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Quote by Hildegard of Bingen

“All the arts serving human desires and needs are derived from the breath that Godsent into the human body.”

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St. Hildegard of Bingen was a German nun, theologian, philosopher, musician, and physician. Born on September 16, 1098, and died on September 17, 1179, she is known for her extensive writings on nature, medicine, theology, and the cosmos. more

“Listen: there was once a king sitting on his throne. Around Him stood great and wonderfully beautiful columns ornamented with ivory, bearing the banners of the king with great honour. Then it pleased the king to raise a small feather from the ground, and he commanded it to fly. The feather flew, not because of anything in itself but because the air bore it along. Thus am I, a feather on the breath of God.”

Beautiful Air Kings Sitting Breaths Raises Honour Bores Thrones Feathers Columns Flew Banner Ivory

Author:Hildegard of Bingen

“Like billowing clouds, Like the incessant gurgle of the brook The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.”

Spirit Longing Clouds Brooks Incessant

Author:Hildegard of Bingen

“When the words come, they are merely empty shells without the music. They live as they are sung, for the words are the body and the music the spirit.”

Body Spirit Empty Shells Empty Shell

Author:Hildegard of Bingen

“Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars. Gaze at the beauty of earth’s greenings. Now, think. What delight God gives to humankind with all these things . All nature is at the disposal of humankind. We are to work with it. For without we cannot survive.”

Thinking Giving Earth Stars Sun Moon Delight Humankind Glances Greening

Author:Hildegard of Bingen

“What's new is that the White House itself has now been corporatized. It's not politicians working for the corporate interests. They are the corporate interests. That's where Bush came from, and Cheney and Rumsfeld.”

House Interest White Politician Corporate White House

Author:Jim Hightower

“When I entered politics, I took the only downward turn you could take from journalism.”

Political Turns Politics Journalism

Author:Jim Hightower

“No, I am a crier and if people ever saw me privately they would be shocked at what a bowl of mush I am underneath it all.”

People Ifs Would Be Saws Bowls Shocked

Author:Larry David

“Founders v. Bush brings the wisdom and eloquence of the Founding Fathers back to the people, while unmasking the fraudulent PR machine that is corrupting their words and stealing our legacy.”

People Father Machines Stealing Legacy Founders Founding Eloquence Unmasking

Author:Jim Hightower

“No international court can ever substitute for a working national justice system. Or for a society at piece.”

Justice Pieces Court International Substitutes Justice System

Author:Adam Hochschild

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