Inner Quotes

3120 Inner quotes by 1647 unique authors

There is a beautiful expression of this in the Chandogya Upanishad: 'There is this City of Brahman, (that is the body), and in this city… — Bede Griffiths
True confessions are written with tears only. But my tears would drown the world, as my inner fire would reduce it to ashes. — Emile M. Cioran
The unrealistic nature of these tales (which narrowminded rationalists object to) is an important device, because it makes obvious that the fairy tales’ concern is… — Bruno Bettelheim
To be ourselves we must have ourselves – possess, if need be re-possess, our life-stories. We must “recollect” ourselves, recollect the inner drama, the narrative,… — Oliver Sacks
This is the problem with over-crowded inner-city schools there aren't enough parts for everyone in the nativity story. — Karl Pilkington
And what delights can equal those That stir the spirit's inner deeps, When one that loves but knows not, reaps A truth from one that… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
She loved him so much she concealed his name in many phrases, the inner meanings known only to her. — Unknown Author
Is it not enough that we cannot make one another happy, must we also rob one another of the pleasures that any heart may permit… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Our contemporary Western society, in spite of its material, intellectual and political progress, is increasingly less conducive to mental health, and tends to undermine the… — Erich Fromm
We write for the same reason that we walk, talk, climb mountains or swim the oceans — because we can. We have some impulse within… — Maya Angelou
It is a sign of great inner insecurity to be hostile to the unfamiliar. — Anais Nin
Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. — Dalai Lama
I kept a straight face while my inner Neanderthal spluttered and then went on a mental rampage through a hypothetical produce section, knocking over shelves… — Jim Butcher
The love of Christ both wounds and heals, it fascinates and frightens, it kills and makes alive, it draws and repulses. There can be nothing… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
It almost seems as though this roiling world is conspiring to test our patience at every turn. In fact, it is. With this in mind,… — Surya Das
I recently read in the book My Stroke of Insight by brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor that the natural life span of an emotion—the average… — Tara Brach
And what colour do you suppose the inner depths of your soul are, Will Herondale?' 'Mauve,' said Will. — Cassandra Clare
Go inwards. Find your inner space, and suddenly, you will find an explosion of light, of beauty, of ecstasy -as if suddenly thousands of roses… — Rajneesh
Some rather seek up high Than dig and grind that inner truth — Saul Williams
The way to see what looks good and understand the reasons it looks good, and to be at one with this goodness as the work… — Robert M. Pirsig
The railway was part scalpel, part movie camera, slicing the city open, parading its inner workings at fifty frames per second. It was on the… — Philip Sington
Space and silence are two aspects of the same thing. The same no-thing. They are externalization of inner space and inner silence, which is stillness:… — Eckhart Tolle
If life is a battle, then my inner scars are medals for valor, for swiftness, for courage, for passion. Evil is the dark-haired brother of… — Storm Constantine
The very secret of life for me, I believed, was to maintain in the midst of rushing events an inner tranquility. — Margaret Bourke-White
I think we go well together. I like being with you because I'm never bored. Even when we're not talking, even when we're not touching,… — Anna Gavalda

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