Inner Life Quotes

150 quotes by 126 authors

Choice of attention - to pay attention to this and ignore that - is to the inner life what choice of action is to the… — Wystan Hugh Auden
The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings. — Henri Frederic Amiel
We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and growth of the spirit,… — Mary Antin
Teaching, like any truly human activity, emerges from one's inwardness, for better or worse. As I teach I project the condition of my soul onto… — Parker J. Palmer
There is a stream, a succession of states, or waves, or fields (or whatever you please to call them), of knowledge, of feeling, of desire,… — William James
Doing nothing for others is the undoing of one's self. We must be purposely kind and generous, or we miss the best part of existence.… — Horace Mann
Art enlarges experience by admitting us to the inner life of others. — Walter Lippmann
The advance of scientific knowledge does not seem to make either our universe or our inner life in it any less mysterious. — John B. S. Haldane
In meeting again after a separation, acquaintances ask after our outward life, friends after our inner life. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Most true happiness comes from one's inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul. — William L. Shirer
Most true happiness comes from one's inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul. Admittedly, a good inner life is difficult to achieve,… — William L. Shirer
Whatever results you're getting, be they rich or poor, good or bad, positive or negative, always remember that your outer world is simply a reflection… — T. Harv Eker
One cannot be a good historian of the outward, visible world without giving some thought to the hidden, private life of ordinary people; and on… — Victor Hugo
The brain immediately confronts us with its great complexity. The human brain weighs only three to four pounds but contains about 100 billion neurons. Although… — Gerald Fischbach
If the inner life of our fashionable women were known, how few would deserve the title of lady! — James Merrick
He who floats with the current, who does not guide himself according to higher principles, who has no ideal, no convictions-such a man is .… — Henri Frederic Amiel
An inner life and inner enemies to conquer, battle and destroy. These enemies are the various desires that seek to distract our concentration by causing… — Johan Oscar Smith
The strongest wish of a vast number of earnest men and women to-day is for a basis of religious belief which shall rest, not upon… — William Ralph Inge
I love a natural look in pictures. I like people with a feeling one way or another â€” it shows an inner life. I like… — Marilyn Monroe
We cannot segregate the human heart from the environment outside us and say that once one of these is reformed everything will be improved. Man… — Shoghi Effendi

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