Georg Hermes famous quotes

The soul passeth from form to form; and the mansions of her pilgrimage are manifold.
-- Georg Hermes

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Death is like an arrow that is already in flight, and your life lasts only until it reaches you.
-- Georg Hermes

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From one Soul of the Universe are all Souls derived.
-- Georg Hermes

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Not all human souls but only the pious ones are divine.
-- Georg Hermes

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The starting-point and chief principle of every science, and hence of theology also, is not only methodical doubt, but positive doubt. One can believe only what one has perceived to be true from reasonable grounds, and consequently one must have the courage to continue doubting until one has found reliable grounds to satisfy the reason.
-- Georg Hermes

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A beautiful and chaste woman is the perfect workmanship of God, and the true glory of angels, the rare miracle of earth, and the sole wonder of the world.
-- Georg Hermes

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Prayer is the chief thing that man may present unto God.
-- Georg Hermes

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The impious soul, however, punishes itself by seeking a human body to enter into, for no other body can receive a human soul; it cannot enter the body of an animal devoid of reason. Divine law preserves the human soul from such infamy... The soul passeth from form to form; and the mansions of her pilgrimage are manifold. Thou puttest off thy bodies as raiment; and as vesture dost thou fold them up. Thou art from old, O Soul of Man; yea, thou art from everlasting.
-- Georg Hermes

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A nation is all the individuals of same blood, forming by their cohesion a natural related collective being with it s own organs and state which are social classes and the State and the same soul, which is nationality.

The soul should be examined in the light of other souls.

There, by the starlit fences The wanderer halts and hears My soul that lingers sighing About the glimmering weirs.

Even when reading is impossible, the presence of books acquired (by passionate devotion to them) produces such an ecstasy that the buying of more books than one can peradventure read is nothing less than the soul reaching towards infinity ... we cherish books even if unread, their mere presence exudes comfort, their ready access, reassurance.

I don't know of a soul who packed more living into 72 years than Charles Lindbergh did.

I sold my soul to the devil in L.A

I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music

Clutter in its highest and most organized form is called collecting.

If we depart form tradition, it is out of knowledge , not innocence.

Life is a long pilgrimage from fear to love.