Quotes by Essence It is thus necessary to examine all things according to their essence, to infer from every species such true and well established propositions as may assist us in the solution of metaphysical problems. Maimonides problemessencemay I'm apt to get drunk on words...Ontology: the word about the essence of things; the word about being. Madeleine L'Engle ontologydrunkessence I think that the essence of a free and civilized society is that everything in it should be subject to criticism, that all forms of authority, should be treated with a certain reservation. Malcolm Muggeridge criticismessencethinking He acts without contact, instructs without meeting, guides without pointing. Desires do not conflict with Him, thoughts do not mingle with Him: His essence is without qualification (takyeef), His action without effort (takleef). Mansur Al-Hallaj effortessencedesire Simplicity is the essence of universality. Mahatma Gandhi universalitysimplicityessence We must have faith, first, that the peasant masses are ready to advance step by step along the road of socialism under the leadership of the Party, and second, that the Party is capable of leading the peasants along this road. These two points are the essence of the matter, the main current. Mao Zedong partyessencetwo The essence of Hinduism is that the path may be different, but the goal is the same. Manmohan Singh differentessencegoal When we look at thing, we must examine its essence and treat its appearance merely as an usher at the threshold, we must, once we cross the threshold, grasp the essence of the thing. Mao Zedong essenceappearancelooks What sculptors do is represent the essence of gesture. What is important in mime is attitude. Marcel Marceau importantessenceattitude The problem for most of us is that the cup has holes, so love goes out just as easily as it goes in. What happens when people are living in the unconditional state of love, however, is that they recognize they are the ocean of love; they know it's their essence. And they naturally overflow in this love. So instead of being love beggars, they become love philanthropists. Marci Shimoff oceanessencelove-is But when from a long-distant past nothing subsists, after the people are dead, after the things are broken and scattered, taste and smell alone, more fragile but more enduring, more unsubstantial, more persistent, more faithful, remain poised a long time, like souls, remembering, waiting, hoping, amid the ruins of all the rest; and bear unflinchingly, in the tiny and almost impalpable drop of their essence, the vast structure of recollection. Marcel Proust smellessencepast Sentiment, crystallized, grows into sentimentality. It lost all spontaneity, which was the essence of feeling. It was dated--old-fashioned. Margaret Ayer Barnes spontaneityessencefeelings The Arabian horse will not plough well, nor can the plough-horse be rode to play the jereed. Margaret Fuller horseessenceplay The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different. Mahatma Gandhi essencefaithreligion We have nothing to fear and a great deal to learn from trees, that vigorours and pacific tribe which without stint produces strengthening essences for us, soothing balms, and in whose gracious company we spend so many cool, silent, and intimate hours. Marcel Proust learningessencefear Belief in non-violence is based on the assumption that human nature in the essence is one and therefore unfailingly responds to the advances of love. Mahatma Gandhi violenceessencebelief My own opinion is that just as fundamentally man and woman are one, their problems must be one in essence. Mahatma Gandhi opinionessencemen If you got to [abortion] centers, young women are provided very few options, in many places they're not told anything about, for example, adoption services that may be available to them. The idea that, in essence, you come in and it's already pre-determined, this is what place this place does. It provides abortions, and we are going to channel you in this direction. Marco Rubio adoptionessenceideas Choice is the essence of ethics: if there were no choice there would be no ethics, no good, no evil; good and evil have meaning only insofar as man is free to choose. Margaret Thatcher essenceevilmen The very essence of our civilization is that we give a paramount place to morality in all our affairs, public or private. Mahatma Gandhi essencegivingcivilization«5455565758596061626364»
