Literature Quotes

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"Literature preserves the wisdom of the ages for future generations."
Teresa of Avila
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"Every word carries worlds within it."
Ibn Arabi
"Literature speaks to the eternal in all beings."
Meister Eckhart
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"Literature opens windows to the human soul."
Pope Francis
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"Literature captures the human condition."
Pope Francis
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"Literature opens windows into souls and hearts across all times."
Pope Francis
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"Poetry is a form of truth-telling."
Pope John Paul II
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"Listen to the presences inside poems. They are not the voices of those who lived before."
Hafiz
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"Every word I speak is an attempt to describe the indescribable."
Hafiz
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"Literature allows us to live a thousand lives."
Pope Francis
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"Literature teaches empathy through story."
Pope Francis
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"Literature reflects the truth of human experience."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"The role of literature is to explore the deepest mysteries of human existence."
Pope John Paul II
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"Literature gives voice to the voiceless and dignity to the marginalized."
Pope John Paul II
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"Literature mirrors the human soul."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Literature gives voice to the silent soul."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Literature opens windows to the human soul."
Pope Francis
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"Literature reflects the depths of the human condition."
Pope John Paul II
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"Literature reveals the human condition in all its complexity."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Literature preserves the wisdom and experiences of those who came before us."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages and speaks to the eternal human condition."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Literature is the voice of humanity speaking across the ages."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Literature preserves the evolution of human consciousness across ages."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Literature reveals the human condition in all its complexity and beauty."
Pope John Paul II
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"The greatest literature transcends culture and touches the universal human soul."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Literature is a mirror in which we see ourselves reflected."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Literature teaches us about the human condition."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Literature is the mirror in which humanity sees its own soul."
Sri Aurobindo
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"The Psalms are mirrors in which each believer can see himself."
Martin Luther
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"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."
Abraham