Quotes by Essence The essence of travel is diffuse. It is never there on the spot as it were, but always beyond: its symbol is the horizon, and its interest always lies over that edge in the unseen. Freya Stark unseenessencelying The fact that modern physics, the manifestation of an extreme specialization of the rational mind, is now making contact with mysticism, the essence of religion and manifestation of an extreme specialization of the intuitive mind, shows very beautifully the unity and complementary nature of the rational and intuitive modes of consciousness; of the yang and the yin. Fritjof Capra unityintuitionessence It may be that a free society... carries in itself the forces of its own destruction, that once freedom has been achieved it is taken for granted and ceases to be valued, and that the free growth of ideas which is the essence of a free society will bring about the destruction of the foundations on which it depends. Friedrich August von Hayek takenessenceideas To rest the case for equal treatment of national or racial minorities on the assumption that they do not differ from other men is implicitly to admit that factual inequality would justify unequal treatment, and the proof that some differences do, in fact, exist would not be long in forthcoming. It is of the essence of the demand for equality before the law that people should be treated alike in spite of the fact that they are different. Friedrich August von Hayek essencelawmen The archetype of all humans, their ideal image, is the computer, once it has liberated itself from its creator, man. The computeris the essence of the human being. In the computer, man reaches his completion. Friedrich Durrenmatt computeressencemen Modern physics had shown that the rhythm of creation and destruction is not only manifest in the turn of the seasons and in the birth and death of living creatures, but is also the very essence of inorganic matter. For modern physicists...Shiva's dance is the dance of subatomic matter. Fritjof Capra shivaessencematter The ultimate intelligence of all things is your essence. Your mind is the universe. Your body is all things. Frederick Lenz buddhismessencewisdom Very few people believe in the devil these days, which suits the devil very well. He is always helping to circulate the news of his own death. The essence of God is existence, and He defines Himself as: 'I am Who am.' The essence of the devil is the lie, and he defines himself as: 'I am who am not.' Satan has very little trouble with those who do not believe in him; they are already on his side. Fulton J. Sheen essencebelievelying Grace is the essence of theology and gratitude is the essence of ethics. G. C. Berkouwer gratitudeessencegrace The Federal Government was never, in its essence, anything but an anti-slavery government. Frederick Douglass slaverygovernmentessence Self-help and self-control are the essence of the American tradition. Franklin D. Roosevelt essenceselfhelping It is of the essence of the demand for equality before the law that people should be treated alike in spite of the fact that they are different. Friedrich August von Hayek essencelawpeople Perception is, in essence, who we are. We are what we perceive. What we perceive defines who we are. Frederick Lenz buddhismperceptionessence My definition of God is the ever-present essence of love. Gabrielle Bernstein definitionsessence Your mind is your life. It's your essence and your substance. It's the part of you that has always been and will always be. Its formations change constantly, which is what makes you always new. Frederick Lenz buddhismessencemind It's nice to hear when someone gets something and the sincerity is enough to tickle you. They can have the wrong notes but the essence of it is there, so it makes you laugh, because even when Frank [Zappa]'s music is sad, it makes me laugh. Gail Zappa niceessencelaughing If you receive empowerment, it's about bodhicitta. If you receive teachings, it's about bodhicitta. If you practice teachings, it's about bodhicitta. Everything comes down to bodhicitta. The essence of practice is about bodhicitta. When you sit down to do your practice, what you practice is bodhicitta. Garchen Rinpoche essenceteachingpractice Accountability is the essence of democracy. If people do not know what their government is doing, they cannot be truly self-governing. The national security state assumes the government secrets are too important to be shared, that only those in the know can see classified information, that only the president has all the facts, that we must simply trust that our rulers of acting in our interest. Garry Wills governmentessenceself The essence of dramatic tragedy is not unhappiness. It resides in the solemnity of the remorseless working of things. Garrett Hardin dramatictragedyessence Names and attributes must be accommodated to the essence of things, and not the essence to the names, since things come first and names afterwards. Galileo Galilei essencenamesfirsts«2627282930313233343536»
