Universal Quotes

Universal. A word that holds the vastness of the cosmos within its folds. What is universal transcends borders, cultures, and eras. It is that common thread that binds all humanity, whether it be an emotion, an idea, or an experience.

Think of love, pain, joy, death. These are concepts that speak to the human soul regardless of place or language. Let these quotes open a window for you to what is universal, comprehensive, and transcends time and space.

Quote by Richard Wagner: The language of tones belongs equally to all mankind, and melody is the absolute language in which t...
The language of tones belongs equally to all mankind, and melody is the absolute language in which the musician speaks to every heart.
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— Richard Wagner
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Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero: Nature ordains that a man should wish the good of every man, whoever he may be, for this very reason...
Nature ordains that a man should wish the good of every man, whoever he may be, for this very reason that he is a man.
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— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Quote by Henry David Thoreau: Philosophy, certainly, is some account of truths the fragments and very insignificant parts of which...
Philosophy, certainly, is some account of truths the fragments and very insignificant parts of which man will practice in this workshop; truths infinite and in harmony with infinity, in respect to which the very objects and ends of the so-called practical philosopher will be mere propositions, like the rest.
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— Henry David Thoreau
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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: Imagination is not a talent of some men but is the health of every man....
Imagination is not a talent of some men but is the health of every man.
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— Ralph Waldo Emerson
ImaginationHealthCreativityHuman NatureMindUniversal
Quote by Oprah Winfrey: The chance to love and be loved exists no matter who or where you are....
The chance to love and be loved exists no matter who or where you are.
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— Oprah Winfrey
LoveConnectionUniversal
Quote by Rumi: Such a strong thing LOVE, changes everything....
Such a strong thing LOVE, changes everything.
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— Rumi
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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: Nothing is quite beautiful alone; nothing but is beautiful in the whole. A single object is only so ...
Nothing is quite beautiful alone; nothing but is beautiful in the whole. A single object is only so far beautiful as it suggests this universal grace.
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— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Quote by Kahlil Gibran: If you sing of beauty though alone in the heart of the desert you will have an audience....
If you sing of beauty though alone in the heart of the desert you will have an audience.
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— Kahlil Gibran
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Quote by Mahatma Gandhi: True love is boundless like the ocean and, swelling within one, spreads itself out and, crossing all...
True love is boundless like the ocean and, swelling within one, spreads itself out and, crossing all boundaries and frontiers, envelops the whole world.
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— Mahatma Gandhi
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Quote by Walt Whitman: The female that loves unrequited sleeps,And the male that loves unrequited sleeps,The head of the mo...
The female that loves unrequited sleeps,And the male that loves unrequited sleeps,The head of the money-maker that plotted all day sleeps,And the enraged and treacherous dispositions, all, all sleep.
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— Walt Whitman
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Quote by Henry David Thoreau: In a world of peace and love, music would be the universal language....
In a world of peace and love, music would be the universal language.
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— Henry David Thoreau
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Quote by Charles Dickens: Death is a mighty, universal truth....
Death is a mighty, universal truth.
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— Charles Dickens
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