Self-recognition, the self-contemplation of spirit is the primary movement out of which all creativeness proceeds. — Paul Twitchell Copy Share Image
I should like to be the landscape which I am contemplating, I should like this sky, this quiet water to think themselves… — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
Some of the Fathers went so far as to esteem the love of music a sign of predestination, as a thing divine,… — William Temple Copy Share Image
Their savage eyes turned to a modest gaze by the sweet power of music. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
The first ideas of religion arose, not from contemplation of the works of nature, but from a concern with regard to the… — David Hume Copy Share Image
[To Aquinas] the senses are what we have in common with dumb animals. ... Our better part [is] the mind ... and… — Anthony John Patrick Kenny Copy Share Image
Contemplation of life after retirement and life after death can help you deal with contemporary challenges. — Russell M. Nelson Copy Share Image
The position of the planetary bodies at the moment of birth is a musical score done in planetary symbols of the heavenly… — Corinne Heline Copy Share Image
“Look at these cliffs! Some are abrupt and unpredictable. Some other are soft and with smooth slopes. Yet, they all have the… — Irina Serban Copy Share Image
Seeking the face of God in everything, everyone, all the time, and his hand in every happening; This is what it means… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Art is about asking questions and engaging a dialog. By challenging or investigating conventions contemporary art helps promote an on-going sense of… — Kim Anderson Copy Share Image
Harmony sinks deep into the recesses of the soul and takes its strongest hold there, bringing grace also to the body &… — Plato Copy Share Image
Books that talk about 'contemplation' often seem to have been written on Jupiter. This one is a sterling exception. — Martin Laird Copy Share Image
“Silence is not always complacency. It is contemplation and forethought taking place in the minds of those who would be careful with… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute that it takes… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
In the sweet territory of silence we touch the mystery. It's the place of reflection and contemplation, and it's the place where… — Angeles Arrien Copy Share Image
Yoga is an inner process, which makes it a solitary venture, yet it works better when you have external support. — Nirmalananda Copy Share Image
“So, there’s this hornet’s nest. And there’s this long stick. And then there’s me. How I walk away from all of this… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
If we reconstructed human spirituality painstakingly, we would end up with a mangnificent tree whose branches go in so many directions, yet… — Henryk Skolimowski Copy Share Image
“Although contemplating the nature of the body highlights its less attractive features, the purpose of the exercise is not to demonize the… — Anālayo Copy Share Image
The notion of education through handicrafts rises from the contemplation of truth and love permeating life's activities. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
The Cosmos is all that is or was or ever will be. Our feeblest contemplations of the Cosmos stir us -- there… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image