Home / Topics / Spirit Quotes

Spirit Quotes

Browse 12414 quotes about Spirit.

Spirit Quotes

“There is a form of laughter that springs from the heart, heard every day in the merry voice of childhood, the expression of a laughter - loving spirit that defies analysis by the philosopher, which has nothing rigid or mechanical in it, and totally without social significance. Bubbling spontaneously from the heart of child or man. Without egotism and full of feeling, laughter is the music of life.”

Men Life Heart Children Feelings Form Spirit Social Voice Heard Childhood Expression Spring Laughter Philosopher Uplifting Analysis Significance Egotism Merry

Author:William Osler

“Pagan philosophers set up reason as the sole guide of life, of wisdom and conduct; but Christian philosophy demands of us that we surrender our reason to the Holy Spirit; and this means that we no longer live for ourselves, but that Christ lives and reigns within us (Rom 12:1; Eph 4:23; Gal 2:20).”

Mean Reason Philosophy Christian Spirit Christ Holy Demand Philosopher Guides Surrender Holy Spirit Sole Reign Pagan Gals Christian Philosophy

Book:Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life

Source: Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life

“A thirsty ambition for truth and virtue, and a frenzy to conquer all lies and vices which are not recognized as such nor desire to be; herein consists the heroic spirit of the philosopher.”

Spirit Lying Desire Virtue Ambition Philosopher Vices Conquer Heroic Thirsty Frenzy

Author:Johann Georg Hamann

“If in heroic conduct, whether of warriors, philosophers or scientists, we see what is of essential nature, then we know that all heroism groups itself around a supreme value. This has always been the idea of honour, spiritual and mental. But the idea of honour, like its corporeal representatives, was involved in a war of soul and spirit against the values represented by alien races or the offspring of racial chaos.”

Ifs Knows Ideas War Soul Spiritual Spirit Values Race Groups Involved Essentials Scientist Chaos Philosopher Supreme Warrior Aliens Honour Heroic Heroism Representatives Offspring

Author:Alfred Rosenberg

“I don't doubt that at the dawn of martial arts, the main goal was to beat up one's opponents in the most effective way possible. But then, indirectly, the alchemy of martial arts began to strike some chords deep within the spirit of many individuals, transforming living war-machines into poets, artists, and philosophers.”

Source: On the Warrior's Path, Second Edition: Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology

“The philosopher forms his principles on an infinity of particular observations. He does not confuse truth with plausibility, he takes for truth what is true, for false what is false, for doubtful what is doubtful, and probable what is probable. The philosophical spirit is thus a spirit of observation and accuracy.”

Doe Form Spirit Principles Particular Philosophical Philosopher Observation Infinity Objectivity Accuracy Doubtful

Author:Denis Diderot

“It was modesty that invented the word "philosopher" in Greece and left the magnificent overweening presumption in calling oneselfwise to the actors of the spirit--the modesty of such monsters of pride and sovereignty as Pythagoras, as Plato.”

Wisdom Spirit Actors Left Pride Calling Philosophical Philosopher Monsters Modesty Magnificent Plato Sovereignty Greece Presumption

Book:The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs

Source: The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs