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Quote by Robert Browning

“'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls.”

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Robert Browning was a prominent Victorian poet known for his intricate poetic structures and profound psychological insights. His works covered themes such as love, death, religion, and morality, and had a profound impact on later poets. more

“A woman who utters such disgusting and depressing noise has no right to be anywhere, no right to live. Remember that you are a human being with a soul and the divine gift of articulate speech, that your native language is the language of Shakespeare and Milton and The Bible. Don't sit there crooning like a bilious pigeon.”

Humans Soul Remember Language Human Beings Divine Speech Noise Native Disgusting Depressing Pigeons Milton Native Language Pygmalion My Fair Lady

Author:Rex Harrison

“Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to the soul only for power to work. Genius is its own end, and draws its means and the style of its architecture from within.”

Mean Soul Ends Work Talent Style Genius Models Draws Method Architecture Exhibitions

Book:The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source: The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Thought is the seed of action; but action is as much its second form as thought is its first. It rises in thought, to the end that it may be uttered and acted. Always in proportion to the depth of its sense does it knock importunately at the gates of the soul, to be spoken, to be done.”

Firsts May Doe Soul Ends Done Action Form Depth Seeds Proportion Gates

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)

“The powers of the Soul are commensurate with its needs.”

Needs Soul

Book:The Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source: The Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The soul of man is immortal and imperishable.”

Men Soul Immortality Immortal Founding Our Founding Fathers Founding Fathers Christian Us Founding Fathers Founding Fathers Of America Founding America American Founding Fathers Founding Fathers Atheist Deism Christianity From Founding Fathers Immortal Soul Revolution Founding Fathers Christian Patriotic Soul Man

Book:The Republic

Source: The Republic

“The soul takes nothing with her to the other world but her education and culture; and these, it is said, are of the greatest service or of the greatest injury to the dead man, at the very beginning of his journey hither.”

Men World Said Soul Culture Journey Injury Other Worlds Dead Man

Author:Plato

“Wherever souls are being tried and ripened, in whatever commonplace and homely way, there God is hewing out the pillars for His temple.”

Way Soul Temples Commonplace Pillars Homely

Book:Sermons: The candle of the Lord, and other sermons

Source: Sermons: The candle of the Lord, and other sermons

“Sleep, rest of nature, O sleep, most gentle of the divinities, peace of the soul, thou at whose presence care disappears, who soothest hearts wearied with daily employments, and makest them strong again for labour!”

Heart Soul Care Strong Peace Sleep Disappear Employment Gentle Divinity Labour Makest

Author:Ovid

“Concentrate . . . for the greatest achievements are reserved for the man of single aim, in whom no rival powers divide the empire of the soul.”

Men Soul He Man Achievement Aim Empires Divides Rivals Reserved Greatest Achievement

Book:ORISON SWETT MARDEN Premium Collection - Wisdom & Empowerment Series (18 Books in One Volume): Steps to Success and Power, How to Get What You Want, An Iron Will, Be Good to Yourself, Every Man A King, Keeping Fit, Prosperity – How to Attract It, Stepping-Stones To Fame And Fortune...

Source: ORISON SWETT MARDEN Premium Collection - Wisdom & Empowerment Series (18 Books in One Volume): Steps to Success and Power, How to Get What You Want, An Iron Will, Be Good to Yourself, Every Man A King, Keeping Fit, Prosperity – How to Attract It, Stepping-Stones To Fame And Fortune...

“Sweep the garden, any size, said the roshi. Sweeping, sweeping alone as the garden grows large or small. Any song sung working the garden brings up from sand gravel soil through straw bamboo wood and less tangible elements Power song for the hands Healing song for the senses what can and cannot be perceived of the soul.”

Said Soul Hands Song Grows Healing Elements Garden Size Woods Senses Soil Sand Tangible Straws Sweeping Gravel Bamboo

Book:Rave: poems, 1975-1999

Source: Rave: poems, 1975-1999

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