Inward Quotes

476 Inward quotes by 347 unique authors

Love looks to the eternal. Love is indeed "ecstasy," not in the sense of a moment of intoxication, but rather as a journey, an on-going… — Pope Benedict XVI
He is wisest, who only gives, True to himself, the best he can: Who drifting on the winds of praise, The inward monitor obeys. And… — John Greenleaf Whittier
False notions of liberty are strangely common. People talk of it as if it meant the liberty of doing whatever one likes - whereas the… — Frederick William Robertson
Optimism, then, is a fact within my own heart. But as I look out upon life, my heart meets no contradiction. The outward world justifies… — Helen Keller
The church has long used the concept of sacraments--outward signs of inward grace--to name the spaces where God meets us in an especially present way.… — Lauren F. Winner
Self-reliance is the key to a vigorous life. A man must look inward to find his own answers. — Robin Williams
Many are so preoccupied with what others think it defines their existence. When we fixate externally, it keeps us from truly knowing ourselves and our… — Jillian Michaels
The process of writing fiction is totally unconscious. It comes from what you are learning, as you live, from within. For me, all writing is… — Nadine Gordimer
Give up the feeling of responsibility, let go your hold, resign the care of your destiny to higher powers, be genuinely indifferent as to what… — William James
The growth of the soul may be compared to the growth of a plant. In both cases, no new properties are imparted by the operation… — George Ripley
There is no form of conviction more intimate and irresistible than that which arises from the inward teaching of the Spirit. — Charles Hodge
Looking out at that crowd, I imagined those who had not yet arrived, minority students who, in years to come, would make this multitude of… — Sonia Sotomayor
Life is infinite energy coupled with limitless creative imagination. It is the invisible essence and substance of every visible form. Its nature is goodness, truth,… — Ernest Holmes
The inward pleasure of imparting pleasure - that is the choicest of all. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward & learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude. — Saint John Chrysostom
In a word, neither death, nor exile, nor pain, nor anything of this kind is the real cause of our doing or not doing any… — Epictetus
The outward freedom that we shall attain will only be in exact proportion to the inward freedom to which we may have grown at a… — Mahatma Gandhi
Good science is more than the mechanics of research and experimentation. Good science requires that scientists look inward-to contemplate the origin of their thoughts. The… — Robert Burton
May the outward and inward man be at one. — Socrates
Islam is a way of life which opens the heart to the meaning of existence. Thus any increase of outward splendor is usually a sign… — Unknown Author
Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul, on… — Socrates
Storytelling strengthens the imagination. To imagine is to envision, to see with the inward eye. This ability to imagine is the basis of all creativity.… — Carol Birch
When the soul is naughted and transformed, then of herself she neither works nor speaks nor wills, nor feels nor hears nor understands; neither has… — Catherine of Genoa
Know that the science of unveiling has no end to it, for it consists in the journey of the intellect in the stations of Majesty,… — Ibn Ata Allah
For if the talent or individuality is there, it should be expressed. If it doesn't find its way out into the air, it can be… — Shirley MacLaine

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