Contemplation Quotes

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The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much more than his reading. He was wont to say that… — Isaac Asimov
I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul has rejoiced in the contemplation of His great magnificence and… — Teresa of Avila
Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience. — Randolph Bourne
The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. — Jacob Bronowski
It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects of contemplation, the act of… — Samuel Alexander
Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live. — Nicolas Chamfort
Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We too are the victims of our own contemplation. — John Jay Chapman
If we know the divine art of concentration, if we know the divine art of meditation, if we know the divine art of contemplation, easily… — Sri Chinmoy
All women have a perception much more developed than men. So all women somehow, being repressed for so many millennia, they ended up by developing… — Paulo Coelho
Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate. — Thomas Aquinas
The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind. — Diane Arbus
We have no knowledge, that is, no general principles drawn from the contemplation of particular facts, but what has been built up by pleasure, and… — William Wordsworth
Art is the contemplation of the world in a state of grace. — Hermann Hesse
The perfect mystic is not an ecstatic devotee lost in contemplation of Oneness, nor a saintly recluse shunning all commerce with mankind, but "the true… — Abu-Sa'id Abul-Khayr
God has special confidences for each soul. Indeed, it would seem as though the deepest truths came only in moments of profound devotional silence and… — Charles Brent
It is not necessary to maintain a conversation when we are in the presence of God. We can come into His presence and rest our… — Ole Hallesby
There are many beautiful things in the world around us, but pearls can only be discovered in the depths of the sea; if we wish… — Sadhu Sundar Singh
Gardening is a labour full of tranquility and satisfaction; natural and instructive, and as such contributes to the most serious contemplation, experience, health and longevity. — John Evelyn
Meditation is not contemplation because it is not thinking at all - consistent, inconsistent, crazy, sane. It is not thinking at all; it is witnessing.… — Rajneesh

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