In essence I find that the foundation of modern conservatism is driven by a clinging to God in fear of the world, whereas the foundation of modern liberalism is a clinging to the world in fear of God; albeit, the true foundation should be one's clinging to God in fear of God.

Criss Jami

Tags: fear politics truth love world society philosophy belief christianity god faith liberalism liberal political-philosophy essence conservatism political apologetics modern conservative foundation general generalizations basic clinging

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Essence of any creature encompasses more than one realm.
Here now this body, is a vehicle of my essence in this universe.

Toba Beta

Tags: soul essence eternal

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Stillness offers an experience of being and a recognition that being . . . my essence . . . is a part of all Being, all Essence.

Nancy J. Napier

Tags: essence meditation being

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An Enforcer’s style is to destroy all magicians in sight and lap up their essence like a starved cur.

Lita Burke

Tags: fantasy magic essence magicians

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If the private life of the sea could ever be transposed onto paper, it would talk not about rivers or rain or glaciers or of molecules of oxygen and hydrogen, but of the millions of encounters its waters have shared with creatures of another nature.

Federico Chini

Tags: life nature water secret sea essence encounters private-life

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What's the matter, fairy boy? Pissed because Chrys rather kiss me?" - Essence (Nymphs of Macedonia Trilogy #1)

Racheal (Wade) Renwick

Tags: funny essence

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In the essence of truth lies deceit.

Dejan Stojanovic

Tags: truth poetry philosophy literature poets essence deceit quotes poetry-quotes literature-quotes dejan-stojanovic the-sun-watches-the-sun

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I am about tribal feminine power. As a leader, I may stumble but my essence lives to the future-- of my people, of my literature, of my art. And when a tribesman turn against its leader, that tribe will become two. It may faulter my course, but it will not stifle my ending. I rule only among my believers.

Kristie LeVangie

Tags: life art future power family belief faith literature feminism essence leadership lives feminine tribe feminine-power

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The stupidest man I ever met had a favourite saying.
It was:
'What do you think I am, stupid, or something?

Idries Shah

Tags: stupidity essence i-am sayings

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Please, not again what you studied, how long you spent at it, how many books you wrote, what people thought of you - but: what did you learn?

Idries Shah

Tags: learning essence ego sufi superficiality

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