Sayings about about Spirit and Spirituality
Woe to the high spirited bride whose mother-in-law is still alive. ~ Congolese Proverbs
When you have no choice, mobilize the spirit of courage. ~ Hebrew Proverb
Too much spirit shows a lack of it. ~ Chinese Proverb
The spirit of women is made of quicksilver; their heart of wax. ~ Chinese Proverb
The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord. ~ Traditional Proverb
The spirit goes on foot. ~ Chinese Proverb
Spirit is the sword and experience the sharpening stone. ~ Arabian Proverb
Loneliness breaks the spirit. ~ Jewish Proverb
Quotations about Spirit and Spirituality
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? ~ Bible
He who doesn’t have the spirit of his time, has all its misery. ~ Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire
It is not my ability, but my response to God’s ability, that counts. ~ Corrie Ten Boom
You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience. ~ Pierre Teilhard De Chardin
The man is free to rule his world, not his world rule him. ~ Author Unknown
Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height. ~ George Champman
He that loseth wealth, loseth much; he that loseth friends, loseth more; but he that loseth his spirit loseth all. ~ Author Unknown
Spirit is matter seen in a stronger light. ~ L. P. Jacks
He is not the same, nor is he another. ~ Buddha
Every spirit makes its house, but as afterwards the house confines the spirit, you had better build well. ~ Elbert Hubbard
It must be of the spirit if we are to save the flesh. ~ General Douglas MacArthur
The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another s, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises. ~ Leo Buscaglia
As I lived up to the highest light I had, higher and higher light came to me. ~ Peace Pilgrim
Not by might, or power, but by my spirit, says the Lord. ~ Bible
Physical strength is measured by what we can carry; spiritual by what we can bear. ~ Author Unknown
All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation. ~ Francois de Salignac Fenelon
In order to experience everyday spirituality, we need to remember that we are spiritual beings spending some time in a human body. ~ Barbara De Angelis
In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. ~ Albert Schweitzer
He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again. ~ St. John of the Cross
A spirit superior to every weapon. ~ Publius Ovidius Naso
Ghosts only exist for those who wish to see them. ~ Author Unknown
Your treasure house is within; it contains all you’ll ever need. ~ Hui-Hai
Wherever you go, you will always bear yourself about with you, and so you will always find yourself. ~ Thomas a Kempis
There are some people who have the quality of richness and joy in them and they communicate it to everything they touch. It is first of all a physical quality; then it is a quality of the spirit. ~ Thomas Wolfe
Spiritual energy flows in and produces effects in the phenomenal world. ~ William James
When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body. ~ Saadi
The spiritual is the parent of the practical. ~ Thomas Carlyle
This latter day work is spiritual. It takes spirituality to comprehend it, to love it, to discern it. Therefore, seek the spirit in all you do. Keep it with you continually. That is our challenge. ~ Ezra Taft Benson
The foundations of a person are not in matter but in spirit. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
You cannot travel on the path until you become the path itself. ~ Buddha
The valid research for the future is on the inner side, on the spiritual side. ~ Peace Pilgrim
The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth. ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower
One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it is weak, it suffers world history. ~ Albert Schweitzer
It is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life. ~ Evelyn Underhill
The spiritual world is connected with the physical world. The common factor connecting all things is true love. ~ Sun Myung Moon
The secret of seeing is to sail on solar wind. Hone and spread your spirit till you yourself are a sail, whetted, translucent, broadside to the merest puff. ~ Annie Dillard
Transformation literally means going beyond your form. ~ Wayne Dyer
They understand but a little who understand only what can be explained. ~ Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach
Spirit borrows from matter the perceptions on which it feeds and restores them to matter in the form of movements which it has stamped with its own freedom. ~ Henri L. Bergson
The sword conquered for a while, but the spirit conquers for ever! ~ Sholem Asch
It isn’t until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are-not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within-that you can begin to take control. ~ Oprah Winfrey
I’m aware that people I have loved and have died and are in the spirit world look after me. ~ Princess Diana
