In researching information regarding the soul, I came across a list of Soul Quotes which I thought were interesting, based on man’s own interpretation of what the soul means to them. I would like to share some of them with you as follows:
Neither height nor depth can measure the possibilities of the human soul–James Lendall Basford (1845-1915), “Sparks from the Philosopher’s Stone”, 1882
(A) great soul, with a great purpose, can make a weak body strong and keep it so…Mark Twain, “Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc”, 1895
When you say a man has guts, you say he has a soul–Martin H. Fischer (1879-1962)
The windows of my soul I throw Wide open to the sun–John Greenleaf Whittier, “My Psalm”
The soul has no secret that the behavior does not reveal–Lao Tzu
You don’t have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body–C. S. Lewis
If I should die tonight what have I to show for my life in the way of soul-winning?–Fredonia Ellsworth Holloway (1867-1920), c.1909
Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you postpone the cure until next year?–Horace
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul–Marcus Aurelius, “Meditations”
Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul–Mark Twain
You are a beautiful soul hidden by the trench coat of the ego–Mike Dolan@HawaiianLife
If you hide things in your soul, don’t forget about them–Terri Guillemets
The defects of the soul are like wounds in the body–whatever care one takes to heal, the scar still appears, and they are every moment in danger of reopening–Francois VI de la Rochefoucault (1613-1680)
Most men have more scars on their souls than on their bodies–James Lendall Basford (1845-1915), “Sparks from the Philosopher’s Stone”, 1882
When you do things from your soul you feel a river moving in you, a joy. When action comes from another section, the feeling disappears–Rumi
With all your science–can you tell how it is, and whence it is, that light comes into the soul?–Henry David Thoreau
Is soul the stem and body the blossom–or body our stem, with soul its seasonal bloom?–Terri Guillemets
One thing in the world, of value, is the active soul–Ralph Waldo Emerson
In my soul, the music of the universe can be heard–Eric Honeycutt, August 2011 entry to The Quote Garden create your own quote contest on Twitter
What is soul? It’s like electricity–we don’t really know what it is, but it’s a force that can light a room–Ray Charles
Webs of strange patterns we weave (each owns), From colour and soul; and like unto these, Soul has its tones and semitones, Mind has its major and minor keys–Amy Levy, “In a Minor Key (An Echo from a Larger Lyre),” c.1884
The soul, like the body, lives by what it feeds on–Josiah Gilbert Holland
The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire–Ferdinand Foch
You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let the soul out–Martha Graham
The above quotes can be found, along with others, on The Quote Garden (www.quotegarden.com) if you would like to look up additional quotes about the soul. I found it most interesting to see a number of quotes from the 1800’s. During that time period, many individuals wondered about the purpose of the soul as well.
From my earlier post (Scripture Quotes About the Soul), we learned that the Bible has many answers regarding the mysteries of the soul. We just need to continue to read God’s Word and allow the Holy Spirit to speak to our inmost being–our souls–for the answers to His will and purpose for our lives.
Blessings,
Yvonne
Book Reading Now: “Winter Garden” by Kristin Hannah.