Germaine de Stael

1766-1817, French-Swiss Writer, Critic

Being / Essence / Soul
The soul is a fire that darts its rays through all the senses; it is in this fire that existence consists; all the observations and all the efforts of philosophers ought to turn toward this ME, the center and moving power of our sentiments and ideas.

Wisdom for The Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing , © 2004