Activity Quotes

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Strive with all your might to bring your interior activity into accord with God, and you will overcome exterior passions. — Arsenius the Great
It is necessary for a Christian to fast, in order to clear his mind, to rouse and develop his feelings, and to stimulate his will… — John of Kronstadt
In this we see the wondrous virtue of the Lord: that the power dwelling in His body should communicate to perishable things the efficacy to… — Hilary of Poitiers
When the soul is solidly rooted in... peacefulness, when it is freed of the bonds of every carnal urge, when the unshaking thrust of the… — John Cassian
[God] is perfect not only insofar as He is absolute perfection, defining perfection in Himself and from His singular existence and total perfection, but also… — Pope Dionysius
Remember: if you can cease all restless activity, your integral nature will appear. — Laozi
On one level, life is effervescent and active. On another level, it is absolutely still. The inner stillness nourishes the outer activity. — Jaggi Vasudev
When you absolutely throw yourself into your activity, your energy will only grow. — Jaggi Vasudev
Devotion means who you are should merge with what you are doing. Otherwise, whatever your activity may be, it will not be of any great… — Jaggi Vasudev
One who is constantly resting within himself is capable of endless activity. — Jaggi Vasudev
The extra curricular activity in which I was most engaged - debating - helped shape my interests in public policy. — Joseph Stiglitz
Generosity is an activity that loosens us up. By offering whatever we can - a dollar, a flower, a word of encouragement - we are… — Pema Chodron
Along that straight and true path there are other goals: missionary service, temple marriage, Church activity, scripture study, prayer, temple work. There are countless worthy… — Thomas S. Monson
It's easy to confuse a lot of activity with a purposeful life. Do what lasts; let the rest fall away. — Bob Goff
Men need some kind of external activity, because they are inactive within. — Arthur Schopenhauer
The ultimate end of all activity in the Church is to see a husband and his wife and their children happy at home, protected by… — Boyd K. Packer
Without speculation there can be no economic activity reaching beyond the immediate present. — Ludwig von Mises
Realize that the Silence offers an ever available and almost unlimited opportunity for awakening the highest conception of Truth. Try to comprehend that Omnipotence itself… — Charles F. Haanel
When we sit down to meditate, we connect with something unconditional - a state of mind, a basic environment that does not grasp or reject… — Pema Chodron
For our personal advancement in virtue and truth one quality is sufficient, namely, love; to advance humanity there must be two, love and intelligence; to… — Louis Claude de Saint-Martin

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