leave. So there's nothing tragic when a soul leaves. I think it was already preordained."

Sally Kirkland, American Actress

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"My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness."

"My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness."

Michelangelo, Italian Artist

Soul, Earth, Heaven

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"You know why we're stuck with the myth that only black people have soul? Because white people don't let themselves feel things."

"You know why we're stuck with the myth that only black people have soul? Because white people don't let themselves feel things."

Janis Joplin, American Musician

Soul, People, Myth

27

"Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul."

"Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul."

Nikolai Gogol, Russian Writer

Soul, Body, May

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"A puny body weakens the soul."

"A puny body weakens the soul."

Paul Cezanne, French Artist

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"The torture of a bad conscience is the hell of a living soul."

"The torture of a bad conscience is the hell of a living soul."

John Calvin, French Theologian

Soul, Conscience, Hell, Living

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"To the timid soul, nothing is possible."

"To the timid soul, nothing is possible."

John Bach, Welsh Actor

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"People think how a sugar basin has no physiognomy, no soul. But it changes every day."

"People think how a sugar basin has no physiognomy, no soul. But it changes every day."

Paul Cezanne, French Artist

Soul, People, Day

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"Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them."

"Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them."

George Eliot, British Author

Soul, Belief, Unbelief

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"When I sing, I don't want them to see that my face is black. I don't want them to see that my face is white. I want them to see my soul. And that is colorless."

"When I sing, I don't want them to see that my face is black. I don't want them to see that my face is white. I want them to see my soul. And that is colorless."

Marian Anderson, American Musician

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"We are still so close, David and I. We were at a party the other day at my mum's house and I was sitting on his lap. We're very affectionate. And I looked at him and thought after being married for 11 years! We were the only couple who were even near each other at that party. We're soul mates."

"We are still so close, David and I. We were at a party the other day at my mum's house and I was sitting on his lap. We're very affectionate. And I looked at him and thought after being married for 11 years! We were the only couple who were even near each other at that party. We're soul mates."

Victoria Beckham, English Musician

Soul, Thought, Being, Day

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"The destiny of man is in his own soul."

"The destiny of man is in his own soul."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Soul, Destiny, Man

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"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."

George Eliot, British Author

27

"A soul without a high aim is like a ship without a rudder."

"A soul without a high aim is like a ship without a rudder."

Eileen Caddy, English Celebrity

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"Impropriety is the soul of wit."

"Impropriety is the soul of wit."

W. Somerset Maugham, British Playwright

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"I've sold my soul for freedom. It's lonely but it's sweet."

"I've sold my soul for freedom. It's lonely but it's sweet."

Melissa Etheridge, American Musician

Soul, Freedom, Lonely

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"Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard."

"Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard."

Anne Sexton, American Poet

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"During my solitude, conflicting thoughts increased; but much exercise of soul had the effect of causing the scriptures to gain complete ascendancy over me."

"During my solitude, conflicting thoughts increased; but much exercise of soul had the effect of causing the scriptures to gain complete ascendancy over me."

John Nelson Darby, English Clergyman

Soul, Thoughts, Effect, Exercise

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"The human body is the best picture of the human soul."

"The human body is the best picture of the human soul."

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian Philosopher

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"Tone has the living soul."

"Tone has the living soul."

Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese Educator

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"The Soul selects her own Society."

"The Soul selects her own Society."

Emily Dickinson, American Poet

Soul, Choice, Society, Individual

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"I'd like to do more Shakespeare. I'd like to do Iago in Othello. I look so benign. It would be interesting to see that black evil come out of my soul."

"I'd like to do more Shakespeare. I'd like to do Iago in Othello. I look so benign. It would be interesting to see that black evil come out of my soul."

Kyle MacLachlan, American Actor

Soul, Evil, Shakespeare

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"'Twas not my lips you kissed but my soul."

"'Twas not my lips you kissed but my soul."

Judy Garland, American Actress

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"Egoism is the very essence of a noble soul."

"Egoism is the very essence of a noble soul."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"He was a very generous soul and was exceptionally dedicated to the medium of photography."

"He was a very generous soul and was exceptionally dedicated to the medium of photography."

John Sexton, American Educator

Soul, Photography

25

"Solitude terrifies the soul at twenty."

"Solitude terrifies the soul at twenty."

Moliere, French Playwright

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"We always thought it strange that nobody was up on that stage playing soul stuff. Maybe people were playing it in their garages, like us, but they always reverted to pure rock when they got on stage."

"We always thought it strange that nobody was up on that stage playing soul stuff. Maybe people were playing it in their garages, like us, but they always reverted to pure rock when they got on stage."

Michael Hutchence, Australian Musician

Soul, Thought, People

25

"Johnny Cash was plenty good enough to fool his fans. They believed he felt it in his soul when he sang the Gospel while stoned on drugs."

"Johnny Cash was plenty good enough to fool his fans. They believed he felt it in his soul when he sang the Gospel while stoned on drugs."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Soul, Drugs, Fans, Fool

25

"By showing hunger, deprivation, starvation and brutality, as well as endurance and nobility, documentaries inform, prod our memories, even stir us to action. Such films do battle for our very soul."

"By showing hunger, deprivation, starvation and brutality, as well as endurance and nobility, documentaries inform, prod our memories, even stir us to action. Such films do battle for our very soul."

Theodore Bikel, Austrian Actor

Soul, Action, Battle, Endurance

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"The new meaning of soul is creativity and mysticism. These will become the foundation of the new psychological type and with him or her will come the new civilization."

"The new meaning of soul is creativity and mysticism. These will become the foundation of the new psychological type and with him or her will come the new civilization."

Otto Rank, Austrian Psychologist

Soul, Civilization, Creativity, Meaning

25

"Every true prayer is a prayer of the Church; by means of that prayer the Church prays, since it is the Holy Spirit living in the Church, Who in every single soul 'prays in us with unspeakable groanings'."

"Every true prayer is a prayer of the Church; by means of that prayer the Church prays, since it is the Holy Spirit living in the Church, Who in every single soul 'prays in us with unspeakable groanings'."

Edith Stein, German Saint

Soul, Church, Living, Prayer

25

"All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted."

"All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted."

Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint

25

"Human soul is a car and human body is a driver. One cannot run without the other."

"Human soul is a car and human body is a driver. One cannot run without the other."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Soul, Body, Balance, Life

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"Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it."

"Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it."

Akhenaton, Egyptian Statesman

Soul, First, Honor, Separation

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"Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it."

"Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Soul, Ambition, Moderation

25

"While there is a lower class, I am in it, while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free."

"While there is a lower class, I am in it, while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free."

Eugene V. Debs, American Politician

Soul, Class, Prison

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