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The true Poet is all-knowing; he is an actual world in miniature.
NovalisNovalis Nature is a petrified magic city.
NovalisNovalis The Bible begins gloriously with Paradise, the symbol of youth, and ends with the everlasting kingdom, with the holy city. The history of every man should be a Bible.
NovalisNovalis Play is experimenting with chance.
NovalisNovalis Character is a wish for a perfect education.
NovalisNovalis The seat of the soul is where the inner world and the outer world meet. Where they overlap, it is in every point of the overlap.
NovalisNovalis Nothing is more indispensable to true religiosity than a mediator that links us with divinity.
NovalisNovalis A complete need should not exist love, life in common with loved ones?
NovalisNovalis We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming.
NovalisNovalis The best thing about the sciences is their philosophical ingredient, like life for an organic body. If one dephilosophizes the sciences, what remains left? Earth, air, and water.
NovalisNovalis Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other.
NovalisNovalis Love is the final end of the world’s history, the Amen of the universe.
NovalisNovalis Character is perfectly educated will.
NovalisNovalis The brains -the thinking organs- are the world producers -nature’s genitals.
NovalisNovalis What delights, what pleasures does your life offer you that outweigh the raptures of death?
NovalisNovalis Building worlds is not enough for the deeper urging mind; but a loving heart sates the striving spirit.
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Forgiveness comes after understanding & understanding comes after acceptance.
Tom MetcafeTom Metcafe Someday your pen will write a revolution. Until then, write your pain.
Fareena AliyaFareena Aliya Time is precious. So are the people in your life. So love and be loved. Because tomorrow is never promised.
Jenny AJenny A Thank you for still being there for yourself. For being strong. For being resilient. Keep going.
Yohan AcostaYohan Acosta There will never be a day, I am not thankful for the fire you brought to my life that still warms me to the bones.
Mark AnthonyMark Anthony You could have shook my whole world luckily I became aware, and I took a turn.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers Be strong enough to bloom even in the storm.
Safna SulaimanSafna Sulaiman There is magic in the minuscule.
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More on desire
Speak the truth. Affirm your desire. Declare your intentions. Recall your successes. Your psyche will believe you. Your body will feel you. Your Soul will thank you for the straight-up communication.
Danielle LaPorteDanielle LaPorte Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross Heartbreak does not have to be a meaningless experience. For many, it is a spiritual catalyst – a pathway to awakening to ones deepest desires for love, purpose and connection.
Sheleana AiyanaSheleana Aiyana It is impossible to make anything beautiful or desirable in the best regulated administration of slavery.
Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet Beecher Stowe Small, deliberate actions inspired by your true desires create a life you love.
Danielle LaPorteDanielle LaPorte You’ve got to have this burning desire in your chest to succeed.
Rod StewartRod Stewart In order to fulfill your true purpose in life, you must give up on your temporary desires.
Daisy BernardezDaisy Bernardez God never denies us our hearts desire except to give us something better.
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot