Contemplation Quotes

533 Contemplation quotes by 355 unique authors

He saw a picture in his mind of a terrible piling up of the dead. It came from his contemplation of the church, but it… — Sebastian Faulks
It is necessary for the perfection of human society that there should be men who devote their lives to contemplation. — Thomas Aquinas
I know," he said in almost bored contemplation. "My manners suck. I like to chalk it up to a dissatisfying childhood." "I'd chalk it up… — Darynda Jones
It is good for a student to be poor. Getting and spending, the typical American college student lays waste his powers. Work and contemplation don't… — Russell Kirk
All great art contains at its center contemplation, a dynamic contemplation. — Susan Sontag
He loved the soothing hour, when the last tints of light die away; when the stars, one by one, tremble through æther, and are reflected… — Ann Radcliffe
MAN, n. An animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to be. His… — Ambrose Bierce
Are you saying you don't love me?" Hazael asked Liraz. "Because I love you. I think." He paused in contemplation. "Oh. No. Never mind. That's… — Laini Taylor
Words are very powerful and can lead anyone reading them or hearing them, into contemplation and insight. How the mind follows suit is rarely palpable… — David Mitchell
Humor is the contemplation of the finite from the point of view of the infinite. — Christian Morgenstern
I have said that poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity: the emotion is contemplated… — William Wordsworth
Two sentiments alone suffice for man, were he to live the age of the rocks - love, and the contemplation of the Deity. — Isaac Watts
Worship is adoring contemplation of God. — Reuben Archer Torrey
Repose is the secret of all contemplation and meditation, the secret of getting in tune with that aspect of life which is the essence of… — Hazrat Inayat Khan
Ill health is also a blessing. The flesh and the ego are weakened and contemplation of God becomes easier. — Yogaswami
Birth and death are the most singular events we experience - and the contemplation of death, as of birth, should be a thing of beauty,… — Jacob K. Javits
Well, I believe life is a Zen koan, that is, an unsolvable riddle. But the contemplation of that riddle - even though it cannot be… — Tom Robbins
One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness without being increasingly attracted to it. In vain, one bestows on it the name of… — Emile Durkheim
You should live in a manner that should enable you to devote time to writing and contemplation. As is often said, the writer is at… — F. Sionil Jose
Contemplation is a luxury of the middle class, the very rich. — F. Sionil Jose
It is proper that noble spirits, equipped with truth and enlightened with the Divine intelligence, should arm themselves against dense ignorance by climbing up to… — Giordano Bruno
I think that the power of the Silent Minute lies in its inherent lack of external direction: what participants actually do during that minute -… — Liz Williams
If there is a special Hell for writers it would be in the forced contemplation of their own works. — John Dos Passos
The Chautauqua Institution is truly a national treasure. It is a place for contemplation and a place for reflection, a place where platitudes and slogans… — Eliot Spitzer
I just want fiction to remain a vital force for entertainment and not just for contemplation. Both things can exist. — Gary Shteyngart

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