“Woe to the flesh which depends upon the soul, woe to the soul which depends upon the flesh!”
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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)
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“The greater perfection a soul aspires after, the more dependent it is upon Divine Grace.”
From the "Fourth Conversation" in The Practice of the Presence of God at Gutenberg.org http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13871.
“Yes; the stain rests upon the flesh-eaters, not upon the flesh providers!”
Source: The Natural Food for Man, p. 162
“Order is the shape upon which beauty depends.”
To My Daughters, With Love (1967)
“Let us cry, "All good things
Are ours, nor soul helps flesh more, now, than flesh helps soul!"”
Source: Dramatis Personae (1864), Rabbi Ben Ezra, Line 70.
“The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done.”
Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47, 52 (3 March 1919).
1910s
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 440.
“The soul is a magician. Only living flesh hampers it.”
Source: Death's Master
“No words suffice the secret soul to show,
For truth denies all eloquence to woe.”
Canto III, stanza 22.
The Corsair (1814)
Source: 1800s, Auguries of Innocence (1803), Line 56. Compare Psalm 30:5 (KJV): "weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning."