#soul

That cry of the soul to be lifted out of the bondage of the narrow circle of life, which carries up to God the protest and yearning of suffering man, never finds a more sublime expression than where humanity is oppressed and religion is corrupt. ↗

— Hall Caine

#carries #circle #corrupt #cry #expression

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#asking #better #daily #heart #longing

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%. ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

#average #average person #between #capacity #devote

In London, the weather would affect me negatively. I react strongly to light. If it is cloudy and raining, there are clouds and rain in my soul. ↗

— Jerzy Kosinski

#clouds #cloudy #i #light #london

Food brings people together on many different levels. It's nourishment of the soul and body; it's truly love. ↗

— Giada De Laurentiis

#brings #different #different levels #food #levels

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

— Lionel Blue

#i #plusses #problems #really #see

I think theatre is by far the most rewarding experience for an actor. You get 4 weeks to rehearse your character and then at 7:30 pm you start acting and nobody stops you, acting with your entire soul. ↗

— Christopher Eccleston

#actor #character #entire #experience #far

Boston is a very proud franchise. The NBA misses them when they are not in the mix. They, along with teams like the Knicks and 76ers are a big part of the heart, soul and history of the league. ↗

— Doug Collins

#big #boston #franchise #heart #history

I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope, For hope would be hope for the wrong thing. ↗

— T. S. Eliot

#i #my soul #said #soul #still

You are a little soul carrying around a corpse. ↗

— Epictetus

#carrying #corpse #little #soul #you