Freedom Quotes

The most fought-for idea in human history, explored by those who won it, lost it, and fought to keep it.

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"True freedom is found in obedience to truth."
Meister Eckhart
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"Take away my life, take my goods, but leave me the liberty of my conscience."
Teresa of Avila
T
"When we surrender our will to God's will, we find true freedom."
Teresa of Avila
J
"The soul that loves God finds freedom in obedience."
Julian of Norwich
S
"Freedom is not the absence of necessity, but the understanding of it."
Spinoza
S
"We are determined from without; we are free to the extent we are self-determined."
Spinoza
S
"The more we pursue fleeting pleasures, the more we lose our freedom."
Spinoza
S
"Freedom grows as our understanding grows; ignorance is the root of all slavery."
Spinoza
S
"To act from passion is to be acted upon; to act from reason is to be free."
Spinoza
S
"The mind that understands all things as determined by causes is the freest mind."
Spinoza
J
"The soul that is attached to anything, however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of divine union."
John of the Cross
J
"The more you have, the more you are occupied. The less you have, the more free you are."
John of the Cross
J
"The soul must be emptied of all attachments to be filled with divine grace."
John of the Cross
J
"The chains of the world are broken by the key of surrender."
John of the Cross
J
"The soul that clings to nothing possesses everything."
John of the Cross
J
"True freedom is found in the will to serve God alone."
John of the Cross
J
"To possess nothing is to possess all things in God."
John of the Cross
J
"Freedom from desire leads to freedom from suffering."
John of the Cross
"When you let go of attachment, you find freedom in all things."
Meister Eckhart
"Forgiveness is the liberation of the heart."
Meister Eckhart
"The soul knows no boundaries when freed from ego."
Meister Eckhart
"The soul's freedom is its most precious possession."
Meister Eckhart
J
"Love without attachment is the highest form of spiritual freedom"
John of the Cross
J
"Detachment from worldly desires is not rejection but liberation"
John of the Cross
P
"True freedom is found in love."
Pope Francis
R
"You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?"
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
R
"The heart has its own language. Let no one rule your mind."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
T
"The soul's greatest freedom comes through obedience to God."
Teresa of Avila
T
"To surrender to God is to find freedom beyond all earthly understanding."
Teresa of Avila
J
"To serve God is to find freedom, for his service is perfect liberty."
Julian of Norwich