Contemplative Life Quotes

20 quotes by 14 authors

I admire people who are suited to the contemplative life. They can sit inside themselves like honey in a jar and just be. It's wonderful… — Elizabeth Janeway
In general, it can be said that no contemplative life is possible without ascetic self-discipline. One must learn to survive without the habit-forming luxuries which… — Thomas Merton
In Radical Optimism, Beatrice Bruteau sets forth a deep and shining vision of spirituality, one that guides the reader into the contemplative life and the… — Sue Monk Kidd
In the active life all the vices are first of all to be removed by the practice of good works, so that in the contemplative… — Isidore of Seville
Man's activity consists in either a making or doing. Both of these aspects of the active life depend for their correction upon the contemplative life… — Ananda Coomaraswamy
There is always a temptation to diddle around in the contemplative life, making itsy-bitsy statues. — Thomas Merton
One of the strange laws of the contemplative life is that in it you do not sit down and solve problems: you bear with them… — Thomas Merton
You know, Monsieur, that, although the contemplative life is more perfect than the active life, it is not, however, more so than one which embraces… — Vincent de Paul
The Christian life, and especially the contemplative life, is a continual discovery of Christ in new and unexpected places. — Thomas Merton
Woman's normal occupations in general run counter to creative life, or contemplative life, or saintly life. — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
The onset of this second movement is characterized by the falling away of self and coming upon "that" which remains when it is gone. But… — Bernadette Roberts
I admire people who are suited to the contemplative life. They can sit inside themselves like honey in a jar and just be. — Elizabeth Janeway
Those who are more adapted to the active life can prepare themselves for contemplation in the practice of the active life, while those who are… — Thomas Aquinas
For in order that man may do well, whether in the works of the active life, or in those of the contemplative life, he needs… — Thomas Aquinas
The bearing, rearing, feeding and educating of children; the running of a house with its thousand details; human relationships with their myriad pulls - women's… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Even the contemplative life is only an effort, Nora my dear, to hide the body so the feet wonâ€™t stick out. — Djuna Barnes
I live a very secluded life, a very contemplative life and a very meditative one. That is my ideal life. — Alice Walker
The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch oneself live. — Nicolas Chamfort
Necessary for a contemplative life: a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience. — Ritu Ghatourey
He was somebody who made me think, I suppose, about the contemplative life. I've always been a city fellow, but I've often had vague thoughts… — Derek Jacobi

Who Wrote These Contemplative Life Quotes

14 authors contributed a total of 20 Contemplative Life Quotes as follows: