Almost every sect of Christianity is a perversion of its essence, to accommodate it to the prejudices of the world. – William Hazlitt
No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him. – Viktor E. Frankl
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently. – Tony Robbins
Meaning is what essence becomes when it is divorced from the object of reference and wedded to the word. – Willard Van Orman Quine
