“Strange is the vigour in a brave man's soul. The strength of his spirit and his irresistible power, the greatness of his heart and the height of his condition, his mighty confidence and contempt of danger, his true security and repose in himself, his liberty to dare and do what he pleaseth, his alacrity in the midst of fears, his invincible temper, are advantages which make him master of fortune.” MenHeartSoulSpiritLibertyConditionsSecurityDangerGreatnessStrangeMastersAdvantageBraveFortuneDareHeightMidstContemptTemperIrresistibleInvincibleReposeBrave ManAlacrity Author:Thomas Traherne
“Name one practical, down-to-earth effect of spirituality," said the skeptic who was ready for an argument. "Here's one," said the Master. "When someone offends you, you can raise your spirits to heights where offenses cannot reach.” SaidEarthSpiritSpiritualityNamesEffectsReadyMastersArgumentRaisesPracticalsHeightOffenseSkepticDown To Earth Author:Anthony de Mello
“(I was) happily contended to be climbing the heights and the clouds by the brush method.. ...rendering the God-spirit in the mountains.” SpiritMountainMethodCloudsHeightClimbingBrushesRendering Author:Marsden Hartley
“When my eye rested on an arid height, spirit partook of the barrenness. - Heartily wish Niebuhr & Strauss to the dogs. The deuce take their penetration & acumen. They have robbed us of the bloom.” EyeSpiritWishAtheismDogHeightPenetrationAcumenDeuces Author:Herman Melville
“At the end of life thoughts hitherto impossible come to the collected mind, like good spirits which let themselves down from the shining heights of the past.” MindEndsPastSpiritImpossibleShiningHeightThoughts On LifeEnd Of Life Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The heathen spirit is wingless. It cannot lift itself to heights from which the totality of being is visible, and it therefore loses itself in details.” SpiritLosesDetailsLiftsHeightVisibleTotalityHeathen Book:What I Believe Source: What I Believe