essence

Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.

The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.

Love in its essence is spiritual fire.

Quickness is the essence of the war.

Transient bodies are only subject to destruction through their substance and not through their form, nor can the essence of their form be destroyed; in this respect, they are permanent.

I think the reason why I don't read so much, is because as I have observed, whole books all boil down to a drop of essence. You can read a book full of ten thousand words and at the end, sum it up in one sentence; I am more for the one sentence. I am more for the essence. It's like how you need a truckload of roses to extract one drop of rose oil; I don't want to bother with the truckload of roses because I would rather walk away with the drop of rose oil. So in my mind, I have written two hundred books. Why? Because I have with me two hundred vials with one drop of essence in each!

What sculptors do is represent the essence of gesture. What is important in mime is attitude.

Miracle centered gospel has reduced Christian significance and essence.

At the end of the day, you should try to remember that it's not about the number of followers you have or the numbers of likes, comments, and shares your posts are getting.It's the number of people who will be present in the hospital room when you fall terribly sick.It's the number of people who will remember your birthday like they remember their first name. It's the number of people who will invite you to celebrate Christmas or new year's eve.It's the number of people who will actually show up to look at your newborn child or to bless your newly bought house.It's the number of people who will actually cross an ocean to see your face.It's the number of people who will wipe your tears when one of your parents passes away.It's the number of people who will make a slightly larger than a thumb effort to be there for you.

Caring is our curse. If we don__ care, we can__ get hurt. But if we didn__ care, the world would be a dark place to live. We have to deal with it and realize life isn__ fair. People are taken out of our lives, and others live who don__ deserve to continue.

In essence, we are deeper than being; we are character, which contains the conscious forces of love, justice, kindness, faith, and forgiveness.

What is blood but the wine of life?

Love must become the essence of our being

All longings the essence for real liberation only, Freedom from all sides, an ultimate supremacy;- 43 -

Is it possible, in the final analysis, for one human being to achieve perfect understanding of another?We can invest enormous time and energy in serious efforts to know another person, but in the end, how close can we come to that person's essence? We convince ourselves that we know the other person well, but do we really know anything important about anyone?

The stupidest man I ever met had a favourite saying.It was:'What do you think I am, stupid, or something?

To seek God__ kingdom is to discover its essence and totality