"... even if Lucretius was wrong, and the soul is immortal, it is nevertheless steadily changing its interests and its possessions.Our lives are mortal if our soul is not; and the sentiment which reconciled Lucretius to death is as much needed if we are to face many deaths, as if we are to face only one."

-- George Santayana

#Soul Quotes #Faces Quotes #Immortality Quotes

“Spirituality is not primarily about values and ethics, not about exhortations to do right or live well. The spiritual traditions are primarily about reality...an effort to penetrate the illusions of the external world and to name its underlying truth.”
“While it is important to maintain a balanced approach to solving our nation's energy problems, we must commit ourselves to recognize some areas as 'off limits,' and the Artic National Wildlife Reserve is a national symbol of that commitment.”
“Life is either a reproducible, almost commonplace manifestation of matter, given certain conditions, or a miracle. Too many steps are involved to allow for something in between.”

Source : Christian De Duve (1995). “Vital Dust: Life As a Cosmic Imperative”, Basic Books
“The song was wordless; The singing will never be done.”

Source : War Poems (1919) "Everyone Sang"
“China has adopted and is implementing its national climate change program. This includes mandatory national targets for reducing energy intensity and discharge of major pollutants and increasing forest coverage and the share of renewable energy for the period of 2005 through 2010.”
“How body from spirit slowly does unwind, until we are pure spirit at the end.”

Source : Theodore Roethke (2011). “The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke”, p.350, Anchor
“The ties that bind us to life are tougher than you imagine, or than any one can who has not felt how roughly they may be pulled without breaking.”

Source : Anne Bronte (2012). “Agnes Grey”, p.85, Courier Corporation
“Barbie always represented the fact that a woman has choices.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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