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"To this light, then, would I recommend all, with mine own soul, - to this sure way of salvation."

"To this light, then, would I recommend all, with mine own soul, - to this sure way of salvation."

Elias Hicks, American Clergyman

Soul, Light, Salvation

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"This is a soul under perpetual migraine attack."

"This is a soul under perpetual migraine attack."

Richard Schickel, American Author

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"A ship has a soul."

"A ship has a soul."

John Rhodes Sturdy, British Historian

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"Be careful in dealing with a man who cares nothing for comfort or promotion, but is simply determined to do what he believes to be right. He is a dangerous uncomfortable enemy, because his body, which you can always conquer, gives you little purchase upon his soul."

"Be careful in dealing with a man who cares nothing for comfort or promotion, but is simply determined to do what he believes to be right. He is a dangerous uncomfortable enemy, because his body, which you can always conquer, gives you little purchase upon his soul."

Gilbert Murray, British Diplomat

Soul, Body, Comfort, Enemy

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"It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion."

"It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion."

Rebecca West, Irish Author

Soul, Duty, Passion

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"Also there is a similitude of a Trinity shining in the body, soul and spirit."

"Also there is a similitude of a Trinity shining in the body, soul and spirit."

George Ripley, American Activist

Soul, Body, Spirit, Trinity

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"The heart of a human being is no different from the soul of heaven and earth. In your practice always keep in your thoughts the interaction of heaven and earth, water and fire, yin and yang."

"The heart of a human being is no different from the soul of heaven and earth. In your practice always keep in your thoughts the interaction of heaven and earth, water and fire, yin and yang."

Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese Athlete

Soul, Heart, Thoughts, Being

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"I think after 1970 or so, after I sold Soul City, I took off for awhile and didn't do too many gigs."

"I think after 1970 or so, after I sold Soul City, I took off for awhile and didn't do too many gigs."

Johnny Rivers, American Musician

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"Every soul is a melody which needs renewing."

"Every soul is a melody which needs renewing."

Stephane Mallarme, French Poet

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"Let there be many windows to your soul, that all the glory of the world may beautify it."

"Let there be many windows to your soul, that all the glory of the world may beautify it."

Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American Writer

Soul, Glory, May, Windows

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"No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out."

"No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out."

Al Gore, American Vice President

Soul, Victory, Defeat, Glory

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"Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough."

"Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough."

Mary McLeod Bethune, American Educator

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"This is a struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party, which in too many cases has become so corporate and identified with corporate interests that you can't tell the difference between Democrats and Republicans."

"This is a struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party, which in too many cases has become so corporate and identified with corporate interests that you can't tell the difference between Democrats and Republicans."

Dennis Kucinich, American Politician

Soul, Corporate, Democrats, Difference

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"For myself, Queer Eye feeds more to my heart and my soul than as a platform for a career."

"For myself, Queer Eye feeds more to my heart and my soul than as a platform for a career."

Kyan Douglas, American Celebrity

Soul, Heart, Career, Eye

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"We must memorize nine numbers and deny we have a soul."

"We must memorize nine numbers and deny we have a soul."

Conor Oberst, American Musician

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"What of soul was left, I wonder, when the kissing had to stop?"

"What of soul was left, I wonder, when the kissing had to stop?"

Robert Browning, English Poet

Soul, Kissing, Wonder

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"Physical pain however great ends in itself and falls away like dry husks from the mind, whilst moral discords and nervous horrors sear the soul."

"Physical pain however great ends in itself and falls away like dry husks from the mind, whilst moral discords and nervous horrors sear the soul."

Alice James, American Writer

Soul, Mind, Pain

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"All the dark, malevolent Passions of the Soul are roused and exerted; its mild and amiable affections are suppressed; and with them, virtuous Principles are laid prostrate."

"All the dark, malevolent Passions of the Soul are roused and exerted; its mild and amiable affections are suppressed; and with them, virtuous Principles are laid prostrate."

Charles Inglis, Canadian Clergyman

Soul, Principles

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"The only substance properly so called is the soul."

"The only substance properly so called is the soul."

Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss Philosopher

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"What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you?"

"What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you?"

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Soul, Dream, Difference, Poet

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"I believe that every human soul is teaching something to someone nearly every minute here in mortality."

"I believe that every human soul is teaching something to someone nearly every minute here in mortality."

M. Russell Ballard, American Clergyman

Soul, Mortality, Teaching

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"A soul without reflection, like a pile Without inhabitant, to ruin runs."

"A soul without reflection, like a pile Without inhabitant, to ruin runs."

Edward Young, English Poet

Soul, Reflection, Ruin

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"Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul."

"Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul."

Will Durant, American Historian

Soul, Knowledge, Desire, Eye

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"The accusation that we've lost our soul resonates with a very modern concern about authenticity."

"The accusation that we've lost our soul resonates with a very modern concern about authenticity."

Patricia Hewitt, British Politician

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"Never was a faithful prayer lost. Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but then they return with their richer lading at last, so that the praying soul is a gainer by waiting for an answer."

"Never was a faithful prayer lost. Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but then they return with their richer lading at last, so that the praying soul is a gainer by waiting for an answer."

William Gurnall, English Author

Soul, Prayer, Waiting

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"The Soul debases her self, when she sets her affections on any thing but her creator."

"The Soul debases her self, when she sets her affections on any thing but her creator."

Mary Astell, English Writer

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"Because it appears to me a hazardous thing to exchange my soul for my shadow."

"Because it appears to me a hazardous thing to exchange my soul for my shadow."

Adelbert von Chamisso, German Poet

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"The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear."

"The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear."

Daniel Defoe, English Journalist

Soul, Body, Will

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"My soul is not for sale."

"My soul is not for sale."

Caryl Chessman, American Celebrity

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"I am not convinced that there is such a thing as a soul."

"I am not convinced that there is such a thing as a soul."

Taylor Caldwell, American Author

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"I doubt whether the world holds for any one a more soul-stirring surprise than the first adventure with ice-cream."

"I doubt whether the world holds for any one a more soul-stirring surprise than the first adventure with ice-cream."

Heywood Broun, American Journalist

Soul, Adventure, Doubt, First

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"There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win."

"There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win."

Elie Wiesel, American Novelist

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"Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul."

"Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul."

Peggy Fleming, American Athlete

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"I was used to playing misled youth, rough-and-tumble guys. It was nice to get back to a big-hearted, warm and gentle soul, a guy who is destined for something a lot larger than he ever expected."

"I was used to playing misled youth, rough-and-tumble guys. It was nice to get back to a big-hearted, warm and gentle soul, a guy who is destined for something a lot larger than he ever expected."

Milo Ventimiglia, American Actor

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"Silence is refreshment for the soul."

"Silence is refreshment for the soul."

Wynonna Judd, American Musician

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"For me, each nuance of a color is in some way an individual, a being who is not only from the same race as the base color, but who definitely possesses a distinct character and personal soul."

"For me, each nuance of a color is in some way an individual, a being who is not only from the same race as the base color, but who definitely possesses a distinct character and personal soul."

Yves Klein, French Artist

Soul, Character, Being, Race

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"Feast of the Holy Cross Does not every man feel, that there is corruption enough within him to drive him to the commission of the greatest enormities, and eternally to destroy his soul?"

"Feast of the Holy Cross Does not every man feel, that there is corruption enough within him to drive him to the commission of the greatest enormities, and eternally to destroy his soul?"

Charles Simeon, English Clergyman

Soul, Corruption, Man

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"In Van Halen there were moments, like in some of the ballads, I put my heart and soul into those records. Those lyrics when I sang 'em, I gave myself goosebumps."

"In Van Halen there were moments, like in some of the ballads, I put my heart and soul into those records. Those lyrics when I sang 'em, I gave myself goosebumps."

Sammy Hagar, American Musician

Soul, Heart, Ballads, Moments

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"I couldn't do an acting job just to be working. It really had to have some soul to it."

"I couldn't do an acting job just to be working. It really had to have some soul to it."

Marcia Cross, American Actress

Soul, Acting, Job

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"Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the worms of fear in your heart and mountains will move out of your way."

"Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the worms of fear in your heart and mountains will move out of your way."

Kate Seredy, Hungarian Writer

Soul, Heart, Fear, Doubt

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"I would rather my soul broil in hell than I do you any harm."

"I would rather my soul broil in hell than I do you any harm."

William Kidd, Scottish Explorer

Soul, Harm, Hell

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"Your soul is a dark forest. But the trees are of a particular species, they are genealogical trees."

"Your soul is a dark forest. But the trees are of a particular species, they are genealogical trees."

Marcel Proust, French Author

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"It is so much more difficult to live with one's body than with one's soul. One's body is so much more exacting: what it won't have it won't have, and nothing can make bitter into sweet."

"It is so much more difficult to live with one's body than with one's soul. One's body is so much more exacting: what it won't have it won't have, and nothing can make bitter into sweet."

David Herbert Lawrence, English Writer

Soul, Body, Nothing

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"The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master."

"The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master."

Anne Sophie Swetchine, Russian Author

Soul, Colors, Mind

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"The only thing you're taking out of here is your spirit and your soul, so we need to be conscious to try and develop that part of ourselves, because we're all spiritual creatures."

"The only thing you're taking out of here is your spirit and your soul, so we need to be conscious to try and develop that part of ourselves, because we're all spiritual creatures."

Smokey Robinson, American Musician

Soul, Spirit, Spiritual

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"No siren did ever so charm the ear of the listener as the listening ear has charmed the soul of the siren."

"No siren did ever so charm the ear of the listener as the listening ear has charmed the soul of the siren."

Henry Taylor, English Dramatist

Soul, Charm, Listening

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"I began to see that my problems, seen spiritually, were really my soul's plusses."

"I began to see that my problems, seen spiritually, were really my soul's plusses."

Lionel Blue, British Clergyman

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"Who says soul has only one colour?"

"Who says soul has only one colour?"

Joss Stone, English Musician

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"I couldn't get my album played over the so-called smooth jazz stations. Jazz stations would not play it. You don't always know who you're making that soul connection with."

"I couldn't get my album played over the so-called smooth jazz stations. Jazz stations would not play it. You don't always know who you're making that soul connection with."

Roy Ayers, English Musician

Soul, Connection, Jazz, Play

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"Nothing is secret once you tell anyone. If you want to keep it quiet - don't tell a soul."

"Nothing is secret once you tell anyone. If you want to keep it quiet - don't tell a soul."

Richard Chamberlain, American Actor

Soul, Nothing, Quiet, Want

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