#spirit

The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there. ↗

— Chanakya

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Oh, if I could put some of my reckless spirit into these discreet cautious lazy men! ↗

— Mary Chesnut

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Religion is the organization of spirituality into something that became the hand maiden of conquerors. Nearly all religions were brought to people and imposed on people by conquerors, and used as the framework to control their minds. ↗

— John Henrik Clarke

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In the mental calmness of a spiritual life, I have found that the answers to the whys in our lives are able to come to you. In my music I find the same thing. ↗

— Clarence Clemons

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The word spiritual, not the word religious, is the key. ↗

— Clarence Clemons

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We feel unsatisfied until we know ourselves akin even with that greatness which made the spots on which it rested hallowed; and until, by our own lives, and by converse with the thoughts they have bequeathed us, we feel that union and relationship of the spirit which we seek. ↗

— Jones Very

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Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

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The real effect of the WTC calamity has been depressed spirits, anxiety, and uncertainty among publishers, and of course those emotions are not restricted to publishers. ↗

— Richard Curtis

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I want to tell people how to live spiritually. After you've bought all your houses and your clothes, you want something bigger. ↗

— Tina Turner

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In my experience, self-hatred is the dominant malaise crippling Christians and stifling their growth in the Holy Spirit. ↗

— Brennan Manning

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