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"Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our life!"

"Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our life!"

George Meredith, English Novelist

16

"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

16

"He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported with the later."

"He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported with the later."

Henry Fielding, English Novelist

Soul, Greatness, Adversity, Mind

16

"When people wear shoes that don't fit them, it says something about their soul. Generally, I think it means they are good people."

"When people wear shoes that don't fit them, it says something about their soul. Generally, I think it means they are good people."

Billy Bob Thornton, American Actor

16

"A man with a soul is not like every other man."

"A man with a soul is not like every other man."

Eugene Ionesco, French Dramatist

16

"The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power!"

"The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power!"

Maria Mitchell, American Scientist

Soul, Learning, World

16

"The corruption of the American soul is consumerism."

"The corruption of the American soul is consumerism."

Ben Nicholson, British Artist

Soul, American, Corruption

16

"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

16

"Drugs will get you out of your own way, but we lived it, and that's dangerous. It can actually turn around on itself and steal your soul, and that's what happened."

"Drugs will get you out of your own way, but we lived it, and that's dangerous. It can actually turn around on itself and steal your soul, and that's what happened."

Steven Tyler, American Musician

Soul, Drugs, Will

16

"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

16

"Uncertainty! fell demon of our fears! The human soul that can support despair, supports not thee."

"Uncertainty! fell demon of our fears! The human soul that can support despair, supports not thee."

David Mallet, Scottish Dramatist

Soul, Despair, Support

16

"I have to get inspired by something that touches my soul, or rocks my soul."

"I have to get inspired by something that touches my soul, or rocks my soul."

Steven Tyler, American Musician

15

"I grew up listening to old soul."

"I grew up listening to old soul."

Erykah Badu, American Musician

Soul, Listening, Old

15

"The face is the soul of the body."

"The face is the soul of the body."

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian Philosopher

15

"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

15

"After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer."

"After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer."

William R. Alger, American Writer

Soul, Duty, Smile, Solution

15

"Tone has the living soul."

"Tone has the living soul."

Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese Educator

15

"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

15

"Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts he is thinking and the deeds he is doing - where there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger; which he knows he was meant and made to do."

"Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts he is thinking and the deeds he is doing - where there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger; which he knows he was meant and made to do."

Phillips Brooks, American Clergyman

Soul, Thoughts, Day, Deeds

15

"I've just put my heart and soul in a song and need at least a week to recover."

"I've just put my heart and soul in a song and need at least a week to recover."

Beth Gibbons, English Musician

Soul, Heart, Song

15

"Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence."

"Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence."

Dorothy Dix, American Journalist

Soul, Confession, Grave, Punishment

15

"Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts."

"Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts."

Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian Leader

Soul, Heart, Eyes, May

15

"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

15

"The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body's total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form?"

"The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body's total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form?"

Dag Hammarskjold, Swedish Diplomat

Soul, Strength, Balance, Body

15

"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

15

"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

15

"No one with a body full of aliments can have a luminous soul and other intellectual faculties. It is necessary to care for the body if we wish the spirit to function normally."

"No one with a body full of aliments can have a luminous soul and other intellectual faculties. It is necessary to care for the body if we wish the spirit to function normally."

Michael Servetus, Spanish Scientist

Soul, Body, Care, Spirit

15

"Dualists hold that body and soul are separate entities and that the soul will continue beyond the existence of the physical body."

"Dualists hold that body and soul are separate entities and that the soul will continue beyond the existence of the physical body."

Michael Shermer, American Writer

Soul, Body, Existence, Will

14

"The study of the human character opens at once a beautiful and a deformed picture of the soul."

"The study of the human character opens at once a beautiful and a deformed picture of the soul."

Mercy Otis Warren, American Playwright

Soul, Character, Study

14

"Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade, And keeps that palace of the soul serene."

"Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade, And keeps that palace of the soul serene."

Edmund Waller, English Poet

Soul, Fancy, Tea

14

"Overall my race hasn't been a problem. I'm a Black artist with White skin. At the end of the day you have to sing what's in your own soul."

"Overall my race hasn't been a problem. I'm a Black artist with White skin. At the end of the day you have to sing what's in your own soul."

Teena Marie, American Musician

Soul, Artist, Day, End

14

"To be here recovers from a state of soul, from a state of mind. I have the memory of the heart. I know what I received. I must have the will to give back to others."

"To be here recovers from a state of soul, from a state of mind. I have the memory of the heart. I know what I received. I must have the will to give back to others."

Jacky Ickx, Belgian Celebrity

Soul, Heart, Memory, Mind

14

"A childish soul not inoculated with compulsory prayer is a soul open to any religious infection."

"A childish soul not inoculated with compulsory prayer is a soul open to any religious infection."

Alexander Cockburn, English Lawyer

Soul, Open, Prayer, Religious

14

"But I think I can sincerely declare that I cheerfully submit myself to every odious name for conscience' sake; and from my soul I despise all those whose guilt, malice, or folly has made them my foes."

"But I think I can sincerely declare that I cheerfully submit myself to every odious name for conscience' sake; and from my soul I despise all those whose guilt, malice, or folly has made them my foes."

James Otis, American Lawyer

Soul, Conscience, Folly, Guilt

14

"You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul."

"You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul."

Swami Vivekananda, Indian Clergyman

Soul, Spiritual

14

"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

14

"The natural movement of one's soul is upwards. But just as any object is dragged down when a heavy weight is tied to it, the burden of the body drags down the soul."

"The natural movement of one's soul is upwards. But just as any object is dragged down when a heavy weight is tied to it, the burden of the body drags down the soul."

Vinoba Bhave, Indian Educator

Soul, Body, Burden, Weight

14

"Into the soul of every student I would have instilled the patriotic fervor of Patrick Henry."

"Into the soul of every student I would have instilled the patriotic fervor of Patrick Henry."

David O. McKay, American Clergyman

14

"People hear the soul, black influence in my voice. I grew up listening to CKLW and all the black stations like WLBS."

"People hear the soul, black influence in my voice. I grew up listening to CKLW and all the black stations like WLBS."

Madonna Ciccone, American Musician

Soul, People, Influence, Listening

14

"I would say our sound is soul pop."

"I would say our sound is soul pop."

Taryn Manning, American Actress

14

"To be happy is only to have freed one's soul from the unrest of unhappiness."

"To be happy is only to have freed one's soul from the unrest of unhappiness."

Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian Dramatist

Soul, Unhappiness

14

"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

14

"The dogs did bark, the children screamed, Up flew the windows all; And every soul bawled out, Well done! As loud as he could bawl."

"The dogs did bark, the children screamed, Up flew the windows all; And every soul bawled out, Well done! As loud as he could bawl."

William Cowper, English Poet

Soul, Children, Dogs, Windows

14

"The soul is neither inside nor outside the body; neither proximate to nor separate from it."

"The soul is neither inside nor outside the body; neither proximate to nor separate from it."

Muhammed Iqbal, Indian Poet

14

"Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command."

"Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command."

Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss Philosopher

Soul, Emotion, Self, Symbol

14

"Choose beliefs that serve your soul - choose beliefs that serve the grander dream of who you choose to be."

"Choose beliefs that serve your soul - choose beliefs that serve the grander dream of who you choose to be."

Joy Page, American Actress

Soul, Dream, Beliefs

14

"Disappointments are to the soul what a thunderstorm is to the air."

"Disappointments are to the soul what a thunderstorm is to the air."

Friedrich Schiller, German Dramatist

Soul, Disappointments

14

"Sin is whatever obscures the soul."

"Sin is whatever obscures the soul."

Andre Gide, French Novelist

14

"The authentic self is the soul made visible."

"The authentic self is the soul made visible."

Sarah Ban Breathnach, American Author

14

"There is nothing the body suffers the soul may not profit by."

"There is nothing the body suffers the soul may not profit by."

George Meredith, English Novelist

Soul, Body, May, Nothing

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