Contemplation Quote by Anonymous

The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch oneself live.

— Anonymous

Action should be founded on contemplation, and those of us who act don't put enough time, don't give enough emphasis, to contemplation.

— Robert McNamara

Action and contemplation are...

— Bernard of Clairvaux

Life is so crowded with every day. It takes great effort to step aside and just watch and think.

— Dagobert D. Runes

I decided years ago that if I'm going to keep teaching contemplation, then the last years of my life should be contemplative.

— Richard Rohr

We become what we habitually contemplate

— George Russell

When you have been to the lowest part of your life, you have no choice but to sit back and just think about things.…

— La'el Collins

At spare moments in the day, make it a point to contemplate the loss of whatever you value in life. Engaging in such contemplation…

— William Braxton Irvine

In my personal life, I am very contemplative.

— Antonio Banderas

How many people are trapped in their everyday habits: part numb, part frightened, part indifferent? To have a better life we must keep choosing…

— Albert Einstein

Negative thinking keeps us from enjoying life.

— John C. Maxwell

Confine yourself to observing and you always miss the point of your own life.

— Frank Herbert