Quotes by Essence The essence of thought, as the essence of life, is growth. Oscar Wilde essence-of-lifegrowthessence Things are in their essence what we choose to make them. A thing is, according to the mode in which one looks at it. Oscar Wilde eventsessencelooks The essence of global health equity is the idea that something so precious as health might be viewed as a right. Paul Farmer essencemightideas Wherever I go I need a period of incubation so that I may learn the essence of nature, which never wishes to be understood or yield herself. Paul Gauguin yieldnatureessence ...the source of all great mathematics is the special case, the concrete example. It is frequent in mathematics that every instance of a concept of seemingly generality is, in essence, the same as a small and concrete special case. Paul Halmos essencespecialscience In short, what the living wage is really about is not living standards, or even economics, but morality. Its advocates are basically opposed to the idea that wages are a market price-determined by supply and demand, the same as the price of apples or coal. And it is for that reason, rather than the practical details, that the broader political movement of which the demand for a living wage is the leading edge is ultimately doomed to failure: For the amorality of the market economy is part of its essence, and cannot be legislated away. Paul Krugman applesessenceideas Because there’s a clock attached to every beautiful woman. From the second she comes into her own, she begins to decline, because she begins to age. Aging is every beautiful woman’s kryptonite. And so, yes, it’s ridiculous and no, you don’t have much time and of course it’s not fair. Those three statements are the essence of beauty. Paul Rudnick kryptoniteessencebeautiful Successful hedge funds will be entrepreneurial; it is the essence of the craft. Paul Singer craftsessencesuccessful Objectivity is of the very essence of photography, its contribution and at the same time its limitation Paul Strand objectivityphotographyessence God does not exist. He is being-itself beyond essence and existence. Therefore to argue that God exists is to deny him. Paul Tillich essencedoeinspirational I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't do is change the essence of my work. Paul Simon lost-friendshipessenceart Poetry is simply literature reduced to the essence of its active principle. It is purged of idols of every kind, of realistic illusions, of any conceivable equivocation between the language of "truth" and the language of "creation." Paul Valery principlesessenceidols A novel captures essence that is not possible in any other form. Paul Theroux captureformessence It is my experience that marriage does not make one happier. It destroys the illusion that has been the essence of one's previous existence, that there existed something like a soul-mate. The feeling of not being understood is heightened in marriage by the fact that one's entire life beforehand had the aim of finding a being who would understand one. But isn't it better to exist without such an illusion and look this great lonely truth straight in the eye? Paula Modersohn-Becker lonelyeyeessence Breath is life, and the intermingling of breaths is the purpose of good living. This is in essence the great principle on which all productive living must rest, for relationships among all the beings of the universe must be fulfilled; in this way each individual life may also be fulfilled. Paula Gunn Allen essencemayway Learn to see it in thyself and thou wilt understand the infinite essence, hidden in all illusory forms. Understand that the world which thou knowest is only one of the aspects of the infinite world, and things and phenomena are merely hierolgyphics of deeper ideas. P.D. Ouspensky essenceworldideas Can such stiff and formal moldings as words capture the spirit-essence of love? Pearl S. Buck formalessencespirit Times are difficult globally; awakening is no longer a luxury or an ideal. It’s becoming critical. We don’t need to add more depression, more discouragement, or more anger to what’s already here. It’s becoming essential that we learn how to relate sanely with difficult times. The earth seems to be beseeching us to connect with joy and discover our innermost essence. This is the best way that we can benefit others. Pema Chodron luxuryessencejoy Looking through the eyes of the divine nature you see the essence within the manifestation, the creator within the creation, and it is a wonderful, wonderful world! Peace Pilgrim eyeessenceworld We spend all our energy and waste our lives trying to re-create these zones of safety, which are always falling apart. That's the essence of samsara - the cycle of suffering that comes from continuing to seek happiness in all the wrong places. Pema Chodron safetyessencefall«6667686970717273747576»
